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November 26, 2004
Arab MK visits jailed Barghouti to discuss PA leadership run

The gambit to release Barghouti as some sort of palestinian Nelson Mandela (instead of a palestinian Terry Nichols) continues...

HAARETZ: Arab MK visits jailed Barghouti to discuss PA leadership run

Israeli Arab Knesset member Jamal Zahalka (Balad) met Friday afternoon with the prominent Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti in his Israeli prison to find out whether he intends to run for chairman of the Palestinian Authority as an independent candidate or to support former Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas, named this week as Fatah's official candidate for the post.

Elections to the PA chairmanship will be held on January 9 and were called following the death of Yasser Arafat two weeks ago.

Before the meeting Zahalka said that "the Palestinian leadership needs Marwan Barghouti as a key figure who could stabilize the situation after Arafat in any serious negotiations with Israel."

Barghouti "has to be immediately released," he added.

An aide to the convicted multiple-murderer will be giving a press conference within an hour to announce whether Barghouti will toss his bloody hat into the ring or not.

Stay tuned.

UPDATE:
Fateh tries to talk him out of running. (Nader?)

UPDATE 2:
First announcement: He's not running for President.

Posted by Laurence Simon at November 26, 2004 11:12 AM | TrackBack
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