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From jail, Barghouthi urges 'armed resistance'
RAMALLAH (AFP) -- Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi urged the Palestinian leadership to give its backing to "armed resistance" against Israel in a letter published Tuesday as a wave of violence surged.The call came after months of clashes in and around annexed East Jerusalem and a growing number of deadly Palestinian attacks by lone individuals.
In a letter to mark 10 years since the death of veteran leader Yasser Arafat, Barghouthi said that "choosing global and armed resistance" was being "faithful to Arafat's legacy, to his ideas, and his principles for which tens of thousands died as martyrs."
Barghouthi, who Israeli authorities say led the Second Intifada from 2000 to 2005, wrote the letter from his cell in Israel's Hadarim prison where he is serving five life sentences for alleged involvement in attacks on Israeli targets.
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