An international court's ruling implies that credible Palestinian leadership, such as that potentially offered by Marwan Barghouti, is crucial for establishing an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. The ruling acknowledges a widely recognized international blueprint for peace.

<p>With a large majority of UN member states recognizing Palestine on the 1967 lines, there is a clear international blueprint for creating an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. What has been missing is credible Palestinian leadership of the kind that the imprisoned politician Marwan Barghouti could provide.</p>