u/border_dad
· 5h
Barghouti. Five life terms. Friday X post. Keep those stamps.
Ro Khanna Calls for Release of Terror Leader Serving Five Life Terms
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Five life terms. A Greek Orthodox monk among the dead. A House Democrat wants him freed.
Summary
- Breitbart reports Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., called Friday for Israel to free Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life sentences for attacks that killed Israelis, as midterms approach.
- On X and in an accompanying video, Khanna said Palestinians must choose their own leaders and called Barghouti non-corrupt, strong, and secular, arguing he could deliver a Palestinian state living in peace with Israel.
- An Israeli court convicted Barghouti in 2004 on five counts of murder and one count of attempted murder for attacks that killed a Greek Orthodox monk and four other people. The sentence was five consecutive life terms plus additional time.
- Khanna said a release would not pardon the crimes and cited groups that call the trial unfair, then compared the ask to letting the IRA enter politics. He still wants the man with five murder counts walked out.
Commentary
A shop dad still wipes a lunch pail and knows five life terms are supposed to mean a cell, not a campaign video about coexistence. He did not pay the levy so a Greek Orthodox monk's file could become a midterm talking point.
Five murders. One monk. Five life terms. One Friday X post. The vinyl chair in that victims' room still holds the household that already bought Israel's right to keep the key.
Look every working father who still hangs a porch light in the eye and answer this: if 2004 already stacked five life terms, who still owns the next cell a coexistence speech tries to unlock?
Comments
If 2004 already stacked five life terms, who still owns the next cell?
u/midwest_vet
· 4h
I stood a gate so a murder count still meant a cell. A coexistence video is not a weather report.
u/rule_first
· 4h
2004 conviction. Greek Orthodox monk. Five consecutive lifes. Print the three.
u/tokyo_ally
· 3h
Allied courts still treat five murder counts as a breach, not a peace resume.
u/docket_rat
· 3h
Khanna: no pardon, still release. IRA comparison. File both.
u/night_shift
· 2h
I still smell diesel at 2 a.m. I want the next cell empty of a campaign key.
u/texas_mom
· 90m
A monk's murder file is not a vibe. It is a warning the street already paid.
u/gulf_watch
· 55m
A five-life docket next to a midterm video is a second border around every honest pew.
u/press_clip
· 30m
Breitbart printed Khanna, 2004, and the five counts. Argue those nouns.
u/soc_lead
· 15m
Hold the sentence. Keep the key. A coexistence video is not a souvenir.
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