Marwan Barghouti

Abbas's unilateral successor pick sparks fears of division, anarchy among Palestinians

Palestinians fear that Abbas’s decision to unilaterally appoint his successor could lead to internal tension, political division, and even anarchy.

A Palestinian man walks past graffiti showing Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti in Bethlehem, West Bank.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves as he arrives for the opening the Fatah youth conference in Ramallah on November 27, 2025.

Palestinian Authority's succession struggle: Who will succeed Mahmoud Abbas? - analysis

PAUL SIMON performs onstage at the 2021 Global Citizen Live concert at Central Park in New York. ‘I find it hard to believe that your father, a professor of education, would have approved of your recent stance,’ the writer asserts.

Paul Simon shattered my dreams: Support for Barghouti is profoundly dissapointing - opinion

Past and present meet in antisemitism. Zvika Klein and Noa Tishby in Paris, two cases with ten years of difference, but the same endings

How Europe turned Jewish visibility into a thought crime - comment


Lessons from Muhammad's Last Sermon - opinion

I personally believe that The Last Sermon of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is the most effective way to counter and defeat the ideology underpinning religious extremism and terrorism.

Jack Baxter and Fran Strauss-Baxter at UN Headquarters, Sept. 8, 2022.

European Parliament planned Israel trip with Nazi sympathizer delegate

Estonian lawmaker Jaak Madison has called for a “final solution” against immigration to Europe, and in 2015, he wrote a blog post sympathizing with the Nazis

 Jaak Madison, member of Estonian party EKRE (Conservative People's Party of Estonia) addresses a major rally of European nationalist and far-right parties ahead of EU parliamentary elections in Milan, Italy May 18, 2019

Canadian event with PFLP terrorism ties held at Ottawa city-owned property

Khaled Barakat is allegedly a leader of the PFLP terrorist organization, and will be speaking at an International League of Peoples' Struggle event in Ottawa, Canada.

Palestinian members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a military show in Gaza

How to work for a two-state solution for Israel, Palestine - opinion

If there is any chance of saving the two-state solution then at least two things need to happen: Elections in Palestine and recognition of the State of Palestine.

 MARWAN BARGHOUTI is brought into court by police for his judgment hearing in May 2004, at which he was convicted on five counts of murder in terrorist attacks.

Marwan Barghouti must remain in prison

Barghouti was the terrorist poster boy during the Second Intifada, when he became leader of the Tanzim, an offshoot of Fatah that targeted Israelis.

 MARWAN BARGHOUTI gestures as  Israel Police bring him into Tel Aviv  District Court for a judgment hearing,  2004.

PA President Abbas trying to block Israel-Hamas prisoner deal - report

Abbas is seeking to hinder the Egyptian mediation efforts because of his objection to the inclusion of jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti.

FATAH LEADER Marwan Barghouti is escorted in handcuffs into the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2012.

Marwan Barghouti expected to be part of any prisoner exchange

As Egypt’s international stature rises for brokering Gaza truce, Hamas gains in popularity on the Palestinian street, but PA ‘still controls the course of affairs,’ analyst says.

FATAH LEADER Marwan Barghouti is escorted in handcuffs into the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2012.

Marwan Barghouti to run in PA presidential election

Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti will run in the Palestinian Authority presidential election slated for July 31.

PALESTINIAN YOUTHS carry flags with the image of Marwan Barghouti during a protest in the West Bank

Palestinian Elections: Cast a ballot for the killer, terrorist - opinion

Abbas has taken no initiative, placed his head in the sand to the new realities of the region, and has done nothing to make the lives of his people better or promise them a brighter future.

FATAH LEADER Marwan Barghouti is escorted in handcuffs into the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2012.

Palestinian elections: Turmoil hits Abbas’s Fatah ahead of elections

The alliance between Barghouti and Kidwa is seen by many Palestinians as a major challenge to Abbas and the Fatah leadership.

Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti would win elections for Palestinian president according to a poll held in early summer by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion.