FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen at dusk on Jan. 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
An appeals court has reinstated a $656 million judgment against the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of Americans who were killed or wounded in attacks in Israel.
Big picture view:
This means that the multi-million-dollar fine these organizations were supposed to pay but didn’t, due to a previous verdict that was tossed out, will now be available to victims' families who filed the lawsuit decades ago.
Dig deeper:
In June 2025, the Supreme Court upheld a 2019 law that was enacted by Congress to allow victims’ lawsuits to go forward against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority.
The backstory:
A jury found the PLO and the Palestinian Authority liable for the terrorist attacks which killed 33 people and wounded hundreds more in the early 2000s and a 2018 stabbing death of a U.S.-born settler outside a mall in the West Bank.
What they're saying:
"Our client families are very relieved that the court has reinstated the judgment without requiring a new trial. They have been waiting for a very long time for justice to be done," attorney Kent Yalowitz said in an email to The Associated Press.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from The Associated Press.