ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS)
Israeli victims of terror file massive lawsuit against Arab Bank
by Akiva Bigman
December 31, 2019
Over 1,132 Israeli victims of terrorism and families of Israelis murdered in terrorist attacks have filed a 20 billion shekel ($5.8 billion) lawsuit against the Arab Bank Plc, which is based in Jordan. The lawsuit claims that the bank cooperated with, supported, assisted, funded, and encouraged terrorist actions that resulted in thousands of casualties and wounded. This is the first time a bank has been sued for alleged involvement in financing terrorism, although victims of terrorism have filed suits against both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. READ MORE