PLO owes over $200 million in damages for jihad
A victory has been found for victims of terrorism at a NYC court:
Update: the PLO may end up owing more than $655 million.
The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority were the catalysts for a series of terrorist attacks in the early 2000s in Israel that killed or wounded several Americans, a U.S. jury found Monday at a high-stakes civil trial.Good point. It would be even better if the PLO leaders were thrown in prison for what they enabled, and someday, they will end up paying very dearly for all the trouble they'll continue to cause.
In finding the Palestinian authorities liable in the attacks, jurors awarded the victims $218.5 million in damages for the bloodshed. The U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act could allow for that to be tripled.
The case in Manhattan and another in Brooklyn have been viewed as the most notable attempts by American victims of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to use U.S. courts to seek damages that could reach into the billions of dollars. [...]
In closing arguments, plaintiff attorney Kent Yalowitz had urged the Manhattan jury to order the PLO and Palestinian Authority to pay $350 million for providing material support to terrorists involved in six bombings and shootings from 2002 to 2004.
No amount could make up for the human toll, he said. “But if the only thing you can give them is money, then money has to stand in as compensation for the unspeakable loss,” he added.
Update: the PLO may end up owing more than $655 million.
Labels: anti-semitism, islam, Israel, jihad, terrorism, United States, war on terror
