The claimants are demanding NIS 450 million in compensation.
The families of victims of terrorist attacks today filed a lawsuit with the Jerusalem District Court against the Palestinian Authority, the former head of the Fatah Tanzim units in the West Bank, Marwan Barghouti, and seven other terrorists now in prison in Israel. The claimants are demanding NIS 450 million in compensation from the respondents.
Barghouti was arrested by the IDF in April 2002 during operation Defensive Shield. He was convicted of the murder of five Israel in four separate terrorist attacks and sentenced to five life terms plus 40 years.
The 14 claimants are relatives of Ronen Landau and Yoela Hen, who were murdered in two terrorist attacks in Givat Zeev outside Jerusalem. The attack that killed Hen was carried out at the direct order of Barghouti in revenge for the killing of Raad Karmi. During questioning, Barghouti admitted his responsibility for the attack.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on July 24, 2008
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