Wife of jailed Fatah leader says he’ll run for PA presidency

The wife of jailed Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti says he is going to go run for president of the Palestinian Authority, Israel Hayom reports.

Barghouti, who headed Fatah’s military wing Tanzim, is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison for his involvement in Palestinian terrorism.

Sitting PA president Mahmoud Abbas is on his 11th year of a four-year term.

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