That this continues after more than a decade of effort on the part of the Clinton and Bush administrations to broker a workable peace accord that could pave the way to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and an end to the Middle East's most notorious, ongoing dilemma, speaks more to the Palestinian culture of death than to any failure on the part of the U.S. and the West to help the Palestinian people become a free and open society within their own nation.

Given the degree to which the Palestinian Authority (PA) has, for years, systematically infused its subjects' hearts (and minds) with violent bigotry, there is reason to wonder whether the current Palestinian population possesses the moral or ethical foundation necessary to pursue peaceful coexistence with Israel. The generations of Palestinians already raised on this steady diet of hate may in fact be lost forever - incapable of truly accepting such coexistence even under the most favorable terms imaginable.

At least some of the Palestinian anger toward the U.S. likely has to do with them wanting more American dollars to spend as they wish, which historically has been used solely for the benefit of those in power, often for funding terrorists and weapons, with little going to the people it has been meant to help. Let's recall that Arafat died a very rich man.

Also, leaders of Hamas have condemned the EU's decision to freeze aid to the Palestinian Authority (a decision viewed by the Palestinians as influenced by the U.S.) as "wrong and unjust" and say it's part of an Israeli plot to "starve and besiege" the Palestinians. Of course Hamas chooses to ignore the fact that it could resolve the problem immediately by committing itself to non-violence, recognizing Israel and abiding by previous peace agreements with the Jewish state.

Related:
How the PA makes suicide bombers
Aid and the Palestine Financial Crisis: A viewpoint on an ongoing debate (A Palestinian's viewpoint)

HT - Little Green Footballs