Secret meeting between Dahlan and Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh

A secret meeting has been held between former Fatah official Mohamed Dahlan and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Bin Salman, Palestinian sources revealed to Quds Net News on Tuesday. The meeting in Riyadh was apparently organised by Mohamed Bin Zayid, the Crown Prince and effective ruler of Abu Dhabi.

The agenda is said to have included the latest developments in the Palestinian issue, the reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas and the Saudi demand to make core changes in the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah.

According to the sources, the PA had reservations about the meeting once it became known what was discussed between Dahlan and Bin Salman. It described the get-together as an attempt to undermine the legitimate Palestinian leadership.

“The two men agreed to reinforce their relations in the near future,” explained the anonymous sources, “in order to rearrange the internal Palestinian situation and to reform the PA based on the new vision of the Saudi Prince and the series of changes he has been carrying out at the domestic and regional levels.”

When asked about alleged Saudi efforts to bring Dahlan and PA President Mahmoud Abbas together, sources close to Dahlan refused to confirm such moves. They pointed to an exchange of opinions in the light of the dismissed Fatah leader’s readiness to return to Ramallah.

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