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 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The appointment of a divisive Gaza strongman to a top security post is threatening the new Palestinian unity government just days after its inauguration.
Mohammed Dahlan, a prominent member of the moderate Fatah Party, is despised by the rival Hamas group for leading a brutal crackdown on it in the 1990s. He also was one of the leading critics of Hamas during recent months of tensions and infighting between the two movements.
Now Dahlan is in charge of bringing order to the chaotic security services, including Hamas' own militia. Analysts say the issue is so sensitive that it could break up the new government and return Gaza to civil strife.
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