Arafat and Dahlan

According to Ma'ariv, Yasser Arafat and Muhammad Dahlan are now reconciled. Back when Mahmood Abbas was trying to form his government, he wanted Muhammad Dahlan to head all security agencies, which Arafat refused. Arafat also believed Dahlan the highly talented Dahlan was being groomed to replace him. After Abbas resigned, Dahlan announced he would never again serve in a Palestinian government. I strongly suspect this "reconciliation" relates to Sharon's proposed pullout of the Gaza Strip, where Dahlan is highly popular and could rise to prominence in Palestinian affairs.