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Al-Aqsa Intifada
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Mohammed al-Durah (a 12 years old boy ) , opened his eyes to the news of Al-Aqsa Intifada, dreaming of a chance to participate, there was no school today, as per the general strike role. The loving father took him, as usual, to the market in order to go on with the family's daily life.
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The Al-Aqsa Intifada began in September 2000, in response to Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on September 28th. The Temple Mount, known as the Haram as Sharif in Arabic, is ... the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, from which the uprising takes its name. This visit was seen by many to be a provocative gesture aimed at inciting the Palestinians because the mosque is considered the third holiest site for Muslims. Many Israelis viewed Sharon's visit as an internal political move against Prime Minister Ehud Barak, his opponent in the upcoming election. Some sources contend that the Intifada was planned by the Palestinian Authority or other Palestinian groups. Additionally, the Israeli government received some assurances from the Palestinian government that Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount would not cause violence.
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Since the start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada and its emphasis on suicide bombers deliberately targeting civilians riding public transportation (buses), the Oslo Accords are viewed with increasing disfavor by the Israeli public. In May 2000, seven years after the Oslo Accords and five months before the start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, a survey by the Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace Research at the University of Tel Aviv found that: 39% of all Israelis support the Accords and that 32% believe that the Accords will result on peace in the next few years. [19]. By constrast, the May 2004 survey found that 26% of all Israelis support the Accords and 18% believe that the Accords will result on peace in the next few years; decreases of 13% and 16% respectively. Furthermore, the May 2004 survey fo
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In September 2000, Al-Aqsa Intifada was ignited by the provocative visit of Ariel Sharon to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. This Intifada caused more damage to all sectors of the Palestinian society: health, education, economy, infrastructure, etc. than the previous one. It is characterized by Israel’s atrocities and appalling acts of this proportionate violence against more than three million Palestinian civilians through the brutal attacks and incursions of its obdurate military forces into the autonomous Palestinian territories. This second uprising, known as Al-Aqsa Intifada, resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries among Palestinians, children and adults, during a relatively short period of time. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, a considerable number of the casualties suffer from loss of eyes and limbs, complicated fractures with peripheral nerve injuries, as well as head injuries.
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