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Can you guess what the second order of business was? That’s right: to condemn Israel’s decision to cease sending cash to the Palestinian Authority. Specifically, $42.2 million. Since the PA and its new Hamas bosses run almost entirely on the swiftly-eroding goodwill of the rest of the world (terrorism doesn’t pay very well), Hamas is now demanding that Israel reconsider its decision to cut funding. A representative said: “This is a faulty decison, and the Israelis must reconsider their decision. It will only increase hatred.” It is curious what Abdel Aziz Duaik meant when he said that the Israeli decision will “only increase hatred.” Does he mean that it will foster general ill will between the two parties, or is it a threat that Palestinians will be violently emboldened by any aggressive sanctioning on Israel’s part? More importantly, in these days of cartoon jihad, is there any reason to presume the best?
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