More than 200 U.S. plaintiffs killed or harmed in terror attacks in Israel can proceed with most of their claims against the bank Credit Lyonnais, which once handled accounts for an organization U.S. authorities would later describe as a "primary fundraiser for Hamas in France." In two consolidated actions, victims, estates and family members of victims sued the bank in relation to 15 attacks allegedly perpetrated by Hamas from 2002 to 2004.
The plaintiffs argued the bank aided Hamas because it handled accounts for the French-based Comite de Bienfaisance et de Secours aux Palestiniens and sent money to Hamas front organizations on behalf of Comite de Bienfaisance though knowing the organization’s support for Hamas. In 2003, Comite de Bienfaisance would be deemed a "specially-designated global terrorist" by the U.S. Treasury Department.
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