Palestinian man stands next a poster of Marwan Barghouti in his shop in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 25, 2009. Marwan Barghouti Topping the list of Palestinian prisoners expected to be freed in a possible swap for an Israeli soldier is a chubby firebrand many regard as a likely future president they say can pull the Palestinians from their current political deadlock. But if released, not a sure thing, Marwan Barghouti would face a rancorous Palestinian political split, an Israeli government resistant to concessions and possible challenges from within his own party. Photo by Issam Rimawi