Israeli officials slam New York Times for omitting terrorist past of Palestinian Op-Ed writer

Israeli officials and U.S. Jewish groups blasted The New York Times for publishing an Op-Ed by Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti and not indicating that he is serving five life terms for the murder of Israelis. Barghouti, whose Op-Ed published Sunday under the title “Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons” marked the beginning Monday of a hunger strike by hundreds of Palestinians jailed in Israel seeking more favorable conditions, was identified at the end of his article simply as “a Palestinian leader and parliamentarian.”

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