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On this day: Sharon's al-Aqsa visit sparked the Second Intifada

Original: On this day: Sharon's al-Aqsa visit triggers Second Intifada, wave of terrorism

Commemorating the anniversary of Ariel Sharon's September 2000 visit to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, a widely reported event that helped ignite the Second Intifada. The Palestinian uprising that followed brought years of violence, suicide bombings and hundreds of deaths on both sides, reshaping Israeli-Palestinian relations for years.

Why now: The anniversary of the al-Aqsa visit is being marked in coverage of the event that triggered the Second Intifada.

Ariel SharonAl-Aqsa MosqueJerusalemSecond IntifadaIsrael

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