Who is Mohammad Dahlan?

Who is Mohammad Dahlan?
Arjan El Fassed, The Electronic Intifada, 20 December 2006

As'ad AbuKhalil - Thursday, January 11, 2007
I am not making this up. Muhammad Dahlan said that Fath is ready for elections...once Fath gets "sufficiently strong."

The Man Who Would Be King
Lawrence of Cyberia, January 15, 2007
“…there are some things that Dahlan does have. For example, he has a belief that to be successful in Palestinian politics you have to be willing to use force. He has extremely fervent armed supporters in the Gaza PSS whom he has used to foment disorder in Gaza as a reminder first to Arafat and now to Hamas that without his cooperation Gaza is ungovernable.

From the beginning of this month, he also has command of all the PA's security services, reportedly at the request of the U.S. and Israeli administrations, whose confidence he enjoys. And ever since returning to the Occupied Territories at the signing of the Oslo Accords, he has shown evidence of financial resources going well beyond his legitimate means.

Taking all those things into consideration, you can't help wondering if Dahlan thinks that there are some things you need more than votes in PA politics, and that perhaps the campaign he is running ends with the presidency, but doesn't necessarily pass through the formality of holding an election.”

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Saturday, February 03, 2007
As'ad Abukhalil: Dahlan TV Show. Did you see Muhammad Dahlan on Gizelle Khuri's Bi-l-`Arabi on Al-Arabiya TV? For me it was tough to watch. I mean, to have my least favorite people on earth together? I had to watch a taping of it while doing cardio exercises to let off steam--plenty of steam.


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Rumors abound on Unity Government makeup
Laila El-Haddad - Monday, February 12, 2007

Anyway, rumours abound about who will fill what Ministerial slot. My father says he's heard that Fateh thu..er strongman, Mohammad Dahalan, will fill the post of "deputy PM" to give him a taste of the power he worships, but sort of "keep him in check".

"But isn't that just giving him what he wants?" I asked

"At this point, its not as important who is in what position as it is that they actually get a unity government done so people can live their lives…we’ve seen some very black days in Gaza over the past weeks…did you see Iraq today? 3 bombings. You want us to be like that?"