Jailed Palestinian Leader Barghouti Lauds ’New Generation of Palestinians’ - Diplomacy and Defense - Haaretz
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Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti defended the Palestinians’ right to “resist the occupation,” and said that the current round of violence was being fought by a new generation of Palestinians. He made the claims in an op-ed written for The Guardian and published on Sunday.
Barghouti, the former leader of the Palestinian Tanzim militia who is serving multiple life sentences for his role in terror attacks that targeted Israelis, was once considered a possible successor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and still holds political sway among Palestinians and the Fatah party, of which he was a member.
Barghouti attempted to dispel claims that the current escalation was a result of tit-for-tat violence by Israelis and Palestinians , saying “The real problem is that Israel has chosen occupation over peace and used negotiations as a smoke screen to advance its colonial project.