Second Intifada
The Second Intifada ( "Al-Intifada al-Thaniya"; "Ha-Intifāda ha-Shniya"), also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada ( ""), was a Palestinian uprising against Israel. The general triggers for the violence were proposed as the failure of the 2000 Camp David Summit to reach final agreement on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in July 2000. The violence started in September 2000, after Ariel Sharon made a highly provocative visit to the Temple Mount. The visit itself was peaceful, but, as anticipated, it sparked protests and riots which the Israeli police put down with rubber bullets and tear gas.