U.S. judge rules for Palestinian Authority in terror attack that killed U.S. teens

[davidhaslanded]

WASHINGTON — A U.S. federal district court has ordered the
destruction of a secret memorandum that links the Palestinian Authority to
the killing of three Jewish teenagers.

The federal district court in Washington has ruled that the PA could
conceal a document that linked the Ramallah regime to a Palestinian suicide
bombing in which two Americans and an Israeli were killed in 2002. The memo
was mistakenly relayed to attorneys of the plaintiffs in their $300 million
lawsuit against the PA and the Palestine Liberation Organization.

“This decision is incomprehensible,” Scott Shatsky, the father of one of
the victims, said. “It makes me feel that justice is not being done. Maybe I’m missing something, but to me it’s just outrageous.”

-snip-

The plaintiffs have not released the PA memo. But U.S. media reports
asserted that the memo was written by PA General Intelligence Services Maj.
Ziad Abu Hamid. Abu Hamid has been identified as planner of the 2002 suicide
bombing, which killed Americans Keren Shatsky, 15; Rachel Thaler, 16, and
an Israeli, Nehemia Amar, 15.

The PA sought to retrieve the memo and appealed to the district court
that the document be destroyed. The court ordered the plaintiffs to return
or destroy the document.

http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/01/15/u-s-judge-rules-for-palestinian-authority-in-terror-attack-that-killed-u-s-teens/

[holdencaufield]

1. Shocking ... but not really surprising

[Scootaloo]

2. And why is it not surprising? n/t