BELHAS v. YA'ALON

No. 07-7009.

515 F.3d 1279 (2008)

Ali Saadallah BELHAS et al., Appellants v. Moshe YA'ALON, former Head of Army Intelligence Israel, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 15, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith Brown Chomsky argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs were Katherine Gallagher, Maria LaHood, Jennifer Green, and James Klimaski.

Moira I. Feeney was on the brief for amicus curiae Center for Justice & Accountability in support of appellant.

Robert N. Weiner argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee Moshe Ya'alon.

Before: SENTELLE, Chief Judge; HENDERSON, Circuit Judge; and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE.

Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

SENTELLE, Chief Judge.

Appellants brought this action seeking damages for injuries and deaths resulting from a battle between Israel and the terrorist organization Hezbollah along the Lebanese border. The defendant, a retired general of the Israeli Defense Forces ("IDF"), had become available for service of process by visiting the United...

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