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Mosby

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14. He has a lot of unfinished business with Hamas.

Reply to cliffside (Reply #12)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 01:57 PM

9 hrs ago

The former leader of Fatah in the Gaza Strip, Dahlan's power there as head of the Preventive Security Force was at one time so substantial that the territory was nicknamed "Dahlanistan". Seen as a favorite by the George W. Bush administration to be Mahmoud Abbas' second-in-command, Dahlan was appointed by the latter to head the Palestinian National Security Council. An antagonist of Hamas, he participated in the Fatah–Hamas Mecca Agreement before his power began to decline after the latter gained the upper hand in the Battle of Gaza.

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Russia Counters U.S. Plan for Gaza With Its Own Proposal at U.N. Security Council [View all] cliffside Yesterday OP

Additional links ... cliffside Yesterday #1

I'm speechless (insert sarcasm thingy) ;) n/t Cheezoholic Yesterday #2

Opinion - The path to peace in Gaza comes to a crossroads at the U.N. cliffside Yesterday #3

And this is why the world can't have nice things. fujiyamasan Yesterday #4

Agree, five nations should not have that much power, it is a different world. nt cliffside Yesterday #8

Missing from this discussion? "Palestinians" Grins Yesterday #5

So true :( nt cliffside Yesterday #9

The US should make a couple adjustments/compromises Mosby Yesterday #6

trump and kushner want the waterfront property so anyone will need to obey their wishes. nt cliffside Yesterday #10

If you look at the map included in the Trump plan Mosby 9 hrs ago #15

M. Dahlan - this guy? Doesn't sound like a good person ... cliffside Yesterday #12

He has a lot of unfinished business with Hamas. Mosby 9 hrs ago #14

Whatever plan finally gets approved, Bayard Yesterday #7

Exactly! nt cliffside Yesterday #11

None of these are addressing one of the most crucial impediments to peace fujiyamasan 22 hrs ago #13

Why would anyone reward terrorism? Mosby 9 hrs ago #16