Of course the US and the EU rushed to restore aid as soon as they had a colorable excuse. And of course Fatah is going to use it to help fund Hamas terrorists, including those in the Gaza Strip:

Many of those people, of course, are unrepentant terrorists and die-hard Hamas soldiers - they're the same ones who were murdering Fatah people in the streets a couple days ago. We agree with Meryl that Fatah got beat militarily, contra Ted Belman's theory that they took a dive. We just don't think that the Palestinians can pull off such a complicated conspiracy - if they had that kind of logistical and tactical skill, they'd have a state already. But wow, this certainly seems to have worked out nicely for them: Hamas employees are now getting paid with Western funds, just as if the boycott had been lifted with Hamas in power. But never ascribe to malice what can be explained by incompetence. This is a trick Abbas has pulled before. There wasn't any complicated plot last time, and there isn't one this time - the West's eagerness to blindly aid the Palestinian is so overwhelming that the Palestinians don't need to bother subtly plotting how to coordinate their terrorism with Western acquiescence. It works out that way anyway.

References:
* Fayad to pay all PA employees soon [JPost]
* Did Fatah take a dive? [Yourish.com]
* Did US order Fatah to take a dive? [IsraPundit]
* Done and Done: Abbas Takes US Money and Cutting Edge Weapons, Tells the US That He's Siding With Hamas Anyway [MR]

Previously:
* White House: Sure Abbas is Powerless, But That Doesn't Mean Israel Shouldn't Give Him Land
* The Oh-So-Moderate Abbas Urges Palestinians To Unite, Target Israelis
* Tell Us, President Abbas, How Can We Help You Today?

Cross-posted to:
* The Astute Bloggers
* Israpundit