(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Israel's decision to withdraw from Gaza and the northern West Bank is a victory for the Palestinian resistance, jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti told former PA security minister Muhammad Dahlan on Monday. Dahlan quoted Barghouti as saying the Palestinians should turn the "liberated areas" into a model of political success in order to prove to the world that they are capable of controlling their own state in the future. Dahlan, who served as security minister when Mahmoud Abbas was prime minister for four months last year, is expected to play a key security role after the election.
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