This was plainly a transparent attempt to conflate the Settlers generally with those few individuals among them who were allegedly involved in the “price tag” violence. They obviously tried to track the pursuit of damage claims by victims of Hamas against its financial backers. But the judge was having none of it, noting that there no facts were alleged that tied settlers per se to any violence or to a “policy” of violence embraced by the inchoate grouping constituting the settlement movement as a whole. Or that the money provided was to be used to support terrorism.
Indeed, he made particular note that contrary to the case with Hamas, which has been designated by the Untied States and other nations as a terrorist organization, contributors to the pro-settler groups could not be assumed to have knowledge that their money would be used to further terrorist acts.
Once again we salute Nat Lewin for a job exceedingly well done.
