US EditionGOP senators want to remove immunity from groups that support terrorism
- U.S. Republican Senators led by Ted Cruz introduced the LIABLE Act to remove immunity from international organizations supporting terrorism like Hamas and Hezbollah, allowing American victims to sue these organizations.
- The bill amends U.S. Code Title 28 to ensure international organizations can be held accountable for actions that lead to personal injury or death from terrorism-related activities.
- Cruz emphasized that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency could be sued under this act, citing that assistance provided by UNRWA benefits Hamas directly.
- Despite past funding cancellations under previous administrations, the Biden administration has resumed significant funding to UNRWA, prompting concerns among Republicans about its ties to terrorism.
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GOP senators want to remove immunity from groups that support terrorism
(The Center Square) – U.S. Republican senators led by Ted Cruz, R-Texas, have introduced a bill to strip international organizations’ immunity from lawsuits that provide material support to designated terror groups that commit violent acts against Americans.
Scott, Cruz Bill: Grant Terrorism Victims Ability to Sue Sympathetic Organizations
Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), and some of their Republican colleagues in the upper chamber have introduced The Limiting Immunity for Assisting Backers of Lethal Extremism (LIABLE) Act, which would grant American victims of terrorism the ability to sue international organizations proven to be sympathetic to terrorist groups. The bill would also remove immunity from the international organizations that display this behavior. Per Sen…
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