NEW YORK — A U.S. appeals court has tossed out a US$654 million jury verdict against the Palestine Liberation Organization for damages Americans suffered in Palestinian terror attacks. The United States government had said the case threatened to financially destabilize the Palestinian government and harm the region. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan threw out the case Wednesday. A jury last year awarded US$218 million to Americans affected by Palestinian terror attacks that have killed Americans. In court papers after the jury verdict, the U.S. government said that if the Palestinian Authority were to collapse, there would be a security crisis impacting Israelis, Palestinians and others in the region.

Source: National Post September 01, 2016 16:18 UTC