It looks as if Ibrahim Hooper will get his wish. “Palestine: US pledges continuation of aid to PNA,” from Xinhuanet, with thanks to Mackie:
RAMALLAH, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) — Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat Saturday said the U.S. pledged to continue financial support for the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) though the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) would lead a new Palestinian government.
Erekat told reporters following a meeting in Ramallah with visiting deputy US Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs David Welsh.
The meeting was the first high-level U.S.-Palestinian contact since Hamas, whose charter calls for destruction of Israel, scored a landslide victory in Palestinian Parliamentary elections last month.