Federal Appeals Court Reinstates $656 Million Judgment Against Palestinian Authorities

The Supreme Court previously ruled that American victims of the Palestinian Liberation Organization or Palestinian Authority could sue in U.S. courts.

The Thurgood Marshall Federal Court House in lower Manhattan, N.Y., on Dec. 29, 2021. Bryan R. Smith/AFP

A federal appellate court has agreed to reinstate a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities for Americans killed or wounded in attacks by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority while in Israel.

The ruling from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was issued in the wake of a Supreme Court decision authorizing such suits for victims of international terrorism in a legal saga that’s been ongoing since the mid-2010s.