from Times of Israel
An independent Palestinian leader backed by Arab peacekeepers could oversee the reconstruction of Gaza after the war between Israel and Hamas, a prominent Palestinian exile says.
Mohammed Dahlan, the former Palestinian Authority Gaza security chief, tells The New York Times that in his vision, “the leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates are open to supporting processes that are part of efforts leading to a Palestinian state.”
The new Palestinian leader would push PA President Mahmoud Abbas aside to a ceremonial role, and could invite countries like the UAE and Saudi Arabia to send in troops and pay for a reconstruction of the Strip, says Dahlan, who many think may be eyeing the job for himself...
Dahlan’s security force operated in Gaza with an iron fist after the
Oslo Accords. A Gaza native, he was abroad when Hamas took over by force
in 2007, and after moving to the West Bank he was expelled from Fatah
in 2011 over accusations that he murdered Yasser Arafat...
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