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Hamas: Fatah strongman Dahlan collaborated with Israel ahead of Gaza op
By Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
Tags: hamas, israel news, fatah 

A senior Hamas official has accused Fatah strongman Mahmoud Dahlan of collaborating with Israel to carry out Operation Cast Lead, the 22-day offensive in the Gaza Strip.

The official, identified only as a Hamas leader, told Time magazine that Dahlan - Abbas' former national security adviser - helped Israel ahead of the operation in order to weaken the resistance of the Islamist movement, which seized control of the Gaza Strip in 2007.

According to the report, Dahlan went to the Egyptian town of El Arish before the operation actually began and dispatched Fatah members into Gaza to help the Israel Defense Forces hunt down Hamas fighters.
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The Hamas officials reportedly accuse a number of other Fatah activists, aside from Dahlan, for collaborating with the intention of killing off Muslims and bringing their own movement back to power in the Gaza Strip.

Tensions between the rival factions have flared again amid Israel's operation in Gaza.

According to a Fatah source, Hamas operatives have thus far killed at least 10 Fatah members and wounded hundreds, fearing that Fatah might try to undermine Hamas' rule in the territory. Dozens of suspected collaborators were also arrested, both during and after the offensive.

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      1.   That`s Probably True 01:56  |  Jeff Northridge 09/02/09
      2.   Dahlan a `strong man`? 03:35  |  Mark Lincoln 09/02/09
      3.   PLO gangsters 05:06  |  As`ad - ANGRY ARAB 09/02/09
      4.   I Told You Dahlan Was A Good Guy 05:22  |  Yosemite 09/02/09
      5.   Dahlan hates, Durson sympathize 05:27  |  Sceptic 09/02/09
      6.   Dehumanising Dahlan; accuse him of working with Israel 08:25  |  EgyptJewRefugee 09/02/09
      7.   to number 2 09:07  |  Abu Arab 09/02/09
      8.   Dahalan.. 09:20  |  any name 09/02/09
      9.   Hamas is shocked and disoriented 09:25  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/02/09
      10.   Fatah collaborations or finger pointing 10:19  |  allang 09/02/09
      11.   Shoot in foot 10:30  |  sh 09/02/09
      12.   Fatah strongman Dahlan 10:58  |  aomi 09/02/09
      13.   Good For Dahlan 11:34  |  Baruch Gold 09/02/09
      14.   To Marck Lincoln -2- 17:38  |  S Awaad 09/02/09
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