Thursday, March 17, 2011

Mustafa Barghouthi: 'Protest is a great moment in history'

RAMALLAH (Ma‘an) 16 Mar -- Palestinian lawmaker Mustafa Bargouthi on the unity demonstrations late Tuesday: "This is a great moment in history, the struggle of Palestinians and Palestinian youth in particular." "We regret that some factions are trying to co-opt the movement," he told Ma'an. "We're calling for unity and bringing back democracy to Palestine. We want a right to elections. We want the right to elect our leaders democratically and freely," he added. "Palestinians have inspired youth in the Arab world for a long time. Now the youth here are inspired by them."
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