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February 2, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/7838828.htm

Miami Suit Seeks $20 Million from Palestinians for Terrorist Acts

(AP/Miami Herald) Hilary Roxe - Moshe Saperstein, a U.S. citizen injured in a terrorist attack in Israel, and the estate of Ahuva Amergi, an Israeli lawyer killed by the same attacker, have filed a lawsuit in federal court in Miami, seeking more than $20 million from Yasser Arafat, five Palestinian groups, and other individuals accused of organizing, facilitating, and sponsoring attacks against Jewish civilians. A U.S. law grants federal district courts jurisdiction in cases related to international terrorism, or in cases that violate international law or U.S. treaties. Saperstein falls under the first case, Amergi under the second, the filing said.

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