Two consecutive weeks of violence that has left dozens of Palestinians and eight Israelis dead, and scores more injured, is prompting fears of a kind of uprising not seen in the Middle East for a decade.
A period of Intifada - or mass uprising - has not been seen since the early 2000s, having twice in the past 30 years.
Nonetheless, commentators are beginning to place the events of the past fortnight into the context of previous periods of prolonged violence...
6 Things To Know About Threats Of A Third Intifada
What is an intifada?(01 of06)
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What’s happening right now?(02 of06)
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What’s caused it?(03 of06)
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What are the politicians saying?(04 of06)
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When were previous intifadas?(05 of06)
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Are we entering another intifada?(06 of06)
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