A mural in the West Bank city of Bethlehem depicts Marwan Barghouti, with a message that reads in Arabic, 'See you soon.'

He is one of the world’s most famous prisoners. He has been called the “Palestinian Nelson Mandela” because he believes in the peaceful co-existence between Palestinians and Jews. Polls show that he could easily emerge as the next Palestinian leader – if given the chance.

Marwan Barghouti may or may not be given the chance. Hamas has been trying hard to negotiate his release from an Israeli prison, where he has been held for 23 years serving a life sentence on murder convictions, as part of the Donald Trump-inspired peace plan. His wife, Fadwa Barghouti, a Palestinian lawyer, is in Egypt to lobby the negotiators for her husband’s freedom.

Palestinians in both the Wes

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