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Friday, June 5, 2026
Activists try to erect statue of terror convict Marwan Barghouti in UK’s Parliament Square
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Pro-Palestinian activists attempted to install a statue of imprisoned Palestinian political figure and terror convict Marwan Barghouti in London’s Parliament Square on Wednesday. Police intervened and blocked them before it could be erected.
The action was organized by the Free Marwan Now campaign, which advocates for Barghouti’s release from an Israeli prison, where he has been held since 2002. No arrests were immediately reported.
Barghouti, a prominent figure during the Second Intifada, was convicted by an Israeli court on five counts of murder and sentenced to multiple life terms for his role in terror attacks that killed Israeli civilians. He is seen by many Palestinians as a potential successor to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
A statue of Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti was just put up by disgusting pro-Pals in Parliament Square. Right outside the centre of our democracy. He was one of the chief architects in suicide bombings and murders of dozens of innocents. Get him OUT of there NOW ???? pic.twitter.com/lf6pCI9k7n
— Heidi Bachram (@HeidiBachram) June 3, 2026
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