Barghouti in jail move

Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti was transferred to the general population in his southern Israeli prison today, an Israeli official said, ending almost three years of separation from other Palestinian prisoners.

Barghouti, one of the most charismatic leaders in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, is serving five life sentences for deadly attacks on Israelis and a Greek monk. He was captured by Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Ramallah in 2002.