As a new condition of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, Hamas is reportedly demanding that Israel release arch-terrorists Abdullah Barghouti,.As a new condition of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, Hamas is reportedly demanding that Israel release arch-terrorists Abdullah Barghouti, Marwan Barghouti, Ibrahim Hamed, Ahmad Sa’adat, Hasan Salameh, and Abbas al-Sayed. According to a Hamas source, Hamas is insistent on the release of these arch-terrorists, even at the expense of…
As a new condition of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, Hamas is reportedly demanding that Israel release arch-terrorists Abdullah Barghouti, Marwan Barghouti, Ibrahim Hamed, Ahmad Sa’adat, Hasan Salameh, and Abbas al-Sayed. According to a Hamas source, Hamas is insistent on the release of these arch-terrorists, even at the expense of derailing the current deal. So, who are these serial murderers that Israel will now be pressured to release?
Abdullah Barghouti is a Hamas operative who is serving 67 life sentences for orchestrating attacks that killed 66 Israelis and wounded over 500 more during the Second Intifada. The attacks he helped orchestrate include: the Sbarro Restaurant attack (Jerusalem, 2001), the Café Moment attack (Jerusalem, 2002), the Sheffield Club attack (Rishon LeZion, 2002), the Frank Sinatra Cafeteria bombing at Hebrew University (Jerusalem, 2002), and the Allenby Street bus bombing (Tel Aviv, 2002). (RELATED: So Let’s Say Israel Agrees to Full Withdrawal and All Hamas’s Demands)
Marwan Barghouti was the head of Tanzim and founded the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, both of which are Fatah-aligned organizations that have committed terrorist attacks against Israel. Barghouti has been imprisoned since 2002 for orchestrating terror attacks that killed five people: a Greek monk near Ma’aleh Adumim, Judea, in 2001, an Israeli civilian near Giv’at Ze’ev, Judea, in 2002, and three Israeli civilians in the Seafood Market Attack in Tel Aviv in 2002. Hamas has attempted to negotiate for his release numerous times, including during the 2011 negotiations to free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
