Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak says he does not regret the killing of more than a dozen Palestinian citizens of the occupied territories during the beginning of the Second Intifada (uprising) in 2000.<\/strong><\/p>\n
The second Intifada \u2013 commonly referred to by Palestinians as al-Aqsa Intifada \u2013 began in September 2000, after then-Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East al-Quds with heavily armed Israeli forces.<\/p>\n
It sparked widespread outrage among Palestinians, who had just marked the anniversary of the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre, triggering protests which were met with Israeli police brutality.<\/p>\n
Palestinians in the occupied territories took to the streets to condemn Israeli police brutality and voice solidarity with the people facing violence in al-Quds and the Gaza Strip. Israeli police shot dead 13 unarmed Palestinians in the wake of the demonstrations.<\/p>\n
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