The United States said Tuesday it has intervened in a lawsuit against the Palestinian Authorities over attacks in Israel that killed and injured Americans, arguing that a high bond could compromise the PA's financial stability, AFP reports.
A US jury in February found the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) liable for the six attacks between 2002 and 2004, which killed 33 people and wounded more than 390 others. The families were awarded more than $218 million in damages, which was automatically tripled to about $650 million, according to the regulations outlined in the US anti-terrorism act.