Nadene Goldfoot
Marwan Hatib Barghouti;now 66, born 6 June 1959) is a Palestinian political leader possibly considered as the new leader in Gaza, mentioned by Israel. An elected legislator and an advocate of a two-state solution with Israel, he has been imprisoned by Israel since 2002, the past 23 years. Why was he there?
Barghouti led street protests and diplomatic initiatives until the early Second Intifada, when he was captured, convicted, and imprisoned by Israel on charges of involvement in deadly attacks. Ramallah was then placed under a tight curfew as soldiers conducted searches and made arrests. The IDF arrested more than 700 people, among them Marwan Barghouti, a top Palestinian militant leader suspected of directing numerous suicide bombings and other attacks against Israelis. Barghouti was later tried in Israel and sentenced to life imprisonment. The day after Marwan Barghouti's arrest, Ahmed Taleb Barghouti was arrested.
Barghouti declined to recognise the legitimacy of the court or enter a plea, but stated that he had no connection to the incidents for which he was convicted. An Inter-Parliamentary Union report (a UN based in Switzerland affair), considered probably by the UN as the most detailed independent review of the trial, found that Barghouti was not given a fair trial and questioned the quality of the evidence. Of course; they always blame Israel no matter what the problem is. Well, I decline to recognize the legitimacy of the Inter-Parliamentary Union report on this basis of constant anti-Israelism/Semitism.
The Second Intifada 'The Second Uprising' or WAR was a major uprising by Palestinians against Israel and its occupation from 2000. It started on September 28, 2000 and ended February 8, 2005-lasting 4 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days.
Starting as a civilian uprising in Jerusalem and Israel proper, Israeli security responded killing over 100 Palestinian protesters within the first few weeks. This led to the uprising devolving into a period of violence in Judea-Samaria and Israel. This violence, including shooting attacks, suicide bombings, and military operations continued until the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit of 2005, which ended hostilities. Sharm El-Sheikh is a popular resort town located on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, on the coast of the Red Sea. It's a well-known destination for tourism, particularly for diving and eco-tourism due to its rich marine life and coral reefs.
Lasting for just over a month, it was the largest combat operation in the territory since the 1967 Arab–Israeli War. The operation began with an Israeli incursion into Ramallah, where Yasser Arafat was placed under siege at his compound. This was followed by successive incursions into the six largest Judea-Samarian cities and their surrounding localities. Israel's military moved into Tulkarm and Qalqilya on April 1, into Bethlehem on April 2, and into Jenin and Nablus on April 3, in cities that were Arab dominant. From April 3 to 21, Israel enforced strict curfews on the Palestinian populace of Judea-Samaria and restricted movements of international personnel, including prohibiting entry to humanitarian and medical personnel and human rights monitors and journalists.
The skinny on Marwan:
April 15, 2002
Marwan Hatib Barghouti - Ramallah
On April 14, 2002 an IDF force in Ramallah arrested Marwan Barghouti, head of the Fatah supreme committee in Judea-Samaria and leader of the military wing of the Al-Aqsa Brigades, which between September 2000 - April 2002 carried out thousands of terror attacks against Israel, including suicide bombings.
- Marwan Barghouti Served as Secretary General of Fatah in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, a member of the Palestinian legislature, head of the Tanzim, and the founder of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades which has carried out a large number of deadly terrorist attacks killing scores of Israelis and wounding hundreds.
- In the framework of his activities, he has received large amounts of funds from different sources both inside and outside Israel. Among these sources is the Palestinian Authority. The specific allocations of these funds were authorized by the actual signature of Yassser Arafat. These funds were used by Marwan Barghouti to finance many activities carried out by terror cells in Judea-Samaria.
- Marwan Barghouti served as the most senior official in the Al-Aqsa Brigades. Nasser Avis, who was recently captured in Samaria, and Ahmed Barghouti, who was Marwan Barghouti's personal assistant, reported directly to him. These two served as his operational officers and, under the initiative of Marwan Barghouti, launched dozens of attacks, including a large number of suicide bombings within Israel.
- The following are some of the more heinous terror attacks for which Marwan Barghouti is responsible:
- Jun 12, 2001 - The murder of a Greek Orthodox monk on the road to Ma'ale Adumim.
- Jan 17, 2002 - The shooting attack during a bat mitzva celebration at a banquet hall in Hadera. Six Israelis were killed in this attack, 26 were injured.
- Jan 22, 2002 - The shooting spree on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem. Two Israelis were killed, 37 wounded.
- Feb 25, 2002 - The shooting attack in the Jerusalem residential neighborhood of Neve Ya'acov. One Israeli policewoman was killed, 9 Israelis were wounded.
- Feb 27, 2002 - The murder of an Israeli at a coffee factory in the Atarot industrial zone of Jerusalem.
- Feb 27, 2002 - The suicide attack perpetrated by Daryan Abu Aysha at the Maccabim checkpoint in which two policeman were injured.
- Mar 5, 2002 - The shooting spree at the Tel Aviv Seafood restaurant. Three Israelis were killed, 31 wounded.
- Mar 8, 2002 - A suicide terrorist was killed in Daheat el Barid as he was on his way to carry out an attack in Jerusalem.
- Mar 27, 2002 - The interception of an ambulance and the confiscation of an explosive belt which was being smuggled from Samaria into Barghouti's terrorist infrastructure in Ramallah.
Marwan Barghouti was also directly responsible for operating the terrorist cell of Raed Karmi in Tulkaram which carried out a series of deadly terrorist attacks.
Since the beginning of the wave of Palestinian violence in October 2000, Karmi had been the leading member of a murderous Tanzim cell that was responsible for numerous shooting attacks in the Tulkarem area, in which both Israeli civilians and soldiers were killed and wounded.
In media interviews, Karmi had made it clear that he was determined to continue terrorist attacks against Israel and that he wanted to expand them. In a CNN interview on August 23, 2001, Karmi stated firmly: "We train the teenagers to carry out terrorist attacks inside Israeli territory.We train 17- and 18-year-olds to attack settlers, kidnap soldiers inside Israel." In other interviews, he also described his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of two Israeli restaurateurs in Tulkarem.
Raed Karmi acted directly under Marwan Bargouti, head of the Tanzim in Judea and Samaria and was under his direct supervision.
Resource:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Defensive_Shield
https://www.google.com/search?q=members+of+fatah+leadership+including+marwan+barghouti%2C
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