Mohammad Barghouti (محمد برغوثي) was the Minister of Local Government in the
Palestinian Authority coalition cabinet. He held the post of Labor Minister in the previous cabinet. Mohammad Barghouti was arrested by
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
on 29 June 2006 as part of Israel's
Operation Summer Rains
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. Mohammad Bargouti was on his way to a village north of
Ramallah when his car was stopped by jeeps and placed under arrest. He was released on 14 August 2006.
West Bank: a government in jail, csmonitor.com
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