By Pete Williams
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to revive a
lawsuit against the Palestine Liberation Organization that was brought
by Americans who were victimized by terror attacks in Israel.
Eleven
American families sued the PLO, Yasser Arafat and others over seven
terror incidents from 2001 to 2004, claiming that the attacks were
perpetrated by security officers and other agents of the Palestinian
Authority. The families invoked the federal Anti-Terrorism Act, which
gives any American injured by an act of terrorism the right to sue for
damages.
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Source: NBC News
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