Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa Al-Omrani, The Electronic Intifada, 27 April 2009
"CAIRO (IPS) - The recent onslaught against the Gaza Strip -- and Israel's failure to achieve its military objectives there -- left Palestinian resistance group Hamas politically stronger than ever. Concurrently, it dealt a possible death blow to the faction within Fatah led by strongman Mohammed Dahlan, long known for its closeness to Israel......
But commentators also note that the controversial faction's influence extends beyond the mere person of Dahlan.
"This faction includes several of the advisors around Abbas," said al-Arian. "And its influence can also be found in other Palestinian political movements besides Fatah." Kandil went so far as to say that Abbas himself represents a leading element of the "Israeli faction" currently operating within the PA.
"Under Abbas, PA security agencies in the West Bank still receive direct US training," Kandil said. "And it is these agencies' primary task to persecute resistance elements and provide Israel with intelligence with which to arrest or assassinate resistance leaders.""
"CAIRO (IPS) - The recent onslaught against the Gaza Strip -- and Israel's failure to achieve its military objectives there -- left Palestinian resistance group Hamas politically stronger than ever. Concurrently, it dealt a possible death blow to the faction within Fatah led by strongman Mohammed Dahlan, long known for its closeness to Israel......
But commentators also note that the controversial faction's influence extends beyond the mere person of Dahlan.
"This faction includes several of the advisors around Abbas," said al-Arian. "And its influence can also be found in other Palestinian political movements besides Fatah." Kandil went so far as to say that Abbas himself represents a leading element of the "Israeli faction" currently operating within the PA.
"Under Abbas, PA security agencies in the West Bank still receive direct US training," Kandil said. "And it is these agencies' primary task to persecute resistance elements and provide Israel with intelligence with which to arrest or assassinate resistance leaders.""
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