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Monday, August 24, 2015
US judge: Palestinians to pay $10m to secure terror verdict
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA US district judge in New York City orders Palestinian authorities to pay $10 million in cash to secure hundreds of millions awarded to Americans killed in terrorist attacks.
Judge George B. Daniels also says the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority must pay $1 million each month while the case is on appeal. Their attorney declines to comment.
A jury awarded $218.5 million in damages this year in a lawsuit brought by victims and survivors of attacks that killed 33 people and injured hundreds more.
That amount was then automatically tripled by the US Anti-Terrorism Act.
This month, the US State Department intervened in the lawsuit, arguing a high bond could destabilize the cash-strapped Palestinian government.
— AP
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