Nargila dreams

Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian political figure convicted and imprisoned for murder, has turned out to be this time a failure.

His call for security prisoners to strike was a dud, “84 Hamas prisoners end hunger strike,” April 24.

Each one of them knows that to be in jail in Israel is something to be really appreciated in contrast to anywhere else in the world.

Now his call to Palestinians abroad to agitate for the murderers held in the Israeli jails is simply Barghouti’s way of saying that he is better than Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas before he meets with US President Donald Trump in the White House.

It is time for reality to replace the nargila and the pipe dreams.

As long as Israel remains strong and united in what has to be done to make peace, the Palestinians will have to accept reality. Even Meretz has accepted the idea of settlement blocs, “Gal-On hopes Trump can advance peace,” April 24.

I hope that Trump will explain in his strong way the reality of a new Middle East to Abbas and that some of this will enable Barghouti to understand that his concept of murder unlimited is over. TOBY WILLIG Jerusalem