BREAKING NEWS

Erekat says he supports Marwan Barghouti as next Palestinian president

By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA

FEBRUARY 20, 2016 16:55

A top Palestinian official revealed on Saturday that he will support Marwan Barghouti in the next elections for president.

Saeb Erekat, the veteran peace negotiator who recently became secretary-general of the Palestine Liberation Organization, told a German radio station on Saturday that he intends to back Barghouti, the longtime Fatah leader who is currently serving a life sentence in an Israeli prison for his role in the killing of civilians during the second intifada.

Erekat told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle that he has no plans to run for the Palestinian Authority presidency, which is currently held by Mahmoud Abbas.

Gallant addresses haredi enlistment to IDF in talk with soldiers

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

11/05/2024 06:23 PM

Rocket sirens sound in Nahariya, northern Israel

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

11/05/2024 05:22 PM

Trump: Kamala will start WW3, get millions of Muslims killed

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

11/05/2024 01:10 PM

Putin tells Western diplomats Russia is committed to cooperation

By REUTERS

11/05/2024 01:08 PM