Current sectionU.S. NewsSupreme Court allowed suits against Palestinian authorities; plaintiffs won a $655.5 million judgment in 2015 having sued over 2002-2004 Jerusalem shootings and bombingsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters04:08 AM • August 04 2026 IDTU.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined on Monday to halt $655.5 million in damages that Palestinian authorities were ordered to pay plaintiffs in a U.S. civil lawsuit concerning attacks that killed and injured Americans in Israel from 2002 to 2004.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PLOTerrorismPalestinian AuthorityIsrael - U.S.JerusalemCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFrom Mossad to Defense Tech: David Barnea Joins Ondas as ChairmanUnfit to Serve: Israel's Defense Minister Crossed Another Red LineFive Months After Temple Israel Attack, Rabbi Feels Like an 'Alternate Universe'Poll: Jewish Opposition One Short of Majority, Likud and Eisenkot TiedTrump Says Iran Talks Are Underway 'Right Now' After Tehran Denies NegotiationsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates