A federal judge in Brooklyn ordered a trial for damages today against Arab Bank, PLC for families of victims in a Hamas terrorist financing case.

On September 22 this year, a U.S. District Court jury held Jordan-based Arab Bank, PLC liable for helping Hamas finance terror attacks against Americans in Israel.


Judge Brian M. Cogan ordered that the damages trial be held on May 18, 2015 (read the order below).
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After a lengthy trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York held Jordan-based Arab Bank, PLC liable for helping Hamas finance 24 terrorist attacks that injured Americans in Israel between 2001 and 2004.

The terror-financing litigation has been active for more than a decade, but this case is historic because it is the very first such case to ever have a trial.


The jury verdict (read it below) holds Arab Bank liable for some of the most vicious terror acts carried out against civilians traveling on buses in Israel, eating pizza at Sbarro’s, or enjoying coffee with friends when Hamas carried out the attacks.
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According to Israel’s Attorney General Menachum Mazuz, Israel is “preparing for a wave of international lawsuits over the operation in Gaza.”

To date, no such lawsuits have been filed.


According to Yedioth Ahronot:

IDF officers intending to travel to Europe, whether for business or pleasure, have been advised to contact the Judge Advocate General’s Office prior to leaving Israel; and some may be instructed not to leave the country.

The advisory has been issued following Israel’s concern that international arrest warrants may be issued against officers who were involved in the Israeli offensive in Gaza, on charges of war crimes.