"A collection of writings by the imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti will be published in November, bringing together prison letters, interviews, personal material and documents from the last three decades of Barghouti's political life and incarceration. As deadly attacks on Gaza continue despite a nominal ceasefire, the 66-year-old is seen by many as the best hope for a leader of any future Palestinian state."
"Barghouti has been held in Israeli prisons since 2002, after being arrested in Ramallah, where he was serving as an elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. He was captured and imprisoned after being accused of orchestrating attacks that resulted in the killing of five civilians, and convicted on terrorism charges by an Israeli court. The Inter-Parliamentary Union, an international organisation, criticised the trial at the time, arguing that it breached international law, including the Geneva conventions. Barghouti has consistently denied the charges against him."
"Barghouti is a member of the Fatah party, a rival of Hamas, and has long advocated a two-state solution. Many argue that Israel's refusal to release him is driven by concern that he could emerge as a powerful voice for the Palestinian cause. Born in 1959 in the West Bank village of Kobar, Barghouti grew up under Israeli military occupation after the 1967 war and was arrested multiple times for political activism as a teenager."
Penguin will publish Unbroken: In Pursuit of Freedom for Palestine on 5 November, compiling three decades of Marwan Barghouti's prison letters, interviews, personal material, public statements, documents and photographs. Barghouti has been imprisoned in Israel since 2002 after arrest in Ramallah while serving on the Palestinian Legislative Council and was convicted on terrorism charges for attacks that killed five civilians; he maintains his innocence. The Inter-Parliamentary Union criticised the trial as breaching international law, including the Geneva conventions. Barghouti is a Fatah leader who advocates Palestinian unity and a two-state solution and is viewed by many as a leading candidate for future Palestinian leadership.
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