Birzeit University Alumni - Marwan Barghouti, Yahya Ayyash, Ibtisam Barakat, Kamal Nasser, Khaldoun Baghdadi (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Marwan Bin Khatib Barghouti ( born June 6, 1959) is a Palestinian political figure. He is regarded as a leader of the First and Second Intifadas. Barghouti strongly supported the peace process and Oslo Accords. Barghouti is said to have founded Tanzim. Barghouti as a political activist is acclaimed by both of the competing Palestinian political movements, Fatah and Hamas. He is also referred to by some commentators as "Palestine's Mandela". Barghouti was captured by Israel Defense Forces in 2002 in Ramallah. Israeli authorities accused him of murder of Israeli civilians and attacks on Israeli soldiers. He was tried and convicted on charges of murder, and sentenced to five life sentences. Barghouti still exerts great influence in Fatah from within prison. With popularity reaching further then that, there has been some speculation whether he could be a unifying candidate in a bid to succeed Mahmud Abbas. In negotiations between Hamas and Israel over the exchange for the captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Marwan Bargouti is one of the more probable names to be on the list aside many other Palestinian prisoners of different affiliations. Barghouti was born in the village of Kobar near Ramallah, and became active in Fatah at the age of 15. He comes from the Barghouti clan, an extended family from Deir Ghassaneh and should not be confused with fellow Palestinian political figure Mustafa Barghouti, a distant cousin. He was one of seven children, and his father was a migrant worker in Lebanon. His younger brother Muqbel describes him as "a naughty and rebellious boy" who was a mediocre student at Amir Hassan Junior School. Barghouti joined Fatah at age 15, and he was a co-founder of the Fatah Youth Movement (Shabiba) on the West B... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=71897