Son of promiment Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti says father is target of Israel

The son of prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti is concerned that his father is a target of violence in an Israeli prison because of his political influence, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday. 

“We do fear for my father’s life," Arab Barghouti said in an interview with the news organisation. "It’s not a crazy idea to say that the Israeli government is capable of actually killing and murdering prisoners inside prisons.”

“They are targeting him,” Arab said. “They are trying to at least cause him a disability, not to be functional for playing a political role, because he is important for the Palestinian people and a unifying figure.”

Arab said that his father was beaten for the fourth time during Israel's war on Gaza by prison guards last month.

According to polls, Barghouti is the most popular Palestinian political figure.