Marwan Barghouti is one of the most significant military and political figures involved in the Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation. Since he joined Fatah as a teenager, Marwan has been motivated by his desire to see an independent state of Palestine. He faced adversity for these beliefs his entire life, with his first arrest by Israeli forces coming before he even graduated high school. Marwan showed his perseverance at an early age by earning his high school diploma from a jail cell. He went on to college to earn both a Bachelors and Masters degree, which proved that he was much more than the unstable rebel leader the Israeli forces painted him out to be. Marwan earned support from some Israeli politicians through his opposition of the corruption in the Palestinian government. Even though he was eventually arrested and given a life sentence in prison for his alleged involvement in suicide bombings against Israeli civilians, he still advocated for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. He maintained that the Palestinian people were merely acting in self-defense, and all violence would stop if Israel would cease their occupation of Palestine. These firm beliefs are what still make Marwan Barghouti one of the most popular Palestinian political figures, even from the confines of an Israeli prison