Today, Tuesday, the Ministry of Finance announced another achievement within a month this year in terms of cases filed against the Palestinian National Authority and the Liberation Organization in American courts.

The Finance Ministry added in its statement that a decision was issued by the US Court of Appeals in favor of the Palestinian Authority in dismissing two cases, namely (Sokolow) and ((fuld), which will spare the Authority from paying about 1.7 billion dollars to compensate American families or those who hold American citizenship, claiming responsibility for it and the organization. Operations carried out during the past years.

The decision of the US Court of Appeals on the two cases came after the law firm contracting with the Palestinian Authority and government fought a legal battle and a series of pleadings that took place over the years, in light of the amendment to the ATCA FIX law and the US administration’s support for the plaintiffs’ position.

The plaintiffs in the Sokolow case had demanded financial compensation from the Palestinian Authority and the PLO, alleging their involvement in operations that took place in Jerusalem between 2001-2004. The value of the compensation amounted to $1.1 billion, as the US Court of Appeals made its final decision to dismiss the lawsuit despite The other party has continued to plead and appeal without interruption since 2016.

With regard to the “FULD” case, it is one of the cases filed against the Authority and the PLO since 2020, alleging their responsibility for carrying out operations during the year 2018, as the plaintiffs amended their original allegations in the case despite the fact that the new American law targets the Authority and the PLO, and the amount of compensation requested is 600 million dollars.

The Ministry of Finance praised the efforts of the team of lawyers and their success to date in refuting 32 court rulings and dropping cases filed against the State of Palestine with no less than $6.2 billion in judicial claims.

It is noteworthy that these cases were re-registered and pleaded after the plaintiffs were able to obtain laws from the US Congress that support their position under the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act. By winning these two cases, Palestine has achieved its fourth victory in the American courts since the beginning of the year.