Palestinians sue pro-Israel tycoons for $34.5bn
Source: Aljazeera
Damages sought from Sheldon Adelson and others for financing construction of settlements on Palestinian soil.
New York, US - A group of Palestinians has launched an ambitious $34.5bn lawsuit against US-based tycoons, charities and firms for supporting Israeli land grabs, settlement-building and other violations of Palestinians' rights these past four decades.
They seek damages from Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson; Irving Moskowitz, a philanthropist with property interests in East Jerusalem; and megachurch pastor John Hagee for financing the construction of settlements on Palestinian soil.
Lawyers also name such charities as Christian Friends of Israeli Communities and private firms, including Dead Sea-based cosmetics maker Ahava, UK-based security firm G4S and the industrial powerhouse Israel Chemicals Limited.
"We're not in this for the money, but we'll probably pick the pockets of some very wealthy corporations," Martin McMahon, a lawyer for the complainants from the firm Martin McMahon and Associates, told Al Jazeera on Monday.
"It's about time that the world woke up to the fact that Palestinians are being murdered every day with US taxpayer dollars."
Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/palestinians-sue-pro-israel-tycoons-345bn-160307191923877.html
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)These settlements are illegal.
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)Israel is out of control.
sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)"Let justice be done, though the heavens fall"
duhneece
(4,118 posts)Please let this stop the madness, the cruelty of those settlements.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)(before it is thrown out on jurisdictional grounds) will be a nice paycheck for Martin McMahon.
Bad Dog
(2,025 posts)Doesn't mean they shouldn't run.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)lark
(23,155 posts)They are 100% right, but nothing will come of it. The courts support the 1%, sad end of story.