ing ▁committee , ▁led ▁by ▁former ▁US ▁Senator ▁George ▁Mitchell . ▁The ▁report ▁describes ▁possible ▁causes ▁of ▁the ▁al - A q sa ▁Int if ada , ▁and ▁gives ▁recommend ations ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁violence , ▁re build ▁confidence ▁and ▁res ume ▁negoti ations . ▁It ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁At ▁an ▁Emer gency ▁Sum mit ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁parties ▁decided ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁fact - find ing ▁committee , ▁which ▁would ▁investigate ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Int if ada , ▁to ▁p ave ▁the ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁negoti ations . ▁ ▁Content ▁of ▁the ▁report ▁ ▁Link ▁with ▁violence ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Mitchell ▁Report , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Israel ▁assert ed ▁that ▁ ▁the ▁immediate ▁catal yst ▁for ▁the ▁violence ▁was ▁the ▁break down ▁of ▁the ▁Camp ▁David ▁negoti ations ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁" w ides p read ▁appreci ation ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁of ▁Palest in ian ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁imp asse ." ▁In ▁this ▁view , ▁Palest in ian ▁violence ▁was ▁planned ▁by ▁the ▁PA ▁leadership , ▁and ▁was ▁aim ed ▁at ▁" prov oking ▁and ▁inc urr ing ▁Palest in ian ▁cas ual ties ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁reg aining ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁initi ative ." ▁ ▁The ▁Palest ine ▁Liber ation ▁Organ ization , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁report , ▁denied ▁that ▁the ▁Int if ada ▁was