“Jurors found the bank liable for transferring cash to operatives and handling $5,300 death benefits to families of suicide bombers from a Saudi charity group.” It is good to see the financiers of jihad terror being held to a small measure of accountability.
“Jury finds bank liable for suicide bombings in Israel,” by Selim Algar, New York Post, September 22, 2014:
In a landmark verdict, a Brooklyn federal jury Monday found that a Jordanian bank is liable for knowingly supporting terror operations connected to 24 attacks that killed or injured Americans in the Middle East during the early 2000s.
Roughly 300 victims of those terror attacks in Israel and the occupied territories sued Arab Bank for knowingly transacting with members of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
After two days of deliberation, the jury found the banking giant liable for every one of the attacks — from bus bombings to an explosion at a Sbarro pizzeria.
Jurors found the bank liable for transferring cash to operatives and handling death benefits of $5,300 apiece to families of suicide bombers from a Saudi charity group.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs hailed the verdict as the first time a financial institution has been found culpable for financing terror.
“When a bank opens its doors to terror they will be held accountable -that’s what the jury found,” said attorney Mark Werbner after the verdict.
Arab Bank’s attorneys had argued that they followed all proper banking protocols and never conducted business with anyone listed on an official terror list.
They also contended that private companies should not be in the businesses of deciding who qualifies as a terrorist and who doesn’t.
Attorney Shand Stephens was dismissive of the verdict outside of court and predicted its demise on appeal.
“The evidence is a mile wide and an inch deep,” he said. “The second circuit is going to overturn this.”
Jurors found the bank liable for transferring cash to operatives and handling $5,300 death benefits to families of suicide bombers from a Saudi charity group.
Juror Jill Rath of Wantagh said there was limited quibbling during deliberations and that the verdict was an obvious one.
“There was a great deal of knowledge about the customers, about the events that were taking place, about who they were supporting,” she said of Arab Bank.
The mother of one of the attack victims, Steve Averbach, said she was relieved by the verdict and found it long overdue.
Her son was crippled by a suicide attack on a Jerusalem bus in 2003 and eventually died in 2010.
“This victims of this terror should be reimbursed for all these years of suffering,” said Maida Averbach.
A separate trial will now be held to determine damages.
Arab Bank said it will appeal the verdict.
Rebecca says
A CHARITY group to help suicide bombers?????????
Disgusting
mortimer says
Yep. And many private Arab millionaires have offered bounties to the families of suicide murderers too.
Hopefully, this precedent will have a chilling effect on those who reward jihad.
Ragai Mitry says
Robert, can you find out the name of this Saudi charity and publicize it. It merits a separate blog page, for future archiving/reference, instead of being buried in the middle of this article. Ideally, a list of all charities suspected or convicted of working with terrorists should be permanently attached and updated .
Bettina says
Hear, Hear Ragai — I LIKE your suggestion!
Bettina says
Also, Ragai, you can send Robert a direct email of your request thru the contact form on the right of every screen page.
steakman says
Excellent. We need to hit this scourge called ISLAM from EVERY angle…they all run on Cash..lots of it. Depelete that and we deplete their ability to cause harm.
Alarmed Pig Farmer says
Some a Jordan bank got busted for profiting by the Jihad, so what? The country represents the best possible Islam, a Moslem population kept under strict dictatorial control. Just the other day Amman announced new controls on mosque licensing and imam selection, with a ban on calls for Jihad. Well, to me Islam without Jihad is like a German Shepherd without teeth, but the gubmint there is doing what Ataturk did with success in Turkey: put a lid on the Islam and maintain order.
Funny, but Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon have always been the ones lauded as the potential of Islam for modernity. Well, Erdogan has replaced Ataturk and Lebanon has gone into the Ko-Ranic chaos tank. I don’t think Jordan can pull this move off, but I like the idea. Can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, not that I like to see pigs put in a negative light.
Oliver says
If one googles “Muslim charities linked to terrorism in the US” get about 5 pages -including sources. And where headquartered and the accusers.
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On the topic of Terrorist charities– THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ( I BELEIVE STARTED UNDER PRESIDENT BUSH; AND DEFINITELY (MORE OR LESS– REALLY, LESS) CONTINUED UNDER OBAMA:
THE HOLY LAND FOUNDATION.
However, the ATTORNEY GENERAL, ERIC HOLDER, has REFUSED, FOR A FEW YEARS, to turn over to Congress ( The House, anyhow; probably would to Reid) information about this, and what is being done.
This PREDATES FAST & FURIOS, AND THE IRS SCANDALS ( amongst other scandals) but has received virtually no write ups in the lame stream media. (Probably because it shows Muslims in a bad light).(( IE. Holder refusing to turn over documents to the House).
(as per Wikipedia: On Nov. 10, 2004, convicted by U.S. Federal Court of funding Hamas, and liable for damages in a teen’s death.
Curious- can the parents of the three teens killed by Hamas,( and, in today’s HONEST REPORTING an item- two of the slime responsible for the three teens murder, were killed. Great news for the start of the Jewish New Year. Now, if to go a bit further-all of the Hamas leaders would die, and then their followers-it would be great).
David, Thailand says
As the defence lawyer chuckled, decent people can celebrate all they want but the decision will be overturned by the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th or seventh circuit.
wildjew says
“Jurors found the bank liable for transferring cash to operatives and handling $5,300 death benefits to families of suicide bombers from a Saudi charity group…..”
Saudi charities not only funded Palestinian terror organizations but al-Qaeda. Our government (the FBI) knew the Saudis had been funding al-Qaeda but the American people were not told, even after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Bettina says
Now for a nice bit of news:
The two Hamas terrorists who kidnapped and killed teenagers Gilad, Naftali, and Eyal have been killed in a “complex intelligence operation” by the Shabak, IDF and SWAT teams!
How do you like THAT for summary justice AND saving Israel a bundle in prison costs for those terrorist cowards. YOU GO, ISRAEL!
The short article is at:
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/breaking-killers-of-naftali-eyal-and-gilad-eliminated/2014/09/23/
GP says
“Jurors found the bank liable for transferring cash to operatives and handling $5,300 death benefits to families of suicide bombers from a Saudi charity group.” It is good to see the financiers of jihad terror being held to a small measure of accountability.
“Jury finds bank liable for suicide bombings in Israel,”
I believe there are hundreds of these charities functioning inside America and the West. However due to liberals, leftists, and political correctness within the US, the DOJ and IRS are much too busy tracking down Tea Party members to focus on such groups. God Bless America, God Help America.
Judi says
Unfortunately, I do not think any of the victims’ families will receive any compensation. In 2006, Daniel Wutz was murdered by a suicide bomber in a Tel Aviv restuarant. His family sued Iran and Syria for bankrolling the terrorists. They were eventually awarded $332 million, but up until the present day, I don’t think they have received a dime.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2145621/Family-Daniel-Wultz-awarded-332M-judgement-Iran-Syria-Israeli-suic
Walter Sieruk says
As for the murderous actions of what those who engage in the jihad call “martyrdom operation” which are in realty suicide/homicide attacks. Such deadly actions are the result of people being thoroughly brainwash the the imams and mullahs who mind program into believing in the Islamic doctrine from the Quran ,44:54. 55:56. 78:31. , of a paradise with many virgins, houris, in it for the Muslim male who dies a a “martyr” for the cause of Islam. The actual origin of this Islamic doctrine was not from a divine source but ,in reality, it was taken or lifted from Arabian and Zoroastrian mythology, by wicked and deceptive men, then inserted into the Quran and other written works of Islam. Now is doctrine /myth of a place with virgins is now part of the whole hoax of Islam. Furthermore the Bible had predicted about the coming of such false teaches as these imams and mullahs who very much indoctrinate this type of myth/doctrine as of a place with virgins into the hearts and minds of others.For the Bible reads “”For the time will come when they will not stand wholesome teachings, but will follow their own fancy and gather a crowd of teachers to tickle their ears. They will stop their ears to the truth and turn to mythology.”
Second Timothy 4:3,4. [N.E.B.]