Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said on Monday that he is considering cancelling the permanent resident status of Omar Barghouti, the founder of the BDS (Boycott, Divestments, Sanctions) movement. Barghouti is married to an Israeli citizen.
Deri said that the possible decision stems from reports indicating that Barghouti “Centers his life in Ramallah, not in Israel, and that he acts against Israel all over the world in the most horrible ways.”