Mohammed Dahlan

Palestinians increasingly favoring ‘peaceful negotiations’ over ‘armed resistance’ - poll

More than half of Palestinians (55.8%) now view peaceful negotiations as the best way to achieve their national goals, a significant increase from 2023, when only 28% said the same.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
People hold Palestinian flags during a solidarity rally to mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba to commemorate the mass dispossession of Palestinians in 1948, in Berlin, Germany May 16, 2026.
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in May 2026.

Hamas and Dahlan’s factions seek alliance that could reshape Palestinian elections and weaken Abbas

A Palestinian figure who attended the Cairo anti-Abbas coalition meeting confirmed that no final decision has been made but added that the aim is clear.

|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
Palestinians protest in support of senior Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti in the West Bank city of Nablus, August 20, 2025

Hamas support plunges among Palestinians as Barghouti emerges as top Abbas successor - poll

New polling presented by Khalil Shikaki shows declining confidence in Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, growing support for negotiations, and a potentially decisive role for Marwan Barghouti.

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Palestinian senior Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan gestures during an interview at his office in Abu Dhabi on September 16, 2015.

Hamas in talks with former Fatah rival Mohammed Dahlan ahead of Palestinian elections

The election, set to be held on November 28, 2026, will be the first Palestinian legislative election in two decades, following Hamas’s takeover of the Gaza Strip a year after the previous election.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Palestinians arrest supporters of Abbas political rival based in UAE

The arrests were carried out in the West Bank and included Haytham al-Halabi and Salim Abu Safia, both senior members of Dahlan's faction, a statement from the group said.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020ByREUTERS
MOHAMMED DAHLAN, a former Fatah security chief, gestures in his office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, last year.