Marwan Barghouti
Among celebrities who signed the petition are anti-Israel activist Angela Davis; Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei; and actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Cynthia Nixon, Mark Ruffalo and Paul Simon.
The Palestinian “Miss Universe” contestant was previously married to the son of convicted terrorist and murderer Marwan Barghouti, after whom she apparently named her son, according to the “New York Post.”
P.A. deputy leader Hussein al-Sheikh said that Marwan Barghouti “represents a symbol of the Palestinian struggle.”
“You will not defeat us. Anyone who harms the people of Israel, anyone who murders our children and women—we will wipe them out,” the minister said.
Lawyers representing the Hadash-Ta’al MK filed a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court after Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stonewalled his request to meet with convicted murderer Marwan Barghouti.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claims “these visits resulted in incitement and the promotion of terrorist actions.”
A spokesperson for the Israel Prison Service said it had “no knowledge of these claims.”
Hussein al-Sheikh blasts alleged “repressive measures” against convicted murderer Marwan Barghouti.
Disciplinary hearings have been initiated against the warden responsible, according to Israeli media.
Fadwa Barghouti is trying to build international support for the Fatah terrorist to succeed Mahmoud Abbas.
Deputy Hamas chief in Gaza Khalil al-Hayya says the condition for a prisoner-swap deal is the release of terrorists Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Sa’adat, and the six Palestinians who escaped the Gilboa prison in September.
The terrorist currently serving five life sentences in Israeli prison could pose a serious threat to the Palestinian Authority leader’s hold on power in Ramallah.