Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti used Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s recent statement against Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to back his claim that Israel’s charges against him are illegitimate. Barghouti argued during his trial Monday that if Israel’s own leader recognizes there is an occupation, it is logical to expect people to resist.
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