In the United States, a Manhattan jury has found the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization liable for allegedly supporting terrorist attacks in Israel which killed or injured Americans. The groups have denied any involvement in the attacks, which took place over a decade ago. In a statement, Palestinian Authority spokesperson Dr. Mahmoud Khalifa vowed to appeal the jury’s decision, saying, “This case is just the latest attempt by hard-line antipeace factions in Israel to use and abuse the U.S. legal system to advance their narrow political and ideological agenda.”