NY Judge: PLO Can't Disguise Terror as War

[AP/Washington Post] Larry Neumeister - The Palestine Liberation Organization can't win dismissal of a lawsuit by victims of bombings in Israel by claiming the attacks were acts of war rather than terrorism, U.S. District Judge George Daniels ruled Tuesday. Daniels said the attacks targeted public places - not military personnel - on downtown streets, a crowded bus stop, a cafeteria at the Hebrew University, and a passenger-filled civilian bus and "do not constitute acts of war," but rather meet the legal definition of "international terrorism."


2008-10-02 01:00:00

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