Whenever Hamas and Israel negotiate on prisoner exchanges, the name of Marwan Barghouti, a prominent Fatah leader labelled Palestine’s Nelson Mandela, is at the top of the list. In 2011, his name was put forward to be part of an exchange deal that saw over 1,000 Palestinians freed for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, but Israel refused to release him. It was in this deal that now Hamas leader in Gaza Yayha Sinwar was released from an Israeli jail. In current ceasefire negotiations, Hamas has once again demanded Barghouti’s release, highlighting just how important he still is in Palestinian politi…