(1954- ) A Palestinian doctor and political figure. Barghouti has been active in establishing health programs throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territories, such as the Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees. Politically, he was a longtime figure in the Palestine People’s Party. and participated in the Madrid Conference in 1991. In 2004, he co-founded the Palestinian National Initiative (Mubadara) and currently sits as the party’s Secretary .Barghouti served as the Minister of Information in the short-lived Palestinian national unity government from March-June 2007. Since then, he has played a key role in facilitating internal political negotiations surrounding Palestinian unity talks, including the April 2011 unity agreement between Hamas, Fatah and other Palestinian parties. See ”Profile: Mustafa Barghouti.” 10 January 2005. BBC. 27 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4152657.stm; and Kutsh, Tom. “An Insider’s view of the Palestinian unity deal.” Foreign Policy. 6 May 2011. http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/05/06/taking_stock_of_the_palestinian_unity_deal.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/barghouti-mustafa