Sept. 28, 2000 Ariel Sharon visits Temple Mount in Jerusalem; second Intifada erupts.
Feb. 6, 2001 Ariel Sharon defeats Ehud Barak in Israeli elections.
Sharon victory and renewed violence 2001 President Clinton left office in January without bringing both parties together in a final peace agreement. After months of stepped-up violence between Palestinians and Israelis, Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon defeated Ehud Barak by a landslide in Israel's February 6 special election for prime minister.
The September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States sparked a renewed interest in the Mideast peace process. But violence erupted again in December after explosions in Jerusalem and the northern Israeli port city of Haifa, which killed at least 25 Israelis and three suicide bombers. The attacks led to major Israeli military strikes against Palestinian targets in the West Bank and Gaza, and a new round of violence started, stalling the peace process once more.
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