Legal Opinion
Klayman v. Obama
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 21, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2014-1484PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TANYA S. CHUTEAN, District Judge
Plaintiff Larry Klayman visited Israel in 2014, when violence related to the Palestinian organization Hamas erupted. He and seven anonymous plaintiffs allege they (or their decedents) were “subject to the crimes of attempted murder and of assault by HAMAS____” (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 16-18, ECF No. 7). The Plaintiffs allege a scheme to “funnel money from within the United States of America” in order to “finance terrorism by HAMAS and its parent the Muslim Brotherhood.....” (Id. ¶ 20). Plaintiffs have sued Hamas, President Obama, Secretary of State John…
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