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Dr. Mustapha Barghouti, second behind Abbas, is currently polling at around 20%. Dr. Barghouti is the president of the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees, the largest non-governmental organization providing healthcare to Palestinians. Dr. Barghouti was arrested on Monday, December 27th while campaigning in East Jerusalem, just one day after the Israeli Knesset agreed to allow candidates to campaign in Jerusalem. Bahia Barghouti is with his campaign committee:
Dr. Barghouti was also beaten in mid-December by Israeli soldiers who jeered and laughed at him while hitting him on the head and back. He is the second presidential candidate to be arrested by Israel, and five candidates for the municipal elections remain in jail after being arrested while campaigning.
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