Palestinian Authority continues to demonize Donald Trump
Columnist for official PA daily:
- "Trump is a racist president"
- If we act "wisely and cleverly," we can manipulate Trump
The Palestinian Authority continues to demonize President-Elect Donald Trump, since his reelection. A regular columnist for the PA's official daily, who is also a former senior advisor to the former PA prime minister, defined Trump as "a racist… full of racism… an extremist." However, he added that if "we act wisely and cleverly," knowing Trump's "mentality," the PA could change him:
Regular columnist for official PA daily Omar Hilmi Al-Ghoul: "You know, [US President-Elect Donald] Trump is a racist president, he is full of racism and is an extremist"
Official PA TV host: "And a populist."
Omar Hilmi Al-Ghoul: "And a populist. But at the same time, he is a dealmaker. Is there an Arab Palestinian player who can ratify a deal with Trump in order to do a re-examination? It depends. I think that brother [PA] President [Mahmoud Abbas], who congratulated, sent a congratulatory telegram, and afterwards called [Trump] is a step on the path to bridging the ties with this man… If we act wisely and cleverly according to the logic and mentality of Trump, it will be possible to cause a positive change in direction."
[Official PA TV, Topic of the Day, Nov. 11, 2024]
In another article, the same columnist demonized Trump as well as the majority of Americans, whom he coined the "racist majority":
"The white and racist majority [in America] from among the Evangelists voted for Republican candidate [Donald Trump]. More than this, the president-elect succeeded in penetrating sectors of Black and Latino Americans, despite his [Trump's] racism, and they voted for him."
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida website, Nov. 7, 2024]
This hate speech comes on the heels of eight years of PA demonization and mocking of Trump, as reported by Palestinian Media Watch. The PA sees no difference between Trump and Hitler. The PA has said that Trump is "stupid," the "brother of a whore," and that his "rubbish" is not worth a Jerusalem child's urine.
Based on the PA columnist's statements, Mahmoud Abbas' calling Trump to congratulate him on his reelection is part of the PA's strategy to "act wisely and cleverly" with the "racist president" Trump in order to manipulate him into supporting the PA.