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IDF: Barghouti's Release Won't Unify Palestinians
[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz - A report prepared by the office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories states that the release of Marwan Barghouti - who was sentenced in an Israeli court to five life sentences in 2004 - would not have a dramatic impact on the Palestinian Authority and would not succeed in uniting Palestinian factions. On Monday, the London-based Al Hayat cited Palestinian sources as saying that Israel was considering releasing Barghouti as a goodwill gesture to Mahmoud Abbas. The report concluded that Barghouti's influence was mainly in Ramallah, but not in other parts of the West Bank. In addition, Barghouti would encounter fierce opposition from the "old guard" in the PA.