Abbas Rival Dahlan Plans Comeback Through Gaza Restoration
- Palestinian ex-strongman backed by Saudis, UAE, Egypt, Jordan
- Meets Gaza business leaders in Egypt With help from Hamas
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Mohammed Dahlan, touted as a possible successor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, is counting on oil-rich Gulf nations to help him unify his people’s rival governments and rehabilitate the war-battered Gaza Strip.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan -- a grouping known as the Arab Quartet -- are ready to back a two-year program to rebuild Gaza, Dahlan said in an interview in Egypt.