The al-Aqsa Intifada (Arabic: انتفاضة الأقصى, Intifāḍat El Aqṣa or Intifāḍat Al Aqṣa; Hebrew: אינתיפאדת אל אקצה (or hyphenated אינתיפאדת אל-אקצה), Intifādat El-Aqtzah) began in September 2000. It is the second major wave of violence between Palestinians and Israelis after 1967 (see also First Intifada).
"Intifada" is an Arabic word for "uprising" (literally translated as "shaking off"). "al-Aqsa" refers to a prominent mosque on the Temple Mount. Many Palestinians consider the Intifada to be a war of national liberation against foreign occupation, whereas many Israelis consider it to be a terrorist campaign.
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