Palestinian terrorist leader Marwan Barghouti has been sentenced to five consecutive life terms for mass murder; in yet another shamefully biased article clearly sympathetic to this swine, al-Reuters calls the convicted killer a “lawmaker” and a “revolt leader:” Palestinian Revolt Leader Gets Life in Israeli Jail. (Hat tip: scaramouche.)

A fiery and articulate Palestinian lawmaker, Barghouthi did not recognize the jurisdiction of the court that convicted him of murder last month but acquitted him of 21 other killings, citing insufficient evidence.

Supporters said Barghouthi had no intention of appealing the verdict or asking the court for a reduced sentence.

Israeli Arab parliamentarians shook Barghouthi’s hand and kissed him before he entered the courtroom. Relatives of 20 slain Israelis screamed at the Israeli Arab lawmakers: “You’re garbage! Peace will come when terrorism ends!”