Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi told reporters January 15, 1992 that Israel had rejected a demand to freeze its settlement of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which has located more than 100,000 Jews in the densely populated Arab states. REUTERS/Bruce Young
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi took the witness stand in New York on Tuesday as the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Liberation Organization fight a lawsuit that would force them to pay up to $3 billion (£1.9 billion) to victims of attacks in Israel.
Victims and their families have sued the authority and the PLO over six shootings and bombings in the Jerusalem area from 2002 to 2004 that killed 33 and wounded more than 450, claiming the defendants provided support to the militants who carried out the attacks.
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