Christian village of Taybeh plans US lawsuit over Israeli settler attacks
Christian village of Taybeh plans US lawsuit over Israeli settler attacks The municipality of Taybeh, a Christian village in the occupied West Bank, has called on residents who hold US passports or green cards to document attacks and property damage by Israeli settlers ahead of a planned civil lawsuit in the United States. The municipality said the case would target the settlers and “the American…
The Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank is planning to file a civil lawsuit in the United States against Israeli settlers who have been carrying out attacks and causing property damage. The municipality of Taybeh has asked residents with US passports or green cards to document any incidents they have experienced.
The planned lawsuit will also target "American institutions that support these assaults", according to the municipality. The Palestinian-American Olive Branch Funding Group, represented by lawyer Jonathan Kuttab, will cover the full cost of the case.
The Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank have reached an "unprecedented" level, according to Mustafa Barghouti, secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative party. Barghouti described the goal of the settlers as "ethnic cleansing" and accused them of operating with "total impunity".
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