Yasser Arafat

Background & Causes of the Second Intifada

Background & Causes of the Second Intifada

Written by Jeremy Pressman, Director of Middle East Studies at the University of Connecticut, this lengthy article from The Journal of Conflict Studies outlines the background and causes that led to the outbreak of

PA Minister Claims Intifada Already Planned When Arafat Returned from Camp David

PA Minister Claims Intifada Already Planned When Arafat Returned from Camp David

This short clip (0:45) from December 5, 2000 presents Imad Falugi, the Palestinian Authority’s Minister of Communications, revealing that the Second Intifada was not started because of Ariel Sharon’s visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque on September 28,