RIYADH: The recent taunting on camera of Marwan Barghouti, the prominent Palestinian political prisoner, by a far-right Israeli minister has been described by his son as reflective of the Palestinian people’s suffering and the oppression they have been through.
“I think that it’s a representation of what the Israeli government has become,” Arab Marwan Barghouti, Marwan’s eldest son, said in the latest episode of “Frankly Speaking,” the weekly current affairs program of Arab News.
“We’ve always thought that there is a ceiling toward the amount of desperation that they’re going to get to. But I don’t think that there is a ceiling … they are getting the green light from all Western governments to do whatever they want.
Arab was commenting on a viral clip showing Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, walking into the cell of his father and berating him, saying: “You will not win.” The edited clip did not show Marwan’s response to Ben-Gvir’s taunting.
Arab was commenting on a viral clip showing Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, walking into the cell of his father and berating him. (Screenshot)
