Monday, January 7, 2008
Seems you could at least get a negligence finding: Sderot Families Sue Egypt for Aiding Terrorists
Ten families from Sderot are planning to sue Egypt in the Be’er Sheva District Court on Monday for its role in attacks by Gaza terrorists on their city.
All 10 families have loved ones who were murdered or seriously wounded in Kassam rocket attacks launched by terrorists from Gaza.
The petitioners argue that Egypt has deliberately assisted the terrorists in smuggling weapons into Gaza and that those weapons have been used in the production and launching of rockets that exploded in Sderot.
The lawsuit also accuses Egypt of deliberately allowing Gaza terrorists to cross the border in order to participate in advanced terror training camps held in Iran, Syria and elsewhere.
Egypt further facilitated the terrorists’ activities by allowing them to cross the border back into Gaza with their deadly newfound knowledge, often with huge amounts of cash as well.
According to a year-end report by the General Security Service (Shin Bet), Gaza has become the leading source of terrorism in recent years. Not only does the area serve as a launch site for attacks on the western Negev, but it has also become the leading exporter of terrorist technology and training to Palestinian Authority terrorists in Judea and Samaria...