The Second Intifada, also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada (Arabic: Ø§ÙØªÙØ§Ø¶Ø© Ø§ÙØ£ÙØµÙ â IntifÄá¸at al-Ê¾Aqá¹£Ä; Hebrew: ××× ×ª××¤×××ª ××-××§×¦× â IntifÄdat El-Aqtzah), was the second Palestinian uprising against Israel â a period of intensified Israeli-Palestinian violence.l-Aqsa Intifada refers to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the place where the intifada started. It is the name of a mosque, constructed in the 8th century CE at Al-Haram Al-Sharif, also known as the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, a location considered the holiest site in Judaism and third holiest in Islam.