"A global campaign is being launched to secure the release of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian prisoner seen by many as the best hope of leading a future Palestinian state, as negotiations continue in the context of the current Gaza ceasefire. The campaign, being led by Barghouti's West Bank-based family with UK civil society support, is seeking to put the 66-year-old's fate at the centre of the next stage of the ceasefire."
"Barghouti has been kept in jail by Israel for more than 20 years after being convicted of planning attacks that led to five civilians being killed. The trial was criticised as deeply flawed by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an international organisation. Despite intense pressure from Hamas and the Gulf states, Israel refused to release him as part of the large-scale prisoner exchange that occurred at the time of the ceasefire on 13 October."
A global campaign led by Marwan Barghouti's West Bank-based family with UK civil society backing aims to make his release central to the next stage of the Gaza ceasefire. Polls show Barghouti, aged 66, is the most popular Palestinian politician in Gaza and the West Bank. Public art and murals have appeared in London and near Ramallah, and a letter from political and cultural figures is expected. Barghouti has been jailed by Israel for over 20 years following a conviction linked to attacks that killed five civilians; his trial was criticised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Israel refused to include him in the October prisoner exchange despite external pressure, and reports indicate he has faced solitary confinement and alleged beatings since 2023.
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