[news] Clash of generations emerges in Palestinian race

[Resist!ca]

It may seem like an unlikely candidacy, but intifada leader Marwan Barghouthi's decision to run for the Palestinian presidency  from his Israeli jail cell is turning a lackluster race into a potential battle of generations. It is also sending shockwaves through the ruling Fatah movement. Mr. Barghouthi's backers say his candidacy aims to underscore support for the continuation of armed attacks against Israeli settlers and soldiers alongside possible diplomacy, as opposed to Fatah candidate Mahmoud Abbas's call to end the armed intifada.

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2004/12/4/22527/5459