Hey Ton' you're not a 'poodle', you set your own path right? LOL, frankly I didn't realize the US government had any power over a citizen of another sovereign nation. Well guess they do....
No, no, I’m guessing it’s more like this: Tony becomes the sugar daddy to the Palestinians - working on getting their economy going, building trust, etc., he’ll be their man, while being set (now publicly) in opposition to Rice and the U.S., who is naturally in the Israeli camp. This is classic good cop, bad cop.