Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas) has reintroduced the Limiting Immunity for Assisting Backers of Lethal Extremism (LIABLE) Act, which would allow for lawsuits against international organizations whose officials or employees materially support terrorism — just as sovereign countries can be sued for such conduct.
Since Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023, victims have sued numerous alleged abettors. Just this week, over 200 American victims and their next of kin, represented by the prominent law firm Wilkie Farr & Gallagher, filed a lawsuit in federal court against a prominent Palestinian billionaire, accusing him of building commercial properties that were used to house and conceal Hamas infrastructure.
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