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Born in a refugee camp in Gaza in 1961, Mohammad Dahlan joined the ranks of Palestinian activists in his youth, resisting Israeli rule. By 1987, he had become a major political player and soon became the head of security for the Palestinian Authority across the Strip.
During these years, the Bush Administration began to support Dahlan, referring to him as “our boy,” hoping he would eventually oust H*mas in Gaza. However, the plan failed and Dahlan was exiled from occupied Palestine.
He fled to the United Arab Emirates, where he became a key adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. According to former CIA director George Tenet, “the UAE took him in as their pitbull.”
Since 2011, Dahlan, now based in Abu Dhabi, built close ties with the ruling elite. He became involved in advancing the UAE’s interests in Yemen, including by helping facilitate a meeting with Spear Operations, a mercenary group founded by Hungarian Israeli Avraham Golan, which carried out a mass assassination campaign in and outside Yemen.
According to a 2018 BuzzFeed report, “Dahlan and the UAE government signed off on the deal, Golan and Gilmore said, and Spear Operations Group got to work,” a decision that would not have been possible “without consulting Dahlan,” according to Palestinian academic Bishara A. Bahbah.
Acting as a security adviser to the crown prince of Abu Dhabi,Mohamed bin Zayed, Dahlan arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, in 2019 aboard an Emirati jet accompanied by an unnamed Emirati minister. He was accused of coordinating with Israel to seize the Red Sea and support the secession of Darfur, both serving UAE interests.
Due to his alleged involvement in facilitating war crimes in Yemen, the London based law firm Stoke & White submitted evidence to authorities on 12 February 2020 requesting that Britain, the United States, and Turkey exercise jurisdiction to arrest Mohammad Dahlan.
From Gaza to Sudan
You will find the involvement of Mohammed Dahlan, a Palestinian man from Gaza who is a close advisor to the UAE, who has been described by political commentators as an Israeli agent.
But who is Mohammed Dahlan?
Born in a refugee camp in Gaza in 1961, Dahlan became a major political player and served as the head of security for the Palestinian Authority (PA) across the Strip.
Mohammed Dahlan and the Bush Administration
Over the years, he developed strong ties to the CIA and the Bush administration, which referred to Dahlan as “our boy.” Washington hoped that Dahlan could help oust Hamas in Gaza. But this plan failed, and Dahlan was exiled from occupied Palestine.
Mohammed Dahlan and the United Arab Emirates
Since 2011, Dahlan has forged a relationship with the UAE’s Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, becoming his close advisor.
Mohammed Dahlan and the United Arab Emirates
According to an article released by Buzzfeed in 2018, Mohammed Dahlan met with Hungarian-Israeli mercenary Abraham Golan, CEO of Spear Operations Group. Within weeks of this meeting, Golan’s team, who stand accused of carrying out a mass assassination campaign in Yemen, would receive $1.5 million a month.
Mohammed Dahlan and the United Arab Emirates
Buzzfeed wrote in 2018 that “Dahlan and the UAE government signed off on the deal…and Spear Operations Group got to work.”
Mohammed Dahlan and the United Arab Emirates
“Bin Zayed would not do anything vis-à-vis the Palestinians without consulting with Dahlan.” - Bishara A. Bahbah, a Palestinian academic.
Mohammed Dahlan, Israel and the UAE
Palestinian officials argue that Dahlan, the same individual who played a significant role in the 2000 Camp David Accords, had played a key role in bringing the UAE-Israel normalisation deal to fruition.
Mohammed Dahlan, Israel and the UAE
Israeli security expert and journalist Yossi Melman wrote how Dahlan facilitated the work of Israeli companies in the field of security across the UAE.
Mohammed Dahlan and Sudan
Acting as a security adviser to the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Dahlan arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, according to an article released by Middle East Eye in 2019. He flew aboard an Emirati jet, accompanied by an unnamed Emirati minister.
Mohammed Dahlan and Sudan
The deputy secretary-general of the Sudanese People's Congress Party Bashir Adam Rahma accused Dahlan of coordinating with Israel to seize the Red Sea and support the secession of Darfur — with both acts serving UAE interests.
Calls for his arrest
The London-based law firm Stoke & White submitted evidence to authorities on 12 February 2020, granting jurisdiction to Britain, the United States and Turkey to arrest Dahlan for alleged war crimes in Yemen.
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