[ April 23, 2024 ]
The Jerusalem District Court has ordered the Palestinian Authority to pay nearly $150 million in damages to the families of people killed in terror attacks.
The decision comes following a lawsuit brought by Shurat Hadin, an Israeli legal advocacy group, on behalf of relatives of victims from a number of attacks, mostly carried out during the Second Palestinian Intifada in the early 2000s. A previous court ruling from last year found the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization to be liable for those attacks, along with other actors.
In its decision, the Jerusalem court ruled that the funds would come from tax money that Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians so crooked Palestinians won’t be able to avoid payment. Under interim peace deals, Israel collects customs duties and other taxes on behalf of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, and transfers the funds to the Palestinians each month. These transfers cover a sizable chunk of the Palestinian government’s budget.
The court gave Israel until next month to appeal the decision if it wants the order annulled. Israel might consider appealing if it fears the freezing of the funds could destabilize the cash-strapped Palestinian government.
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“We continue to fight even 20 years later and we will not rest until we achieve justice for terror victims,” said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, the tireless head of Shurat Hadin.
Hussein al-Sheikh, the Palestinian official who coordinates the Palestinian Authority’s communication with Israel, called the decision “piracy and and theft of Palestinian money.” His expected comment did not surprise anyone.
- In July 2019, Jerusalem District Court Judge Moshe Drori ruled that the PA and PLO were not state bodies that could claim immunity from damages claims.
- He also cited the PLO’s longtime policy of paying stipends to imprisoned terrorists and the families of Palestinians killed while carrying out attacks.
- And he said both the PA and PLO had played a role in inciting the Palestinian public into attacking Israelis.
- The bodies also carry responsibility for “financial and practical support” as well as ideological encouragement for the attacks, he wrote.
- The ruling covered attacks carried by groups allied with the PA and PLO, as well as by rivals Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
- Drori claimed that the PA and PLO officials lionized the killers of Israeli civilians in official publications, in public rallies, and by naming streets and city squares after them.
The Second Intifada, or “uprising,” was a four-year wave of Palestinian violence in 2000-2004 that included over 130 suicide bombings targeting Israeli city centers and civilian life.
Why it’s important
This decision goes beyond the fair compensation due to the victims of Islamic terrorism. It confirms that the media are lying when they claim that the Palestinian Authority is a moderate organisation. It is not. It’s a terrorist organisation. The court’s decision confirms it.
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24 Comments
3 years ago
shitslam in a human is worse than rabies in a dog
3 years ago
Palestinian Authority ordered to pay $150 million in damages to victims of terrorism …… and several Neo-Members of Congress want Palestinian Authority to receive $200 million in ‘Humanitarian Aid’ ??!!!
3 years ago
Reply to
Anthony Silvio
If an illegal alien is just a undocumented immigrant why aren’t drug dealers just undocumented pharmacists? Or loan sharks just undocumented loan officers (thx to my L.A. friend for that line)?
3 years ago
Reply to
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
That one has been around for several decades. How old is your L.A. friend?
3 years ago
Reply to
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
thats the face Omar makes when she sleeps with AOC and remembers it was
without protection?
3 years ago
Reply to
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
thats the face Omar makes when she sleeps with AOC and remembers it was
without protection?
3 years ago
Reply to
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
thats the face Omar makes when she sleeps with AOC and remembers it was
without protection?
3 years ago
Reply to
dad1927
Nothing crawls out of there. Once you get stuck, you’re there until you die.
3 years ago
‘In its decision, the Jerusalem court ruled that the funds would come
from tax money that Israel collects on behalf of the Palestinians so
crooked Palestinians won’t be able to avoid payment. ‘ Go Israel! F*ck all Jew haters and muslum lovers.
3 years ago
The Palestinian Authority is an extension of Nazi Germany. The Palestinian Authority needs to be destroyed as they are at war with Israel and the West. The Palestinian Authority wants to exterminate Israel and does not want peace. Look at Gaza.
3 years ago
The PA and Hamas have also rejected the 50 Billion in aid and development funds pledged by Perhaps,now they will reconsider? Don’t hold your breath. They Are looking forward to the Commiecrat President who help destroy Israel.
3 years ago
OK
3 years ago
Don’t hold your breath.
