In May 2020, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke clearly when he proclaimed that he would “fully support the Taylor Force Act, which prohibits aid to the PA [Palestinian Authority] based on payments they make to terrorists in Israeli jails.” While it’s not uncommon for a candidate’s promises to go unfulfilled once they take office, Biden was speaking about a widely supported and bipartisan act that has been the law of the land for nearly three years and keeps U.S. taxpayer dollars from aiding and abetting terrorism. This wasn’t a small promise, and the Biden administration would be wrong to attempt to subvert this law, either in spirit and letter, as it seeks to engage with the Palestinian leadership.

Yet, that may very well prove to be where we are, as new reports coupled with recent confirmation from the State Department indicate that the Biden administration intends to find a workaround to the current law by reopening funding channels to the Palestinian Authority, even as the PA increases payouts to terrorists. Just recently, the families of two Palestinians, who killed five members of the Fogel family while asleep in their beds, were gifted an increase in monthly payments.