Legal Opinion
Mohamad v. Rajoub
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2009No. Civil Case 08-1800 (RJL)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD J. LEON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this case are the widow and sons of Azzam Rahim, a U.S. citizen, who was tortured and killed in the West Bank of Israel in September 1995. The defendants are three individuals (i.e. Jibril Rajoub, Amin Al-Hindi, and Tawfik Tirawi), the Palestinian Authority, and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Plaintiffs allege that the defendants violated the Torture Victim Protection Act (“TVPA”), the Alien Tort Statute, and federal common law. Defendants Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization (“defendants”) have…
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