ESTATE OF KLIEMAN v. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

No. 15-7034.

923 F.3d 1115 (2019)

ESTATE OF Esther KLIEMAN, BY AND THROUGH its administrator, Aaron KESNER, et al., Appellants v. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, also known as Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority and Palestinian Liberation Organization, also known as PLO, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 14, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. MacAllister argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Richard D. Heideman , Tracy Reichman Kalik , and Steven R. Perles .

Mitchell R. Berger argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Gassan A. Baloul and Alexandra E. Chopin . Pierre H. Bergeron , John Burlingame , and Laura G. Ferguson entered appearances.

Before: Garland, Chief Judge, Katsas, Circuit Judge, and Williams, Senior Circuit Judge.


During the Second Intifada, Palestinian terrorists ambushed an Israeli public bus traveling in the West Bank and opened fire, killing an American schoolteacher, Esther Klieman. Klieman's estate (along with some survivors and heirs) sued numerous defendants—including the Palestinian Authority ("PA") and Palestinian...

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