| Palestine’s Mandela: Marwan Barghouti’s popularity can give new momentum to the Palestinian struggle!

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Palestine’s Mandela

Marwan Barghouti’s popularity can give new momentum to the Palestinian struggle. ~ Shannon Ebrahim, Al Jazeera.

On Sunday, October 27, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation launched an international campaign from the infamous Robben Island – where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years – for the release of Marwan Barghouti and all Palestinian political prisoners. 

The symbolism is powerful. Kathrada launched the “Release Mandela” campaign in 1963, just prior to his own arrest, which saw him also incarcerated on South Africa’s Robben Island for 18 years. Now half a century later, as an 84-year-old veteran, he is launching yet another campaign for an iconic freedom fighter. 

Marwan Barghouti was arrested by Israeli troops in 2002 [AP]

Barghouti’s wife, Fadwa, travelled to Robben Island with the Palestinian Minister for Detainees, along with hundreds of special guests, including South African struggle veterans and five Nobel Peace Prize laureates.  

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