tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post8929610405749139161..comments2023-10-01T13:59:43.331+03:00Comments on Comments From the Edge: Damned If You Do, and Damned If You Don'tAnthony Reichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04316258988072517706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-10666369370058178432017-05-02T00:32:22.735+03:002017-05-02T00:32:22.735+03:00Marwan Barghouti has been a Fatah activist against...Marwan Barghouti has been a Fatah activist against Israel for many years. He started Tanzim, a paramilitary offshoot of Fatah, and he is regarded as the leader of both the first and second intifadas. He is serving five life sentences after being found guilty of five murders of Israelis that he directed. He refused to recognise the authority of the Israeli court during his trial, and offered no defence. Many consider him to be the most popular Palestinian politician, and the most likely successor to Mahmoud Abbas as the leader of the Palestinian Authority, despite being in prison.<br /><br />Many articles were published criticising The New York Times for carrying the article, and a number of people advertised that they wrote to the editor.Anthony Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316258988072517706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541588363732160451.post-42245700370326052852017-05-01T13:37:07.677+03:002017-05-01T13:37:07.677+03:00I had no idea until I read your post that there is...I had no idea until I read your post that there is a prisoner called Bargouti or that his story was published in the New York Times. Unfortunately the article in the New York Times is not open for comment, however the editor mentioned that Bargouti is being held for 5 counts of murder. <br />Since you have the facts if I were you I would write to the editor.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629056036823334367noreply@blogger.com