Here's another reason comparisons between Marwan Barghouti and Nelson Mandela just don't work. The Palestinian terrorist managed to complete a Ph.D in political science from prison.
The Jerusalem Post writes:
Barghouti’s doctoral thesis is titled “The Legislative and Political Performance of the Palestinian Legislative Council and its Contribution to the Democratic Process in Palestine from 1996 to 2008.”
The 341-page document will be brought on Tuesday for discussion before a special panel headed by Prof. Ahmad Yussuf, dean of the Arab Academy for Research and Studies.
Barghouti was able to complete his thesis with the help of hundreds of books and documents that Israeli authorities allow inmates to bring into prison.
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are currently enrolled as students with the Open University of Israel, which facilitates their studies by allowing them to sit exams in jail.
And Mandela? He broke rocks in Robben Island's limestone quarry.
Palestinians don't compare Barghouti to Mandela, even though some journalists do.
