Legal Opinion
Belhas v. Ya'Alon
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 15, 2008No. 07-7009PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE.
Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
SENTELLE, Chief Judge.
Appellants brought this action seeking damages for injuries and deaths resulting from a battle between Israel and the terrorist organization Hezbollah along the Lebanese border. The defendant, a retired general of the Israeli Defense Forces (“IDF”), had become available for service of process by visiting the United States as a fellow at a Washington, D.C., think tank. The district court dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction, citing the Foreign Sovereign…
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