Israeli court rules Abbas responsible for terror attacks
An Israeli court ruled that the Palestinian Authority is to be held responsible for terror attacks not carried out by its own people, prompting questions of how the ruling will affect PA security cooperation with Israel.
The Jerusalem District Court handed down a precedent-setting ruling July 8 holding the Palestinian Authority (PA) responsible for acts of terror, even those perpetrated by Islamic Jihad or Hamas. The ruling was issued in the case of 17 claims for damages brought against the PA by families of Israeli victims of terror attacks over the past 20 years. The families were represented by attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, founder of Shurat HaDin, a nongovernmental organization that conducts massive lawsuits against terror organizations.
