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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