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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: Playing Palestinian politics-UAE-backed ex-security chief weighs his options
Description: A controversial former security official and Abu Dhabi-based political operator, Mohammed Dahlan, has lurked for several years in the shadows of Palestinian politics. Now, he could emerge as a monkey wrench in an attempt to pave the way for US president Donald J. Trump’s much maligned ‘deal of the century’ to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.