Supreme Court Declines to Reopen Terrorism Victims' Lawsuit Over Bank Allegedly Tied to Hamas
The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that victims of Hamas's attacks and their family members won't get another chance to sue a Lebanese bank for allegedly helping the terrorists.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the 9-0
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UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway sanction 2 far-right Israeli Cabinet ministers
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