Marwan Barghouti (also see Palestine’s Nelson Mandela)
Updated 2024-08-27
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Tomorrow’s Freedom – Documentary Can Marwan Barghouthi become Palestine’s Mandela? Tomorrow’s Freedom made over the course of 5 years, Tomorrow’s Freedom gains intimate access to the family of imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouthi. Combining unfolding events on the ground, in-depth interviews and powerful archive spanning over 30 years, we see Marwan’s evolution from activist to learned politician, uniting people and bringing hope to a flatlined peace process. If given a chance, could Barghouthi pave the way for an inclusive, democratic and peaceful future? https://www.journeyman.tv/film/8582/tomorrows-freedom
2024-02-15 ‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’ – Who Is Marwan Barghouti? Branded the ‘Palestinian Nelson Mandela’, Marwan Barghouti is perhaps the most popular Palestinian political figure in the Fatah party. Predicted to be released from Israeli military detention, in a coming Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange, he is being held up as a potential competitor to become the next Palestinian Authority (PA) President.
However, it wasn’t until the first Intifada, in 1987, that Marwan Barghouti would rise to prominence, during this uprising he emerged as a popular figure and led various demonstrations against the occupation, in the West Bank, before his deportation to neighboring Jordan.
As a result of the Oslo Accords, signed between the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Israel, Marwan Barghouti was allowed to return to the West Bank. In 1994, he then became secretary general of the Fatah Party for the West Bank.
Come to the Second Intifada in the year 2000, after having expressed his agreement with the opinion held by the PLO that pursuing negotiations was the most viable option, he publicly advocated resistance against the occupation and led demonstrations during the uprising.
In 2002, Barghouti was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces and was handed five life sentences. Israel has accused Marwan Barghouti of masterminding various resistance operations which resulted in the killing and injuring of Israelis. From within Israeli detention he has helped lead the prisoner movement, established hunger strikes, the most prominent of which occurred in 2017, even calling for a Third Intifada in the year 2014.
Viewed as a political figure with unifying potential, he is a favorite to win any future Palestinian Presidential election and is seen by many Palestinians as a better alternative to other leading figures within the Fatah movement; which has shrunk in popularity significantly in the era of PA President Abbas. Hamas has repeatedly signaled its intentions to exchange Israeli prisoners it holds in Gaza, for Marwan Barghouti and other high-profiled Palestinian political leaders. https://www.palestinechronicle.com/palestinian-nelson-mandela-who-is-marwan-barghouti/
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