The Second Intifada, or Palestinian uprising against Israel, was marked by widespread violence which erupted on Friday, September 28, 2000 and lasted until 2005. Protests began when Ariel Sharon visited Temple Mount in the Old City Jerusalem with 1,000 Israeli police in what Palestinians saw as a blatant attempt to provoke them. Protests quickly turned into terrorism targeting Israeli civilians on buses, restaurants, and on city streets. During this period, Husam Badran was the commander of Hamas's military wing in the Samaria area [3] and was involved in orchestrating the suicide bombing on Sbarro Pizza, the Dolphinarium Discotheque bombing, the bombing of Passover seder at the Park Hotel, and the bombing of Matza restaurant in Haifa as part of the Second Intifada attacks. More than 100 people were killed in Second Intifada terrorist attacks ordered by Badran.