Over 200 Hollywood stars and cultural figures have signed a new petition urging Israel to free a convicted Palestinian terror chief serving five life sentences for Second Intifada murders, prompting warnings they are “sanitizing the crimes of a serial killer” even as they hail him as a “powerful symbol of unity” and the “Palestinian Nelson Mandela.”

The open letter, promoted by the “Free Marwan” campaign and highlighted by left-wing outlets including the Guardian , calls on the United Nations and “governments of the world” to “actively seek the release of Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison,” claiming he has endured “violent mistreatment and denial of legal rights whilst imprisoned” and arguing his freedom is key to reviving a Palestinian statehood process.

Signatories include a l

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