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| Middle East |
| Palestinians rally for Barghouti |
| 2002-05-27 |
| In downtown Ramallah, about 2,000 supporters of Arafat's Fatah movement demonstrated for the release of Marwan Barghouti. Protesters wore shirts with Barghouti's picture on it while others waved Palestinian flags and posters. A recent poll indicated that Barghouti is the most popular Palestinian leader after Arafat. The most senior Palestinian to be apprehended during Operation Defensive Shield, Barghouti was arrested in April by IDF troops in Ramallah in connection with the deaths of scores of Israeli civilians. Marwan's in a delicate position: he's popular, which makes him a threat to Yasser, and he's singing in custody, which means his enemies could always bring up the "collaboration" bogeyman if Yasser were to kick it and a successor was needed. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |