Second Intifada

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/second-intifada

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the duration of hostilities?Approximately five years, from September 2000 to February 2005
2. What is the estimated total deaths?Around 4,000 (3,000 Palestinians, 1,000 Israelis, 64 foreign nationals)
3. What was the Second Intifada and when did it start?The Second Intifada was a violent uprising in the Israeli‑Palestinian conflict that began in September 2000.
4. Why did the Second Intifada begin?It started after a failed peace meeting and a visit by Israeli leader Ariel Sharon to a holy site, which many Palestinians saw as a provocation.

Asymmetric Warfare: Conflict between belligerents whose relative military power differs significantly, or who use vastly different strategies and tactics.
Quartet Roadmap for Peace: A peace plan proposed in 2003 by the US, EU, UN, and Russia to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif: A holy site in Jerusalem sacred to Judaism and Islam, a frequent point of contention.