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Hezbollah plans lawsuit campaign against Israel

A continuation of warfare by other means: Hezbollah is planning to file a host of lawsuits against Israel over the damages it caused during the Second Lebanon War. Lebanese individuals with dual citizenship will file the suits in the countries where they hold citizenship. Attorney Ibrahim Awada, who heads Hezbollah’s legal department, revealed the plan […]

A continuation of warfare by other means:

Hezbollah is planning to file a host of lawsuits against Israel over the damages it caused during the Second Lebanon War. Lebanese individuals with dual citizenship will file the suits in the countries where they hold citizenship.

Attorney Ibrahim Awada, who heads Hezbollah’s legal department, revealed the plan last week on a Syrian television program devoted to “Zionist crimes against Lebanon.” He said that each plaintiff will hire a lawyer in the country where he files suit, and Hezbollah will pay the lawyers’ fees.

(Yoav Stern, “Hezbollah to file lawsuits against Israel for damage caused in war”, Haaretz, Aug. 29; Jurist “Paper Chase”, Aug. 29; HotAir.com, Aug. 29; Meryl Yourish, Aug. 29).

3 Comments

  • If champerty is illegal in those venues, Israel may have at Iranian assets, in counterclaims against Hezbollah, an agent of Iran.

  • Lebanese individuals with dual citizenship will file the suits in the countries where they hold citizenship.

    Because Lebanon and Israel would laugh them out of court.

    • By mojo

  • I don’t see anything wrong with this. Israelis use American courts all the time.

    • By anon