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May 2021
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When Ariel Sharon visited the Al-Aqsa co...

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The controversial Israeli opposition leader visited the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jersualem's old city in 2000. His appearance was followed by an upsurge in violence between Palestinians and Israelis. Mike Lanchin spoke to an Israeli, and a Palestinian who were there that day.

This programme is a rebroadcast.

(Photo: Ariel Sharon at the compound. Credit: AFP/Getty Images.)

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