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January 26, 2016

Taking the Sponsors of Palestinian Terror to Court

How an American terror victim’s father won a groundbreaking settlement.

In 1995, an operative of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) drove a van filled with explosives into an Israeli bus, killing the American college student Alisa Flatow along with seven Israelis, and wounding dozens more. With the help of the attorneys Steven Perles and Thomas Fay, Flatow’s father Stephen sued Iran, the main sponsor of PIJ, initiating a legal battle that went on for over a decade. Convincing a U.S. court to award damages proved relatively easy, but convincing the Clinton administration to pay the damages out of Iranian assets proved nearly impossible. M. R. O’Connor tells the story of the case, and the eventual victory:

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January 26, 2016

  1. The Sunni-Shiite War, Pakistan, and Israel

    Looming: a nuclear showdown between Iran and Pakistan.

  2. Taking the Sponsors of Palestinian Terror to Court

    How an American terror victim’s father won a groundbreaking settlement.

  3. Torture and Confessions in Jewish Law

    Can a person bear witness against himself?

  4. Jerry Coyne’s Confused Attack on Religion

    Shifting definitions and circular arguments.

  5. Two Bitter Anniversaries for Middle Eastern Democracy

    The overthrow of Mubarak and the victory of Hamas.