(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - Less than a month after the Biden administration announced new contributions totaling $316 million to support the Palestinian people, the Palestinian leadership proved once again that the Palestinians are not friends of the U.S. In response to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quick to issue a statement supporting China. The statement is yet another example of the Palestinians' siding with despotic regimes. Palestinians expect U.S. financial aid, but oppose the U.S. on every foreign policy front. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat backed Saddam Hussein when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 and opposed the U.S.-led war that liberated Kuwait in 1991. In the 1970s and '80s, Arafat's PLO supported the Irish Republican Army (IRA) against the British, providing guns, sabotage devices, and special training. During the Cold War, the Palestinians sided with the Soviet Union against the U.S. The Palestinians continue to publicly voice support for the Assad regime in Syria, even though the Syrians have killed thousands of Palestinians in Syria and Lebanon. Most recently, the Palestinian leadership has come out in support of Russia in its war with Ukraine, and has repeatedly expressed solidarity with North Korea. While Israel consistently stands by its U.S. partners, Palestinians continue to ridicule and condemn the U.S., and undermine its interests by aligning themselves with anti-U.S. parties. Many Arab countries have learned the lesson of Palestinian betrayal and long ago stopped funding the Palestinians. The Arab leaders refuse to throw their money at those who praise their enemies. Rewarding bad behavior in the hope of changing it simply incentivizes and reinforces it.
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