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Israeli foreign minister pushing for compensation from PA for slain and injured Israelis

16 March 2008

Bethlehem – Ma'an – Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni has given directives to enable Israeli victims of Palestinian attacks to sue the Palestinian Authority in Israeli courts in order to claim financial reimbursement.

Israeli sources said that Livni will contact Israeli courts asking them to comply with her suggestion.

These new directives will pave the way for dozens of cases to be filed against the Palestinian Authority by victims, or families of victims, seeking financial compensation for their casualties.
The pretext given is that the Palestinian Authority failed to prevent military attacks against Israelis from its territories.

However, the individual responsible for last weeks shooting in Jerusalem was a resident in the city and a holder of an Israeli ID card.

The ministry of foreign affairs has signed a message to be sent to the central court in Jerusalem on behalf of 55 Israeli families who have filed cases demanding huge financial reimbursement from the Palestinian Authority. This message is expected to remove all impediments which have so far prevented suing the Palestinian Authority before Israeli courts.

A high-ranking Israeli political source said that despite the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Livni wanted to explain that whilst Israel wants to reach a historic compromise with the Palestinians, "terrorism will not be accepted."

The source added that the Palestinian Authority must take part in the war against terror.

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Mann News is a Fatah news agency.