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MARWAN BARGHOUTI, the Palestinian leader many see as successor to Yasser Arafat, was convicted yesterday of ordering the fatal shootings of four Israelis and a Greek monk, and supplying funds and arms for other attacks.
The Tel Aviv district court convicted Barghouti of five counts of murder, one of attempted murder and one of membership of a terrorist organisation. The prosecution asked for five consecutive life terms. He will be sentenced on 6...