Prison Service Report Warns Barghouti Steers Fatah-Hamas Bid From Cell

An Israel Prison Service strategic assessment warns that jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti continues to push armed-resistance messaging from his Ganot isolation wing while cultivating a moderate international image. Written by an IPS strategic-research analyst identified as Dr. M and re-elevated by Israeli media over the weekend, the report says Barghouti seeks to unite Fatah and Hamas under a single Palestinian leadership against Israel, with Hamas cast as a natural partner. It also details his contacts with Arab Knesset members seeking his blessing for a unified Arab party meant to swing Israeli elections. A senior IPS intelligence official calls him a Yahya Sinwar figure and even more sophisticated, a wolf in sheep's clothing, arguing the international Palestinian Mandela framing masks continued intellectual-terror direction from behind bars.