Oh, dearie dearie me. Can't begin to imagine the size of the lawsuits to be filed against Hamas. All those suicide bombings. The kidnapping of an innocent Israeli soldier -- Gilad Shalit. Oh my goodness. I don't think Hamas has enough cash to sustain lawsuits for the suicide bombings, which have been considerable. My oh my oh my. Lawsuits? By Gazans? Do they have any idea what is about to fall upon their idiot heads? Probably not. Watch what comes your way. Snicker. Take that, idiots!

...for perpetrating, encouraging and executing terror attacks against Israeli civilians. Punitive damages for 8 years of rocket attacks should amount to BILLIONS of EURO! How to get the money? From the "assistance" money of course. EU and USA pass billions to the PA on a yearly basis. Some of that money should be channeled to cover the said punitive damages. I say SUE THE HELL OUT OF THESE TERRORIST SCUM AND TAKE THEIR BLOOD MONEY BEFORE IT SPILLS MORE BLOOD!

Sarah, isn't Gaza a protectorate under Israeli control? Therefore it is not a foreign territory. What is your opinion please?

Any lawyer possessing even a modicum of professional competence knows that this enterprise is utter nonsense. It's time for the Israeli courts to impose substantial penalties against those who file frivolous lawsuits.

Are we going to allow this crap forever or shall we take a new course? The West Bank and of course Jerusalem are sovereign Israeli territory. We are a Jewish State. It is time that the Muslims leave. Gaza may now get all of its fuel, water, electricity, food and medicine from its own resources. The border should not only be closed but permanently SEALED.

RIDICULOUS!!!

How ridiculous!!! Every citizen in Sderot and Ashkelon and every other area in our sovereign country that was hit by their qassams should sue them instead - and include the UN for allowing the terrorists to use UN property as a launching area for their rockets. They'd be buried in paperwork and legalities for the next 100 years. STAND UP AND DO NOT ALLOW THIS KIND OF STUPIDITY TO GO UNANSWERED.

Thank you goldstone for enabling and encouraging gazans to sue israel leaders in court. Since gazans supported rocket fire and suicide bombing, then if they were directly targetted, they had it coming. Thank you goldstone for endangering the jewish people if they did not have enough on their plate with their emotional erdogan, nazi ahamadinejad, satanic and lying assad and twin terror brotherhood of hamas and hizbollah courtesy of olmert and livni. Goldstone, look in the mirror. In the cast of enemies of israel, you rank among the top as your smugness and arrogance that you know best has made it almost impossible to fight terror. And you allege that on your standard, the US did not committ war c rimes in iraq and afganistan. That is laughable.

the damages to property and to shopes along 8 years r preaty high from the Israeli side, if that's what they want they will bankrupt so fast. oh well let them eat what they cook.

The reason they can sue and will win is written in the fifth paragraph. The "Israeli Court of High Justice" under Aharon Barak allowed them to sue. Until Israeli judges aren't either forced to follow the laws of the Knesset or if they write laws to accept personal, financial and criminal liability, this is what happens.

Israel has more than enough grounds for many, many lawsuits against Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah, the Palestinian Authority, Hizbullah, Syria, Iran and so on. These parties have financed, planned and carried out thousands of terrorist attacks, which have caused much death and destruction. We have got plenty to sue for. These groups and countries could easily be defendants in thousands of wrongful death cases. They have been responsible for millions if not billions in property damage. They have caused much pain and suffering in Sderot through rocket attacks. If the Arabs want to file lawsuits, fine, they can file lawsuits. But they better be prepared for Israel to do the same.

The main purpose behind all this is for Hamas PR. They know how to milk the world "guilt" complex. Israel just happens to stink when it comes to PR. That being said, if Israel reciprocated in kind and laid a claim to the billions of aid being sent in, well it might change the climate somewhat. Although, I think it would be hard to to deal sensibly with morons.

If it was under our control there would be a lot less attacks from it. The WB is only partly under our control, and look at the difference. Remember, Israel forcefully evacuated all it's citizens from Gaza? More's the pity.

They dont work. They live on handouts (They have the highest percapita donations in the world) and that wont stop. That's what they keep telling us, so they cant claim "Loss of earning capacity".

Israel's Supreme Court seems to be in need of a lesson in liberal democracy. In democracies we have a doctrine called the separation of powers, whereby no branch of government infringes upon the powers of another. Any first-year law student in any common law country, especially England or Australia (less so the US), could tell you that the role of the judiciary is to GIVE EFFECT TO THE LAWS OF THE PARLIAMENT, NOT to legislate, or to override legislation despite the clear, unambiguous, express intention of the parliament. I understand the need for an activist Supreme Court in Israel. As a country which has been in a constant state of war, protection of democracy cannot be entrusted to the angry whims of the masses. The Courts play an important role in this respect. But this has simply gone too far in Israel. By what right does the Supreme Court and the retired President Barak decide to attach constitutional ascendancy to Israel's Basic Laws? By what right do the (unelected) courts, without the express approval of Parliament, simply rule that they have essentially unlimited power to strike down "unconstitutional" legislation? This is absurd! Our common law system has built-in mechanisms to ensure that our fundamental rights are protected e.g. a strong rebuttable presumption that Parliament does not intend to legislate in a way that infringes upon our rights. But where that presumption is rebutted by the clear, unambiguous, express words of the statute WHAT RIGHT DOES THE SUPREME COURT HAVE TO OVERRULE THE PARLIAMENT? With all due respect to the Supreme Court, somebody needs a refresher on the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy, which is (ostensibly) incorporated into Israeli constitutional law. Israel's parliament should face no difficulty whatever in passing a law with retroactive operation to either limit or entirely exclude any liability to any persons in Gaza for any loss suffered during Operation Cast Lead. The Courts should not interfere.

Israel is compliling a llst of all deaths in Gaza with all the histories to go. So these law suits better be transparent in English and Arabic. not worried at all.....

for all the destruction. Also Israel as got compensation from the PA. Justice is for all not just for some

http://www.unwatch.org/site/c.bdKKISNqEmG/b.5537773/k.291E/SelfDefense_is_not_a_Crime_of_War.htm

Hahhahhha hahah hhaa

the damags on the Israeli side during 8 years r higher I think in the end palis will have to pay. for income lose during 8 years, cause some stores were close during alarm, who will go shoping when rocket alarm and incoming rocket. oh there is justice after all.

Until now, every retribution for IDF strikes were suicide bombers, stabbings and other "benign" (copyright by western intellectuals) cases of "desperate and only possible measures". This shows that MAYBE, just MAYBE, there can be peace, if Palestinians start using civilization methods to achieve their goals!

some just know how to walk backwards, bless

but the amount of damages to property including income lose by shop owners(would you go shoping when you hear the alert, no?) or agricultur crop in the villages near Sderot is massive, 8 years massive, mmm counter law suit would be lovely(with Britsh accent) mmm imagin 8 years, yep you think the economic situation in gaza is bad weit until Israeli civilians will send the bill.

perhaps those who are victims in the recent attack that killed 100 people in pakistan should sue the Taliban.... ============= Quote "10.28.09" "A car bomb struck a busy market in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 100 people, mostly women and children, " let me hear from ( Observer, Nour, Marco and resistor ) on thier opinion on this event which was not directed at military but women and children in a market place....especialy because you slam israel for not taking care to protect citizens of Gaza.... the radical islamic perpitrators of this attack is closly aligned with groups like hamas & hezbulah .... they used the same reasoning as hamas who launches Qassams into israeli cities

Eight years of kassam rockets and bombs damaging homes, businesses, hospitals, schools, restaurants, roads etc. Factor in death claims, physical and mental disability, long-term care for orphans and dependents of these bombings, liability claims for damage to buildings, loss of earnings, replacement of contents. These attacks by Hamas were unprovoked and directed at civilians. Israel's response was provoked and defensive. The majority of the fatalities in Gaza were Hamas operatives who hid behind civilians. Israel can withhold some of the money from taxes owed to the Palestinians. Hamas leaders can fund repayment, the UN can be drawn in for not stopping the terror attacks and private Gaza families can be sued, particularly the ones who received money for weapons smuggling tunnels to be built under their homes.