{"id":2024,"date":"2026-07-30T19:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2024"},"modified":"2026-07-30T19:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:41:36","slug":"palestinian-authorities-petition-scotus-to-stave-off-massive-legal-judgment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=2024","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian Authorities Petition SCOTUS to Stave Off Massive Legal Judgment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Palestinian authorities filed an application with the Supreme Court on Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to block a more than $650 million judgment against the groups, which they say would result in the loss of critical services, cause untold human suffering and destabilize the war-torn region even further.<\/p>

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On March 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit reinstated a $655.5 million judgment against the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority in an Anti-Terrorism Act case brought by U.S. victims and survivors of terrorist attacks in Israel.<\/p>\n

The Palestine Liberation Organization is the internationally recognized representative body for the Palestinian people, and the Palestinian Authority was created by the PLO in the 1990s to manage civil and security affairs in parts of the West Bank. The United States does not officially recognize either as a terror organization today. However, in 1987 Congress passed the Anti-Terrorism Act, labeling the PLO as a \u201cterrorist organization and a threat to the interests of the US.\u201d<\/p>

The PLO does have a history of armed conflict against Israel, and while the Palestinian Authority was created to be a governing body committed to a diplomatic framework, elements within it have engaged in localized violence.<\/p>\n

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