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BELHAS v. YA`ALON

Civil Action No. 05-2167 (PLF).

466 F.Supp.2d 127 (2006)

Ali Saadallah BELHAS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Moshe YA`ALON, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

December 14, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Klimaski, Klimaski & Associates, PC, Washington, DC, Judith Brown Chomsky, Michael Poulshock, Law Offices of Judith Chomsky, Elkins Park, PA, for Plaintiffs.

Robert Neil Weiner, Jean Engelmayer Kalicki, Arnold & Porter, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendant.

OPINION

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.1 Plaintiffs, citizens of Lebanon, have brought suit against Israeli General Moshe Ya`alon under the Alien Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1350 ("ATCA"), and the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991...

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