if palestinians refuse to even recognize israel, how can they file a suit in an israeli court they regard as illegitimate? money talks, especially to these people.

If they want to sue Israel, make them first recognize Israel as a sovreign Jewish state before they proceed with the lawsuits. If they officially declare this, then let the suits proceed. Why not?

this leftist pro-palestinian High Court must be IMMEDIATLY DISBANDED. The High Court jeopardize the security of Israel

Fairs, fair!

We also want damages from those who threatened our lives: the same ones who want damages from the IDF. They have killed our people too. I believe that it is called "War". Is the High Court going to give us damages too?

Sure is selective recognition by the pali butchers. They at least have openly shown their TRUE ideology!

FROM NOW WE WILL SEE THAT PALIS WILL BE USE AS HUMAN SHIELDS THAN EVER. THAT IS THE PERFECT BUSINESS FOR A SOCIETY THAT RAISE THEIR CHILDREN WITHOUT LOVE AND ENCOURAGE TERRORIST TO COMIT SUICIDE WITHOUT EVEN UNDERSTANDING IF THAT IS PART OF THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEVES.

including: Hebron progrom Arab collaboration with Nazis inWW2 War of Independence Sinai War 6 Day War War of Attrition YomK War Lebanon War 1 and 2 Scud War Intifadas 1 and 2

in hours, whole world see what happens. I did buy a book a few days ago, about the history of middle east, He was saying in the first page, he is going to try to be objective. anyway, I dont know him, I try to read anything I meet. some day I hope I make my own thinking. He was saying that, Israel knows what she does. Killing civilians also a strategy of their. But he didnt explain why ! I was thinking, WHY ! Israel knows she loses world support with that civilian attacks (if it is true) than I start thinking, maybe Israel wants to make the others scare ! than I said myself , some other thing maybe ? anyway, there must be A STRATEGY OF ISRAEL. and there must be A STRATEGY OF PALESTINE. WE ALSO KNOW THE SUICIDE ATTACKS ON ISRAELI CIVILIANS. I just remember THE BUS CRIME. and the GRAND MOTHER. Some one told me, The Palestine politicians are not stupied. They are well educated, very intellectual, also. I was little suprise to hear. I THINK BOTH POLITICIANS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. I THINK WORLD POLITICIANS ALSO SEE THE STRATEGIES. I just cant see anything out of what books say. and that is not enough for me. I just like to believe NEIGHTER ISRAELI NOR PALESTINE POLITICIANS ARE ANGELS. I look at the Lady on photo, I can feel her ANGER. couple weeks ago, I seen a Jew Lady photo in the Cemetry, I felt her Pain. THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE THERE ARE TWO SERIOUS PLAYERS THERE IS ONE (COMMON) HATE ; me or not !!! There were times I was just blaming on The US politicians that using Israel. There were times I was thinking, NO WAY. In the same book, there was a comment from my PM. He said Arafat didnt except the solition. He made mistake. He didnt do good. and I was more confuce. Did Arafat really catch the chance of peace. or my PM is wrong. anyway, how can an ordinary one (me) can get out of this ? I believe one thing, no matter it helps or not, WE GOT TO START TO SPEAK OUT. WE GOT TO SHARE OUR MINDS. to be a radical is a CHOICE ? or it is a JOB ? Atilla Karagözoğlu

these left wing fanatics are destroying israel. if each jew would only increase their prayer and acts of love and kindness 1% more king moshiach will come and all this nonsense would be over

This is great news- God luck in you lawsuits- the Isarelis deserve all the laswsuits for their crimes psossible- Especially since jews are so infamous for suing for the holocaus , even 70 years later.

The High Court judges sit there at a cost. Are they being paid by the enemy? I would like to see their Swiss Bank accounts and a list of theirs and their families' assets. Or maybe they are robots being controlled by the CIA or are in fear of their lives if they do not do what they are told. They do not represent Jews and certainly do not act in the interests of Jewish Israel.

Can you imagine the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that victims of allied bombings in Germany and Japan, during the second world war, have a right to make compensation claims against the U.S. government? Come on! What is wrong with these Justices? Have they lost their minds? The Muslim Arab world is at war with Israel. Israel is defending herself. What gives with these men and women on the bench? Whose side are they on?

On the side of global jihadists against Israel and the Free World, Israel's Supreme Court is united with every Jew-hater on earth to STOP Israel from defending herself and to PUNISH Israel whenever Israel take self-defense actions to protect her citizens.

The High Court MUST be removed

Go a head and sue, so what, you won't collect, let allone, be found to be in the right.

Remember that Barak (from the court) is traveling around the world with his family, checking his bank accounts,giving speeches. His family decisions are controled by his court decisions.

Here is my fundamental problem with this: Ynet wrote: "Salman said that on November 24 his son Abed el-Aziz and his friends went to buy candy at a neighborhood grocery store near their Beit Hanoun home “when an Israeli sniper shot them. Salman was struck in the heart, face and legs and died instantly.” If a public official does something improper, investigate and punish the public official, not the tax-payers. We had a sheriff who stole money from the sheriff's department. The sheriff served time in prison and made restitution. This is proper. If an Israeli soldier (sniper) did something improper, against IDF rules, do an investigation and discipline the soldier if it is necessary. I do not believe the tax-payers (the state) should be held responsible for the actions of an individual soldier. It may be that the soldier did not do anything improper. Maybe it was an accident that he shot the child.

These people believe in all their might that zionism in the idea of Jews living in this part of the world is evil and should be given back fully. They feel that they have "stolen" it from arabs so they are little by little giving it back until they can get a safe trip back to NY.

In a situation where terrorism is used as it is intended, even an intrinsic human and decent army like the IDF is put on the spot. Although this was to be expected even 20-30 years ago that a day would come when occupying an area full of people hating you for just that will become costly in human life and also moral values on both sides. We need to make up our minds what we want. If it is democracy, human rights and dignaty for ourselves that we want for ourselves, then we have to get out of there the sooner the better. In such an atmosphere the High Court ruling is in sync. If we have other strategic plans, then those rulings are not helpful or even wise, regardless what the "dry" law has to say. Because law should be applied in an controlled environment in which everybody is under the same law. This is clearly not the case here. We are at war or we are not. I am certainly a law obiding citizen and am also a humanistic fellow by upbringing. But put me in a army fatigue dress, give me a M16 or Galil, put me where people are killed by the dozens every day and I will react accordingly. If I need to think every second if my next action will bring me jail in a civilian court somewhere in Norway, New Zealand or soon even at home, then how can I perform my duties? For the record, I was on active duty during the first Lebanon war and during the first Intifada........

Why do we all struggle to pressure those terrorists into recognizing Israel as a state? What will it bring us? You think that if Hamas and Iran recognize Israel, we will live happier? I say, shut off the power and water supply to the Palestinians and let them wake up and start working, instead of raising their children as martyrs. We must be strong in this struggle, this hate is spreading wider and wider against us, and if we dont start reacting and not caring about their well being, the better we will all be. Can Israelis sue Palestinians for the deaths of our children, a few of my friends were killed in a suicide bombing on a Tel Aviv night club when 23 kids were murdered. Will somebody please wake up and stop favoring the terrorists that are killing our kids.

should israelis who were victims of PLO, Hamas, and Fatah terrorist be able to sue them?????

The Knesset has the authority to pass new legislation that would make such lawsuits impossible. This is really a joke when terrorists can claim compensation - unbelievable decision - we have better things to do with our money.

You wrote: "Although this was to be expected even 20-30 years ago that a day would come when occupying an area full of people hating you FOR JUST THAT (EMPHASIS MINE)or just that will become costly in human life and also moral values on both sides." This is a good point. The problem is however, they don't hate us because the IDF goes into Gaza or Ramallah or Jenin to temporarily 'occupy' an area in order to stem acts of terror and barbarism, they hate us for who we are. They detest the Jews, Palestinian Muslim men, women and children hate us because we are Jews. Were Israel to retreat to a thin coastal strip from Haifa to Ashkelon, they would still hate us and seek our annihilation. There will never be peace between these two peoples, the Jews and the Muslim Arabs in the Holy Land. One or the other has got to be compensated for their property at an agreed-to fair price and leave. I suggest that the Muslim world has hundreds of thousands of square miles of land in the Middle East, much of it oil-rich. Let them absorb their brethren as Israel absorbed all her hundreds of thousands of Jews who were expelled penniless, from surrounding Muslim lands following the 1948 War of Independence. There is not room enough in the land of Israel for these two people and there will never be peace until one or the other of the two peoples leave. We Jews have no where to go.

this is outrageous, these judges live in the safety of their villas, travel in sfae areas only, and sit in the offices, which are protected by armed guards and metal detectors. they don't ride bus No 18 in jerusalem, and their kids don't go to the army? MADNESS, MADNESS, MADNESS! Why do we, Israeli tax-payers have to pay for Pal-s business of using their own civilians ( for me there're no civilians on that side) as human shield? RISE UP PEOPLE!

i can tell you by now that you can't sue the government or the idf for anything. destroying buildings is part of the strategy to stop violence and is considered a legal action for the idf. also, an intifada is exactly the same as a war (like the war in libanon), has no difference, maybe in the size. you'll see that this is all bullshit, nobody will get a penny.

are such uneducated morrons... With your article, you brought more hardship on your Palestinian brothers. How about a counter-suit for the Palestinians making RESTITUTIONS for all the victims of suicide bombers since 2000? how about it morron?

You are wrong! It is foolish to "proceed" with any lawsuit until the kiddnaped soldiers are returned safe, until the shelling of Sderot stops, until they make restitution themselves to ALL the victims of suicide bombers from day one...don't forget the bus load of children also. In fact just for thinking and writing about proceeding with their stupid lawsuit that makes you a morron also!