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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/nyregion/arab-bank-found-guilty-of-supporting-terrorist.html?_r=0
U.S. Court Finds Arab Bank Liable for Supporting Terrorism
(New York Times) Stephanie Clifford - A federal jury on Monday found Arab Bank liable for knowingly supporting terrorism efforts connected to two dozen attacks in and around Israel during the second Palestinian uprising of the early 2000s. The plaintiffs said the acts had been carried out by Hamas, and accused Arab Bank of supporting the organization by handling transfers and payments for Hamas members. "Terrorist organizations have been able to thrive largely because folks like Arab Bank and others have turned a blind eye," said Gary Osen, a plaintiffs' lawyer. The 297 plaintiffs represent those who were killed, injured or had a family member killed in the Hamas attacks.