Marwan Barghouti, who is currently serving 5 life sentences in an Israeli prison, will join the alliance according to sources close to Dahlan. The partnership marks a shift for Dahlan, who has previously been suspected of poisoning Yasser Arafat and has engaged in legal disputes with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a debunked report concerning an Emirati warning before Oct. 7.
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Hamas and Islamic Jihad Join Mohammed Dahlan to Unseat Mahmoud Abbas
Geopolitics21 days ago
The Palestinian Authority faces a new political challenge from a joint electoral bloc comprising Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the faction led by former Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan. The coalition intends to run on a "unified national list" to remove President Mahmoud Abbas from power if parliamentary elections proceed in November.
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