Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and 21 other state attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, urging the court to reject requests to dismiss a lawsuit brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA).
The lawsuit was filed by survivors and families of victims of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, terrorist attack, seeking to hold accountable the AJP Educational Foundation, also known as American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), and National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP).
The lawsuit alleges that these organizations provided material support to Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
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The amicus brief argues that dismissing the claims at this stage would prevent victims from receiving compensation and allow organizations like AMP and NSJP to avoid accountability for their alleged actions.
“I have been clear since the horrific attacks on October 7th that any group providing material support for foreign terrorist organizations will be held accountable,” said Attorney General Moody. “We are proud to support these legal efforts to enforce the Anti-Terrorism Act.”
The ATA allows victims of international terrorism to seek monetary damages from those providing material support to terrorist groups, and in many cases, it is the only legal recourse for victims seeking justice. The lawsuit claims that AMP’s support for Hamas can be traced back to its predecessor organizations, including the Holy Land Foundation and the Islamic Association of Palestine, whose leaders were convicted of providing financial support to Hamas.
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The lawsuit further alleges that AMP, NSJP, and their affiliates have continued this support through propaganda and recruitment efforts, as outlined in Hamas’s charter, which calls for international supporters to engage in such activities. In response to the October 7 attack, NSJP allegedly released a “Day of Resistance Toolkit” to instruct members on how to continue supporting Hamas.
Attorney General Moody is joined by attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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