Another Case of Fraud In The Justice System

This is probably one of the worst cases of fraud that has ever blemished the American Justice System.  A jury in New York awarded $218.5 million in damages to the families of victims of suicide bombers in Israel in the early 2000s.  On the surface, this looks like a good thing but we need to see what's truly happening here.

The defendants in this case were the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority, which is now known as the State of Palestine (since 2013).  The jurors found that these two entities are liable for the deaths of Americans and under the Anti-Terrorism Act, they awarded them monetary settlements.

In the first place, did the bombers act under orders of the PLO or the State of Palestine?  Nothing in any of the news articles I could find proved that they did.  If these were lone bombers who were attacking Israel, then these organizations cannot be held responsible, any more than the United States is responsible for the actions of Timothy McVeigh, who blew up the federal building in Oklahoma City.

Second, the PLO did not exist until 1964 and the Palestinian Authority until 1993.  Both were formed out of a need due to Israel stealing land from the Palestinians.  How, then, is Israel not being held accountable for their part in this?  Had they not stolen Palestinian land, these organizations would not exist, and therefore no trial could have been held.  Israel is the proximate cause of this action, yet Israel is not being charged, as they should be.  Israel is a nation of state-sponsored terrorism and the United States continues to support them.

Third, how many of the jurors were Palestinian-Americans?  In our country, a defendant is entitled to a trial by a jury of their peers.  If Palestine is on trial, then Palestinians should be in the jury box.  If the Israel Law Center is allowed to represent the plaintiffs, then the jurors need to be Palestinians.  Otherwise, a fair trial cannot be guaranteed.  In this case, it certainly was not a fair trial.

Fourth, assuming that awards are merited (which is not certain by any means), how did they come up with this amount?  If all 33 victims were 35 years old and earning $60,000 per year, and all received a 5% salary increase annually until their retirement at 65, they would have earned a total of $131,548,923 or 60% of what the jurors awarded.  Why such a hefty increase over their lost earnings?

This is just one more example of Americans being uninformed and lied to.  Palestine has been the victim for decades and our government not only allows it, they sponsor it.  The Israelis need to be held accountable.  The Israelis are the root cause of the problems in the Middle East and the Israelis need to pay their fair share for damages done.

I say bring Israel to trial for these crimes.  Let the actual perpetrator of the unrest in the region be held liable for their actions.  I doubt very much that Attorney Yalowitz or the Israel Law Center will be much of a help in that regard.  They certainly don't care about justice.  They only care about harming Palestine.  Again.