Federal Judge Dismisses Israeli Hostage’s Suit Against US Nonprofit Over Hiring Hamas Operative

Almog Meir Jan claimed the nonprofit media company aided and abetted a Hamas operative who held him captive in Gaza.
Federal Judge Dismisses Israeli Hostage’s Suit Against US Nonprofit Over Hiring Hamas Operative
Posters that read 'Home Now' depicting the portraits of the four rescued Israeli hostages from left: Andrey Kozlov, 27, Noa Argamani, 26, Shlomi Ziv, 41, and Almog Meir Jan, 22, are plastered on a wall in Tel Aviv on June 8, 2024. Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
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A federal judge in Seattle has dismissed a lawsuit by a rescued Israeli hostage alleging that a nonprofit media company was liable for hiring his captor to write articles supporting the Hamas terrorist group.

In her decision on Jan. 31, U.S. District Judge Tiffany Cartwright found that Almog Meir Jan didn’t provide enough evidence that the company knew its employee was a Hamas operative involved in human rights violations.

The judge allowed Jan to refile the suit with additional evidence and amended claims.