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.

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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

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Israel seeks to circumvent doctors who refuse to force-feed hunger strikers

The Israel Medical Association has advised its physician members not to participate in any force-feeding, deeming the practice to be inhumane.

PALESTINIANS WALK past graffiti depicting jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, currently serving five life terms for terrorism, on a section of the security wall on the road to Ramallah.

Barghouti is a convicted murderer. Nothing more

Trying to portray Barghouti as some type of Nelson Mandela is grotesquely offensive to the memory of that great man.

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

My Word: Hunger-striking, power-hungry and bloodthirsty Barghouti

Many observers believe that Barghouti’s latest move is less about the conditions in which the inmates find themselves and more about his political appetite.

PALESTINIANS WALK past graffiti depicting jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, currently serving five life terms for terrorism, on a section of the security wall on the road to Ramallah.

Far-right Israeli activists hold BBQ to taunt hunger striking Palestinians

The strike, started by Marwan Barghouti, calls for better conditions for prisoners, including expanded visitation rights and installation of public phones.

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Barghouti: US not honest broker, peace deadlocked

Fatah leader slams peace process; Kerry postpones trip to region, where he plans to revive talks between PA and Israel.

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In Plain Language: The murderers among us

Simon Wiesenthal, the late, great Nazi hunter, was once asked what motivated him to dedicate his life to exposing and prosecuting the perpetrators of the Holocaust.

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Barghouti accuses PA of not securing his release

Fatah leader blames continued imprisonment in Israel on "Palestinian leadership's shortcomings and negligence."

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Poll: Palestinians prefer Barghouti over Abbas

Jailed Fatah leader would defeat Abbas, Haniyeh in PA presidential elections; poll finds 55% support a two-state solution.

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EU calls for probe into Palestinian inmate's death

European Parliament is "extremely concerned" over Jaradat's death in Israel jail, urges release of prisoners including Barghouti.

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Jailed Barghouti calls for 'Palestinian spring'

Fatah leader calls for popular protests in West Bank, Gaza to force his party and Hamas to end dispute, achieve Palestinian unity.

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