A Palestinian woman stands in front of posters that depict jailed leader Marwan Barghouti during a protest in Gaza City calling for the release of Palestinians prisoners held in Israeli jails in this March 16, 2009 file photo. Peace talks with Israel have failed and the Palestinians must launch popular and diplomatic campaigns to achieve statehood, Barghouti said in an interview from his prison cell. To match interview PALESTINIANS-BARGHOUTI. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

A Palestinian woman stands in front of posters that depict jailed leader Marwan Barghouti during a protest in Gaza City calling for the release of Palestinians prisoners held in Israeli jails in this March 16, 2009 file photo. Peace talks with Israel have failed and the Palestinians must launch popular and diplomatic campaigns to achieve statehood, Barghouti said in an interview from his prison cell. To match interview PALESTINIANS-BARGHOUTI.

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  1. Palestinians carry flags and pictures of Marwan Barghouti (C) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) during a rally marking the anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 6, 2010. Barghouti, a leading figure in the two Intifadas, or uprisings against Israeli occupation, waged by the Palestinians since 1987, was convicted of murder for his role in attacks on Israelis and jailed for life by Israel in 2004 during the second Intifada.
  2. Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, convicted of murder for his role in attacks on Israelis and jailed for life by Israel in 2004 during the second Intifada, gestures with handcuffed hands as he leaves Tel Aviv District Court in this September 29, 2003 file photo. Peace talks with Israel have failed and the Palestinians must launch popular and diplomatic campaigns to achieve statehood, Barghouti said in an interview from his prison cell. To match interview PALESTINIANS-BARGHOUTI.
  3. Palestinian youths carrying a flag bearing a drawing of Marwan Barghouti, the jailed Palestinian Fatah leader, sit down during a celebration marking the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010.
  4. Palestinian youths carrying a flag bearing a drawing of Marwan Barghouti, the jailed Palestinian Fatah leader, sit down during a celebration marking the 45th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah movement, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010.
  5. A flag bearing a drawing of Marwan Barghouti, the jailed Palestinian Fatah leader, is seen during a rally calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. Israel said Tuesday that it would not bargain "at any cost" to secure the release of a soldier held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, and relayed a list of Palestinian prisoners that it wants to deport as part of a proposed swap between two bitter foes.
  6. FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001 file photo, Marwan Barghouti marches with bodyguards and Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Topping the list of Palestinian prisoners expected to be freed in a possible swap for an Israeli soldier is a chubby firebrand many regard as a likely future president they say can pull the Palestinians from their current political deadlock. But if released, not a sure thing, Marwan Barghouti would face a rancorous Palestinian political split, an Israeli government resistant to concessions and possible challenges from within his own party.
  7. FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 3, 2002 file photo, Marwan Barghouti raises his handcuffed hands as he enters the courtroom for his murder trial in the Tel Aviv District Court. Topping the list of Palestinian prisoners expected to be freed in a possible swap for an Israeli soldier is a chubby firebrand many regard as a likely future president they say can pull the Palestinians from their current political deadlock. But if released, not a sure thing, Marwan Barghouti would face a rancorous Palestinian political split, an Israeli government resistant to concessions and possible challenges from within his own party.
  8. A Palestinian woman stands in front of posters that depict jailed leader Marwan Barghouti during a protest in Gaza City calling for the release of Palestinians prisoners held in Israeli jails in this March 16, 2009 file photo. Peace talks with Israel have failed and the Palestinians must launch popular and diplomatic campaigns to achieve statehood, Barghouti said in an interview from his prison cell. To match interview PALESTINIANS-BARGHOUTI.

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