Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israel has placed high-profile prisoner Marwan Barghouti in solitary confinement following his public call for Palestinians to participate in popular resistance against Israel's occupation of lands Palestinians claim, the Israeli Prisons Authority said Monday. Israeli Prisons Authority representative Sivan Weizman said Barghouti had been placed in isolation for a period of seven days following the publication of a letter last week "that called on Palestinians to take action against Israel." The letter was considered incitement, she said. In addition to the period of solitary confinement, Barghouti will not be allowed visitors for 30 days, she said. Last week Barghouti released 17-point letter from prison outlining what he said was a new strategy aimed at achieving Palestinian statehood.
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Marwan Barghouti gets seven days in solitary and 30 with no visitors, Israel says
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The punishment follows his call for new resistance against Israel
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He released a letter which the Israelis consider incitement
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Barghouti is considered a possible future Palestinian leader
"The job of the @placeholder security services is to provide security and protection to Palestinian citizens, not to protect the occupation," Barghouti wrote.