Marwan Barghouti's Son
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
The guest is a political advocate who seeks to unify Palestinian factions and promote a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This interview reveals their commitment to education, understanding, and the necessity of addressing historical grievances to foster a better future.
“Yeah, it wasn't open. He was not allowed to talk about it. He was not allowed to even make a big deal about what he's doing. So sometimes when my father was sent to solitary confinement through the 23 years for 25 times whenever he goes with a public statement that they don't like, whenever he does something, they would take his books, th…”
“Well, I think this is exactly why we need them. We need a different type of leadership. My father's superpower, you know, if you look at the Palestinian population, more than 50% of them were not even born when my father went to prison, and yet he's still the most popular leader. And that tells you something about him. Why is that?”
“They did in 2006. Like they're doing right now. We're inviting them not to make mistakes again and to really help the Palestinian people in ending the illegal occupation. We have to be clear. If there is an illegal occupation, we need to stop complaining about everything else. And we need to move forward.”
“Really like mental health stuff. I have degrees in life coaching and things like that and I manage actually an academy for coding because one of my missions is to make Palestine one of the tech destinations in the Middle East and to create hope through tech. And I've been doing that for a few years and so fulfilling.”
The Rest Is Politics: Leading — 134. Palestine's Most Popular Politician: Marwan Barghouti's Son on Occupation, Resistance, and Hope
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