2010/01/01 by Samy Cohen · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Engineering · #Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies #Middle East Politics and Society #Crowds #Mount #Political science #Criminology #Law #History #Media studies #Computer security #Sociology #Engineering #Computer science
paper · doi:10.1057/9780230112971_6
published in Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks, 73-91 (Palgrave Macmillan)
openalex publication_date 2010/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
The al-Aqsa Intifada ushered in an era with a new brand of violence.1 It began with a popular uprising following Ariel Sharon’s visit to Temple Mount on September 28, 2000. But unlike the first Intifada, which was basically a civil uprising against the symbols of an occupation that has lasted since June 1967, the second Intifada very quickly lapsed into an armed struggle between Palestinian activists and the Israeli armed forces. Almost from the very start, armed men took to hiding among crowds of Palestinians, using them as cover to shoot from. The IDF retaliated forcefully, each time causing several casualties.