KOBY MANDELL ACT BECOMES LAW

Koby Mandell Act Becomes Law
Legislation named after a 13-year-old former Silver Spring, MD, resident became law this week, 3 1/2 years after his death at the hands of Palestinian terrorists. The Koby Mandell Act - which will transfer responsibility for tracking down terrorists who have murdered or injured Americans from the State Department to the Justice Department and offer rewards for their capture - passed Congress before Thanksgiving. (Washington Jewish Week)

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Stanley Boim recalled Thursday in federal court how he and his wife waited in a Jerusalem hospital eight years ago and asked God to save their son after he was mortally wounded by terrorist gunmen. U.S.-based Palestinian groups are being asked to pay $600 million in damages for bankrolling acts of terrorism. The Boims say that the U.S.-based groups are legally responsible under U.S. law. (ABC7-Chicago)