process, support for aid is based
on the passionate belief that even
with the rise of Hamas, most
Palestinians are willing to live in
peace with their Israeli neigh-
bors.
Opponents are similarly dri-
ven by strong emotion — by old
images of an implacably violent
and hostile Arab population that
can never be trusted to live up to
international agreements. Amer-
ican aid, they imply, is based
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sential character.
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ministration have a right to de-
mand accountability for the funds
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aid to groups with histories as
bloody as the PLO's.
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ple can simply never be trusted.
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cials here, like Israeli leaders and
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