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I've been thinking:
Over the past years I have met with Marwan Barghouti.
He is far more extreme than Arafat was, if only because he clearly articulates his expectations and his demands in every language he speaks. No doublespeak!

His off and on again political candidacy clearly defines how much of a threat he is to the old establishment. Undoubtedly he is a terrorists leader. He is also very creative. Actually, he is one of the most creative thinkers I have met within the Palestinian leadership.

But he is not a liberal.

Barghouti's major concession to Israel is accepting that Israel exists within the pre '67 borders.
That is his minimal demand. He has told me that.

You do not even want to hear about his "best case scenario."