Author Obtains Long-Awaited Visa to Enter U.S.

This Friday at 6 p.m. author Omar Barghouti will sign and discuss his book, Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: The Global Struggle for Palestinian Rights, at Busboy and Poets (1025 Fifth St. NW). The visit hasn’t come easy — after months of delays and an international public pressure campaign, the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem has granted Barghouti a visa to visit the U.S.