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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. Full Story