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
Dolphinarium Discotheque bombing
Dolphinarium discotheque massacre
Husam Badran