Ariel Sharon visits al-Aqsa

Published: Sept. 13, 2023, 9 a.m.

Rioting broke out in 2000 after the Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon made a controversial visit to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem\u2019s old city.

In 2012, Mike Lanchin spoke to an Israeli and a Palestinian who were there that day.

(Photo: Ariel Sharon is flanked by security guards as he leaves the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Credit: AWAD AWAD/AFP via Getty Images)