Abstract
The challenge of this article is on deciding the two-decade-old controversy among Israeli intelligence scholars and practitioners over what caused the outbreak of the Palestinian uprising in October 2000. The question remains: Was it preplanned by the Palestinian Authority or a spontaneous response to the violence that ensued following the visit to the Temple Mount by Israeli opposition leader Sharon, which was seriously escalated by Israel’s excessive military response? Drawing on a theoretical framework of two types of strategic surprises, the article clarifies the controversy and explains the outbreak of what became a long and bloody Israeli–Palestinian confrontation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 516-540 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Political Science and International Relations