מחלקת המדינה האמריקנית מיישבת תביעה, מתחייבת לאכיפת חוק טיילור פורס

הערכה

A federal lawsuit has forced the State Department to formally agree to implement a law it was already supposed to be following. The Taylor Force Act, passed years ago, bars aid to the Palestinian Authority as long as it pays stipends to convicted terrorists and their families. The settlement suggests the executive branch had been ignoring or weakly enforcing that restriction. The next question is whether the commitment will actually change behavior, or if further litigation will be needed to keep the department in compliance.