Second Intifada begins
Sept. 28, 2000
Palestinians confronting security forces, at "Ayosh" Junction, near Ramallah.
From Wikipedia: "...a major uprising by Palestinians against Israel and its occupation from 2000. Initially sparked by civilian protests in Jerusalem and areas within Israel proper, the uprising escalated into a prolonged period of heightened violence in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. [...]
On 28 September, Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon and a Likud party delegation guarded by hundreds of Israeli riot police visited the Temple Mount, which is widely considered the third holiest site in Islam. [...]
Shortly after Sharon left the site, angry demonstrations by Palestinian Jerusalemites outside erupted into rioting. [...]
The ending date of the Second Intifada is disputed, as there was no definite event that brought it to an end. [...]
Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip, announced in June 2004 and completed in August 2005, is also cited as signalling the end of the intifada, for instance by Ramzy Baroud. [...]"
On 28 September, Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon and a Likud party delegation guarded by hundreds of Israeli riot police visited the Temple Mount, which is widely considered the third holiest site in Islam. [...]
Shortly after Sharon left the site, angry demonstrations by Palestinian Jerusalemites outside erupted into rioting. [...]
The ending date of the Second Intifada is disputed, as there was no definite event that brought it to an end. [...]
Israel's unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip, announced in June 2004 and completed in August 2005, is also cited as signalling the end of the intifada, for instance by Ramzy Baroud. [...]"