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December 30, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/1209/Judge_frustrated_by_admin_pass_on_PA_terror_case.html

U.S. Judge Frustrated by Administration Pass on PA Terror Case

(Politico) Josh Gerstein - In an opinion filed Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler complained that the Obama administration was "particularly unhelpful" and the State Department "mealy-mouthed" in refusing to provide official guidance on a lawsuit brought against the Palestinian Authority in connection with a terrorist shooting attack in 2000 in Jerusalem that claimed the life of an American, Esh Kodesh Gilmore, 25. After explicitly declining to take a formal position, the government lawyers said: "The United States supports just compensation for victims of terrorism from those responsible for their losses and has encouraged all parties to resolve these cases to their mutual benefit. At the same time, the United States remains concerned about the potentially significant impact that these default cases may have on the defendants' financial and political viability."

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