A U.S. district judge ruled that suicide bombings and other forms of violence against civilians in Israel violate international law. The “plaintiffs have successfully stated claims for genocide and crimes against humanity,” Nina Gershon said Tuesday of 1,600 survivors of those killed by terrorism aided by the Arab Bank.
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