The Era of Jihadist Insurgencies Is Over
Twenty years after the second intifada began, the states have returned.
October 6, 2020
The Era of Jihadist Insurgencies Is Over
Twenty years after the second intifada began, the states have returned.
Twenty years ago, inspired by Hizballah’s success in driving the IDF from southern Lebanon, Palestinian leaders unleashed the second intifada—a campaign of suicide bombings and other terrorist attacks intended to drive Israel from the West Bank and Gaza, and eventually to bring about its collapse. A year later, Americans saw al-Qaeda visit similar tactics on New York City and Washington, DC. Jonathan Spyer sees these events as ushering in an age of Islamist insurgency that, as the century enters its third decade, has finally come to an end:
October 6, 2020
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