Information on Marwan and Ahmed Barghouti
(Communicated by the IDF Spokesman)
April 15, 2002
Marwan Hatib Barghouti - Ramallah
On April 14, 2002 an IDF force in Ramallah arrested Marwan Barghouti, head of the Fatah supreme committee in the West Bank and leader of the military wing of the Al-Aqsa Brigades, which between September 2000 - April 2002 carried out thousands of terror attacks against Israel, including suicide bombings.
1. Marwan Barghouti Served as Secretary General of Fatah in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, a
member of the Palestinian legislature, head of the Tanzim, and the
founder of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades which has carried out a large
number of deadly terrorist attacks killing scores of Israelis and
wounding hundreds.
2. In the framework of his activities, he has received large amounts
of funds from different sources both inside and outside Israel. Among
these sources is the Palestinian Authority. The specific allocations
of these funds were authorized by the actual signature of Yassser
Arafat. These funds were used by Marwan Barghouti to finance many
activities carried out by terror cells in the West Bank.
3. Marwan Barghouti served as the most senior official in the Al-Aqsa
Brigades. Nasser Avis, who was recently captured in Samaria, and
Ahmed Barghouti, who was Marwan Barghouti's personal assistant,
reported directly to him. These two served as his operational
officers and, under the initiative of Marwan Barghouti, launched
dozens of attacks, including a large number of suicide bombings
within Israel.
4. The following are some of the more heinous terror attacks for
which Marwan Barghouti is responsible:
Jun 12, 2001 - The murder of a Greek Orthodox monk on the road to
Ma'ale Adumim.
Jan 17, 2002 - The shooting attack during a bat mitzva celebration at
a banquet hall in Hadera. Six Israelis were killed in this attack, 26
were injured.
Jan 22, 2002 - The shooting spree on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem. Two
Israelis were killed, 37 wounded.
Feb 25, 2002 - The shooting attack in the Jerusalem residential
neighborhood of Neve Ya'acov. One Israeli policewoman was killed, 9
Israelis were wounded.
Feb 27, 2002 - The murder of an Israeli at a coffee factory in the
Atarot industrial zone of Jerusalem.
Feb 27, 2002 - The suicide attack perpetrated by Daryan Abu Aysha at
the Maccabim checkpoint in which two policeman were injured.
Mar 5, 2002 - The shooting spree at the Tel Aviv Seafood restaurant.
Three Israelis were killed, 31 wounded.
Mar 8, 2002 - A suicide terrorist was killed in Daheat el Barid as he
was on his way to carry out an attack in Jerusalem.
Mar 27, 2002 - The interception of an ambulance and the confiscation
of an explosive belt which was being smuggled from Samaria into
Barghouti's terrorist infrastructure in Ramallah.
Marwan Barghouti was also directly responsible for operating the
terrorist cell of Raed Karmi in Tulkaram which carried out a series
of deadly terrorist attacks.
Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Barghouti
1. Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Barghouti was arrested on April 15, 2002 in a
joint operation between the IDF and the Israel Security Agency. Ahmed is a relative of Marwan Barghouti, the head of the Al-Aqsa Brigades, the military
branch of Fatah's Tanzim.
2. Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Barghouti was born in 1976 and originally
resided in the government projects in El Bireh. Since 1997 he has
been known as Marwan Barghouti's driver, although in actuality he has
served as Marwan Barghouti's senior aide. In 1999 he joined the
Palestinian police. He was a member of the terror cell which carried
out many shooting attacks against IDF soldiers in the area around
Ramallah. Since the year 2001, he has served as Marwan Barghouti's
bureau chief and as the director and coordinator of terrorist attacks
against Israel, under the direction of Marwan Barghouti.
3. Since the beginning of 2002 he has stood at the head of the
Ramallah Al-Aqsa Brigades and has acted under the direction of Marwan
Barghouti, with the knowledge of Yasser Arafat and in coodination
with Nasser Avis from Nablus in carrying out suicide terror attacks
within Israel.
4. Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Barghouti has directed and carried out the
following terror attacks in 2002:
Jan 22, 2002 - The shooting spree on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem. Two
Israelis were killed, 37 wounded.
Jan 17, 2002 - Three terrorists were arrested on their way from
Nablus to Ramallah where they were to meet Ahmed Taleb Mustafa
Barghouti. From their meeting, the terrorists were to go on their way
to Jerusalem where they were to carry out a suicide terrorist attack.
Feb 25, 2002 - The shooting attack in the Jerusalem residential
neighborhood of Neve Yaacov. One Israeli policewoman was killed, 9
Israelis were wounded.
Feb 27, 2002 - The murder of an Israeli at a coffee factory in the
Atarot industrial zone of Jerusalem.
Feb 27, 2002 - The suicide attack perpetrated by Daryan Abu Aysha and
the Maccabim checkpoint in which two policeman were injured.
Mar 5, 2002 - The shooting spree at the Tel Aviv Seafood restaurant
Three Israelis were killed, 31 wounded.
Mar 8, 2002 - The interception of a suicide terrorist with an
explosive belt along with his handler in Daheat el Barid. The attack
was thwarted.
Mar 27, 2002 - The interception of an ambulance and the confiscation
of an explosive belt which was being smuggled from Samaria into in
Ramallah, under the coordination of Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Barghouti.
Additionally, Ahmed Taleb Mustafa Barghouti planned to send an
additional suicide terrorist who was arrested once the IDF entered
Ramallah.
Over the course of the year 2002 the name of Ahmed Taleb Mustafa
Barghouti was submitted to the Palestinian Security Forces a number
of times. The Palestinian Security Forces refused to arrest him and
even warned him about Israel's knowledge of his hostile terrorist
activities.
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On July 30, 2003, a military court sentenced Ahmed
Barghouti to 13
life sentences, after convicting him of
orchestrating attacks that killed 12 Israelis.