Facebook Accused in $1 Billion Suit of Being Hamas Tool
- Damages sought for families of 5 American victims of attacks
- Facebook says it doesn’t comment to press on legal proceedings
Why the $1B Lawsuit Against Facebook Doesn't Have Merit
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Lawyers filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging it allowed the Palestinian militant Hamas group to use the platform to plot attacks that killed four Americans and wounded one in Israel, the West Bank and Jerusalem.
“Facebook has knowingly provided material support and resources to Hamas in the form of Facebook’s online social network platform and communication services,” making it liable for the violence against the five Americans, according to the lawsuit sent to Bloomberg by the office of the Israeli lawyer on the case, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner.