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Marwan Barghouti

Barghouti, Saadat Set for Release in Second Phase of Deal – Reports
As the second phase of the Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange approaches, Israeli media highlights Hamas’ growing influence and the potential release of high-profile Palestinian leaders, including Marwan Barghouti and Ahmed Saadat. Israeli media has extensively discussed […]

Fatah Denounces Israel’s Assassination Attempt on Marwan Barghouti amid Escalating Prisoner Abuse
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The committee denounced the repeated attacks on Palestinian prisoners, particularly Barghouti, who has recently faced renewed aggression. The Central Committee of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) has revealed that […]

‘Planned Uprising’? – Marwan Barghouti in Solitary Confinement in Ramla Prison
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission says “repeated transfers” and isolation of Barghouti “are part of the targeting of all prisoners since October 7 (…) in addition to systematic […]

‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’ – Who Is Marwan Barghouti?
By Robert Inlakesh The prominent political figure has been transferred to solitary confinement for allegedly planning a Third Intifada in the West Bank. But who is Marwan Barghouti? Branded the ‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’, Marwan Barghouti […]

Marwan Barghouti Moved to Solitary Confinement amid Claims of Uprising
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The prominent political figure, Marwan Barghouthi, has been transferred to solitary confinement for allegedly planning a Third Intifada in the West Bank. Prominent imprisoned Palestinian resistance leader, Marwan Barghouti, has […]

Israel Finally Reveals New Location for Marwan Barghouti
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel did not immediately disclose the location, only to later reveal that Barghouti had been transferred to the Israeli Ramon Prison. Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti was transferred from the Ofer […]

Marwan Barghouti among Thousands of Palestinian Prisoners Transferred to Nafha Prison
Israeli authorities are transferring Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti to the Nafha prison in southern Naqab, as part of a larger plan to relocate thousands of Palestinian prisoners to the desert region, Israeli media reported. Seventy […]

PA President Abbas Excludes Close Aides to Marwan Barghouti from Fatah
Palestinian Authority (PA), PLO and Fatah President, Mahmoud Abbas, has started a campaign to exclude close aides to jailed Fatah leader, Marwan Barghouti, Al Resalah newspaper reported on Tuesday. Member of Fatah Revolutionary Council, Fakhri […]

Hamas Political Leader Receives Marwan Barghouti’s Wife
Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh received on Thursday Fadwa Barghouti, the wife of detained Palestinian leader and member of the Fatah Central Committee, Marwan Barghouti, the Middle East Monitor reported. During the meeting, the two […]

Marwan Barghouti: PA has No Authority
Imprisoned Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti declared that “the Palestinian Authority (PA) has no authority,” adding that the battle for Jerusalem “revealed the inability and fragility” of the Palestinian political system, Sama news agency reported on […]

New Poll: 80% of Palestinians Call for PA President Abbas to Resign
A recent poll found that about 80 percent of Palestinians want Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to resign, Quds Press reported on Tuesday. The poll was conducted by Khalil Shikaki, who runs the Palestinian […]

Hamas: Marwan Barghouti is Top of Prisoner Exchange List
Hamas has said that it will prioritize the release of senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti in any prisoner exchange deal with Israel. This was revealed after a meeting between the head of the Palestinian Islamic […]

Marwan Barghouti Enters 20th Year in Israeli Prisons
The Palestinian Fatah Central Committee member and lawmaker Marwan Barghouti has entered his 20th year in Israeli prisons on charges of leading the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, the armed wing of the Fatah movement, Anadolu Agency […]

From His Solitary Confinement, Marwan Barghouti Holds the Key to Fatah’s Future
By Ramzy Baroud If imprisoned Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, becomes the President of the Palestinian Authority (PA), the status quo will change substantially. For Israel, as well as for the current PA President, Mahmoud […]

Palestinian Election Officials Approve 36 Lists to Run in May Vote
Palestinian election officials announced Sunday that 36 candidate lists had been approved to run in legislative elections set for next month, the first Palestinian polls in 15 years. The vote, which precedes a presidential election […]

Reports: Marwan Barghouti Submits Electoral List for Legislative Elections
Imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has submitted an independent list for Palestinian legislative elections in May, according to The New Arab’s Arabic-language site. The development is the latest sign of turmoil raging in the Fatah […]

New Poll: Marwan Barghouti to Win Palestine Presidential Elections
Imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti is expected to get the largest number of votes if he runs for president, Director of the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research, Khalil Shikaki, said yesterday. Speaking about […]

Abbas Battles Growing Discord in Fatah Party ahead of Palestinian Elections
Facing elections for the first time in 15 years, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is battling a growing rift within his powerful Fatah party that poses a new threat to his dominance over Palestinian politics, reports […]

Palestinian Elections: Barghouti and Qidwa Give Abbas Ultimatum for Accepting Electoral List
Senior Fatah leaders Marwan Barghouti and Nasser Al-Qidwa have given Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas until March 5 to accept their electoral list, Lebanon’s Al-Akbar reported on Monday. Barghouti has been in an Israeli prison […]

Report: Fatah Official to Meet Marwan Barghouti, Urge Him Not to Run for President
Member of Palestinian Fatah Central Committee Hussein Al-Sheikh is due to meet Marwan Barghouti, who is serving a life-term in Israeli jails, to urge him not to run in the upcoming presidential elections slated for […]

Report: Imprisoned Palestinian Leader Barghouti to Run for President in Upcoming Elections
Imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti will run for president in upcoming elections, according to The New Arab. Hatem Abdel Qader, a senior official in the Fatah Party, told The New Arab’s Arabic language service Al-Araby […]

Why Palestinian-Israeli Prisoners Exchange Deal Could Happen Soon?
By Ramzy Baroud For the first time since the Israeli war on Gaza in 2014, the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is signaling its willingness to engage in negotiations regarding the release […]

Palestinian Prisoner Barghouti to Run in Presidential Election
Imprisoned senior Fatah official, Marwan Barghouti, will run against the incumbent Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the country’s upcoming presidential election, member of Fatah’s Revolutionary Council Hatem Abdel Qader announced yesterday. Abdel Qader told Quds […]