Dahlan supporters complain of PA crackdown in West Bank camps
Supporters of exiled Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan say they have been targets of a crackdown by Palestinian security forces since the UAE-Israel normalization agreement.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — In an unfamiliar scene in the West Bank, dozens of young people in the Amari refugee camp near Ramallah cheered in support of dismissed Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan during confrontations with the Palestinian Authority's security forces Oct. 27.
The clashes broke out after young men blocked the main street in front of the camp, where they burned tires to protest the arrest of members of the Democratic Reform Current affiliated with Dahlan and demand their release. The security forces responded by sending a large number of officers to clear the street and arrest the protesters.
During the clashes, the young men threw stones at the security forces and broke traffic lights. The security forces responded by throwing stun grenades and tear gas.
After hours of clashes, the security forces broke into the camp at dawn and arrested eight people, including two brothers of a leader in the Democratic Reform Current, Jihad Tamlay. Al-Monitor tried to contact Tamlay, but he did not answer.
