Editing Second Intifada (section)

== Etymology ==
'''Second Intifada''' refers to a second Palestinian uprising, following the [[First Intifada|first Palestinian uprising]], which occurred between December 1987 and 1993. [[intifada|"Intifada"]] ({{lang|ar|انتفاضة}}) translates into English as "uprising". Its root is an Arabic word meaning "the shaking off". It has been used in the meaning of "insurrection" in various Arab countries; the [[1977 Egyptian bread riots|Egyptian riots of 1977]], for example, were called the "bread intifada".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://libcom.org/history/1977-egypts-bread-intifada |title=1977: Egypt's bread intifada |access-date=2 October 2016 |archive-date=2 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002194415/https://libcom.org/history/1977-egypts-bread-intifada |url-status=live}}</ref> The term refers to a revolt against the Israeli occupation of the [[Palestinian territories]].

'''Al-Aqsa Intifada''' refers to [[Al-Aqsa]], the main name for the mosque compound constructed in the 8th century CE atop the [[Temple Mount]] in the [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Old City of Jerusalem]], and also known to [[Muslims]] as the [[Haram al-Sharif]].

The Intifada is sometimes called the '''Oslo War''' (מלחמת אוסלו) by some Israelis who consider it to be the result of concessions made by Israel following the [[Oslo Accords]],<ref>{{cite book |first=Itamar |last=Rabinovich |year=2004 |title=Waging Peace: Israel and the Arabs, 1948–2003 |publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] |isbn=978-0-691-11982-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/wagingpeaceisrae00rabi_0/page/306 306] |author-link=Itamar Rabinovich |url=https://archive.org/details/wagingpeaceisrae00rabi_0/page/306 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Devin Sper |year=2004 |title=The Future of Israel |publisher=Sy Publishing |isbn=978-0-9761613-0-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/futureofisrael0000sper/page/335 335] |url=https://archive.org/details/futureofisrael0000sper/page/335}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Binyamin Elon |year=2005 |title=God's Covenant With Israel: Establishing Biblical Boundaries in Today's World |publisher=Balfour Books |isbn=978-0-89221-627-7 |page=45|author-link=Binyamin Elon}}</ref> and '''Arafat's War''', after the [[Yasser Arafat|late Palestinian leader]] whom some blamed for starting it. Others have named what they consider disproportionate response to what was initially a popular uprising by unarmed demonstrators as the reason for the escalation of the Intifada into an all-out war.<ref name="SBA2006">{{cite book |title=Scars of War, Wounds of Peace |last=Ben-Ami |first=Shlomo |author-link=Shlomo Ben-Ami |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=London |isbn=978-0-19-518158-6 |page=[https://archive.org/details/scarsofwarwounds00bena/page/267 267] |quote=Israel's disproportionate response to what had started as a popular uprising with young, unarmed men confronting Israeli soldiers armed with lethal weapons fueled the Intifada beyond control and turned it into an all-out war. |url=https://archive.org/details/scarsofwarwounds00bena/page/267 }}</ref>