'Collective punishment': US Supreme Court greenlights $656m judgement against Palestinian officials

The United States Supreme Court has declined to freeze a $656 million legal judgment against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The court's decision allows the financial penalty to stand, following a lengthy legal battle initiated by American victims of attacks that occurred in Israel approximately 25 years ago. The Palestinian entities had sought to block the enforcement of the judgment, but the high court's refusal to intervene effectively upholds the lower court's ruling.