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Settlement lawsuits { July 17 2002 } Subject: Fwd: LAW SUIT AGIAINST SHARON, BUSH ET AL >LAWSUIT AGAINST SHARON, POWELL TO BE ANNOUNCED > >PRESS RELEASE > >On Wednesday July 17, 2002 at 12:00 p.m. attorney Stanley L. Cohen >will >hold a press conference in conjunction with Solidarity International >at the >National Press Club in Washington D.C. to announce the filing of a law >suit >against, among others, Israel and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, >President >George Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell, several >arms manufacturers in the United States and a number of U.S. based >churches and synagogues that have supported settlements in the West >Bank. > >The suit on behalf of a class of Palestinian Americans who reside in >or >have visited the Occupied Territories charges the defendants with a >series >of individual acts and conspiracies-- some dating as far back as 1982 >and >the massacre at Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon--will seek damages and >injunctive relief for, among other things, genocide, crimes against >humanity, war crimes and racketeering. The plaintiffs will include >Palestinian Americans who have been killed, injured, and tortured; who >have >been denied medical treatment; whose businesses and homes have been >destroyed and whose homes and lands have been taken to establish >illegal >settlements in Palestine. > >Copies of the complaint and supporting affidavits will be available at >the >press conference. > >For further information contact the Law Offices of Stanley Cohen. >212-979-7572 >917-544-5471 >E-Mail: burnnloot@a... >--- End forwarded m

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