Mohammad Barghouti Explained

Mohammad Barghouti
Native Name:محمد برغوثي
Office:Minister of Local Government
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Office1:Labor Minister
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Nationality:Palestinian

Mohammad Barghouti (محمد برغوثي) was the Minister of Local Government in the Palestinian Authority coalition cabinet. He held the post of Labor Minister in the previous cabinet. Barghouti was arrested by Israel on 29 June 2006 as part of Israel's Operation Summer Rains. Bargouti was on his way to a village north of Ramallah when his car was stopped by jeeps and placed under arrest.[1] He was released on 14 August 2006.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Issacharoff . Avi . AG refuses to ok use of Hamas officials as 'bargaining chips' . Haaretz . https://web.archive.org/web/20101209080648/http://www.haaretz.com/news/ag-refuses-to-ok-use-of-hamas-officials-as-bargaining-chips-1.191639 . 9 December 2010 . 29 June 2006.
  2. Web site: West Bank: a government in jail. Christian Science Monitor . 14 September 2006 . 24 June 2024 . Ilene R. . Prusher.