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The second intifada, 20 years on: What future for the Palestinians?

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Published: 6 October 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

The largest popular uprising against the occupation was ultimately unsuccessful; two decades after it broke out, the Palestinian situation is grimmer than ever

Twenty years since the Al-Aqsa Intifada, what do Palestinians hope for now (Times of Israel)
AVI ISSACHAROFF: Optimism generated by the Oslo Accords has long since given way to grave pessimism regarding the possibility of ever resolving the conflict

The second intifada, 20 years on: thousands died in a struggle that failed (Haaretz)
GIDEON LEVY: The Al-Aqsa Intifada was the largest popular uprising against the occupation. Two decades after it broke out, the Palestinian situation is grimmer than ever

Photo: Palestinian demonstrators run for cover during clashes with Israeli forces at the Netzarim Junction in the southern Gaza Strip, October 6, 2000 (Enric Marti/AP)
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