Remember that time last week when Abbas said that he's reconsidering a two-state solution and then Congress naturally responded by putting a hold on that assistance?

Mr. Abbas spoke with pride of violence he had waged in his past, suggested that terrorism could start anew in the future, and essentially backed away from repeated statements that he "recognizes" Israel's right to exist. A top congressional appropriator, Foreign Operations Chairman Nita Lowey, said flatly, "President Abbas' recent statements cast doubt on his willingness to take the steps necessary for peace with Israel."... Just one day after news of the interview shocked key legislators and staffers... the administration sent over its request for $150 million in direct cash assistance to Abbas' PA. "What were they [administration officials] thinking sending over the request the day after Abbas announces he's open to re-starting terrorism and doesn't really recognize Israel's right to exist?" asked one miffed Hill staffer.

And then the State Department brought inordinate pressure to bear on Congress and got them to release the funds? And then at the same time Fatah announced that they're more or less officially rejecting the Jewish State's right to exist?

The Palestinian Authority is planning to mark Israel's 60th anniversary by calling on all Palestinians living abroad to converge on Israel by land, sea and air. The plan, drawn by Ziad Abu Ein, a senior Fatah operative and Deputy Minister for Prisoners' Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, states that the Palestinians have decided to implement United Nations Resolution 194 regarding the refugees... The initiative is the first of its kind and is clearly aimed at embarrassing Israel during the anniversary celebrations by highlighting the issue of the "right of return" for the refugees. Entitled "The Initiative of Return and Coexistence," the plan suggests that the PA has abandoned a two-state solution in favor of one state where all Arabs and Jews would live together.

Well fuck.

References:
* Abbas: Good Chance We'll Use Our US Security Assistance To Go Back To Killing Israelis [MR]
* Palestinian funding [Wash Times]
* U.S. and Palestinians sign $150 million agreement [Reuters]
* PA urges Palestinians to 'return' [JPost]

Previously:
* Holocaust Denying State Department Darling Accuses Israel Of "Holocaust" In Gaza (Plus: NYT Bias Right On Cue)
* Fatah: We're Going To Use Our New US And Russian-Supplied Weapons To Fight With Hamas Against Israel (Plus: Hamas Upgrades, Stockpiles Their Qassams)
* Israel Captures Terrorist Who Was Leading Abbas's Anti-Terrorism Forces