(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - A declaration of war on the U.S., in the Palestinians' view, would have been the appropriate response to President Trump's Dec. 6 announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. They were banking on the Arab heads of state taking more drastic measures against the U.S. and the sense of let-down on the Palestinians' part is large as they spoke of the Arab leaders' "weakness" and "cowardice." Welcome to the Palestinian mindset, where an Arab leader who talks about peace with Israel is a traitor, while an Arab leader who talks about destroying Israel or launching rockets at it, like Saddam Hussein, is a "hero." PA President Mahmoud Abbas said that statements issued by governments were inadequate in the extreme. He stated that the Palestinians were expecting that Arabs and Muslims would throw U.S. ambassadors out of their countries, shut down U.S. embassies, cut off diplomatic relations with the U.S., or boycott U.S. officials and delegations and goods. "We expect a series of measures and steps that would rise to the level of the event," Abbas said.
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