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LIVNAT v. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

No. 15-7024 Consolidated with 15-7025.

851 F.3d 45 (2017)

Rivka LIVNAT, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ben-Yosef Livnat, et al., Appellants v. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, a/k/a The Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 24, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessica P. Weber , Baltimore, MD, argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs were Andrew D. Levy and Alan I. Baron , Washington, DC.

Peter Raven-Hansen , Philadelphia, PA, and David A. Reiser , Washington, DC, were on the brief for amici curiae Former Federal Law Enforcement Officials in support of appellants.

Mitchell R. Berger , Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Pierre H. Bergeron , Cincinnati, OH, John Burlingame , Alexandra E. Chopin , and Gassan A. Baloul , Washington, DC.

Before: Griffith and Wilkins, Circuit Judges, and Silberman, Senior Circuit Judge.

In 2011, Jewish worshippers were shot by armed gunmen at Joseph's Tomb, a holy site in the West Bank believed by many to be the burial place of the biblical patriarch. Among the victims were Ben-Yosef Livnat, who was killed, and U.S. citizens Yitzhak Safra and Natan Safra, who were...

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