Ex-Gaza security chief fires broadside at Arafat

Gaza strongman Mohammed Dahlan harshly criticised Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, stopping just short of openly challenging his leadership while threatening a demonstration.

Dahlan’s unprecedented remarks came in interviews made public yesterday, as gunmen loyal to Arafat broke up a meeting of West Bank activists from Arafat’s own Fatah movement who ere discussing the need for deep reforms in the Palestinian administration.