Compensation claim against Lebanese gov't in works

[Scurrilous]

Attorneys Yehudah Talmon, Yoram Dantziger, and Nitzah Libai preparing symbolic lawsuit to be presented in US against Lebanese government for compensation to be paid to Israeli businesses, citizens for war damages

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3278932,00.html

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"Who will pay the thousands of people whose property and businesses were damaged during the war in the north? Attorney Yehudah Talmon is initiating the submission of a symbolic claim in a US civil court.

Talmon, aided by a team of lawyers and accountants, will claim in the lawsuit that the Lebanese government is responsible for damages caused to residents of Israel because it didn't prevent Hizbullah from acting from its territory to harm Israeli citizens, thus violating the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism.

The team, which will work with Talmon to consolidate the claim, is expected to include, among others, the former Chief Administrator of the Courts and judge, Dan Arbel, Attorneys Yoram Dantziger, Nitzah Libay and the office of Ziv Haft Public Accountants. According to Talmon, the team is slated to convene next week to consolidate the claim.

"We have been swamped with petitions from tens of citizens, most of them business owners, who want to participate in the lawsuit," says Talmon."

[sinkingfeeling]

1. I would think Lebanon has a better case against Israel. Israel has

bombed a country that they're not even fighting (at least, no right this minute).