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.
