GOLD colored corduroy overalls? a little less obvious?
did you say "bank"?
Israel files to quash testimony in Bank of China terrorism case
16 November 2013
With eye on ties with Beijing, government cites ‘national security’ as reason for move in case against Chinese bank sued for funding Palestinian terror groups
The State of Israel on Friday moved to quash a subpoena issued to a former Israeli security official to testify as a star witness in a landmark court case filed by families of victims of suicide bombers who accuse the Bank of China of facilitating terrorist funding via accounts in the US.
The case has forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to choose between supporting victims of Palestinian terrorism and risking a diplomatic rift with China, and it seems that decision was made Friday even though the document noted that “the motion was not made lightly.”
“The State of Israel is steadfastly committed to doing everything within its power to bring terrorists and their sponsors to justice, to prevent future terror attacks, and to support victims of terrorism and their families,” the motion filed to American federal court read, adding that “the subpoena must be quashed because it violates Israel’s sovereign immunity, it seeks sensitive national security information that is protected as foreign state secrets.”
Critics say that after initially encouraging the claims against the bank, Israel faced second thoughts, fearing it could jeopardize valuable trade ties with China if it allows the former official, who is sworn to secrecy, to testify.
“We are deeply concerned and disappointed to learn of the move by the Israeli government to prevent the inclusion of Uzi Shaya’s testimony in the case against the Bank of China,” said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, an Israeli lawyer involved in the case, in a statement Saturday. “This motion asserts that Israel will forgive the supporters and perpetrators of acts of terror against Israelis and Jews. This is unacceptable. ” …
The State of Israel on Friday moved to quash a subpoena issued to a former Israeli security official to testify as a star witness in a landmark court case filed by families of victims of suicide bombers who accuse the Bank of China of facilitating terrorist funding via accounts in the US.
The case has forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to choose between supporting victims of Palestinian terrorism and risking a diplomatic rift with China, and it seems that decision was made Friday even though the document noted that “the motion was not made lightly.”
“The State of Israel is steadfastly committed to doing everything within its power to bring terrorists and their sponsors to justice, to prevent future terror attacks, and to support victims of terrorism and their families,” the motion filed to American federal court read, adding that “the subpoena must be quashed because it violates Israel’s sovereign immunity, it seeks sensitive national security information that is protected as foreign state secrets.”
Critics say that after initially encouraging the claims against the bank, Israel faced second thoughts, fearing it could jeopardize valuable trade ties with China if it allows the former official, who is sworn to secrecy, to testify.
“We are deeply concerned and disappointed to learn of the move by the Israeli government to prevent the inclusion of Uzi Shaya’s testimony in the case against the Bank of China,” said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, an Israeli lawyer involved in the case, in a statement Saturday. “This motion asserts that Israel will forgive the supporters and perpetrators of acts of terror against Israelis and Jews. This is unacceptable. ”
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Darshan-Leitner is representing 22 families of people who were killed in Palestinian suicide bombings.
Darshan-Leitner added that the need for “financial engagement” with China was understandable, “but not at the cost of abandoning these families who have had loved ones murdered by the Palestinian terror groups who we allege moved funds through the Bank of China.”
She further accused Netanyahu of “hiding ulterior motives or interests because everything Shaya is prepared to discuss was already laid out in a previous affidavit and has already been publicly stated.”
full article at https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-files-motion-to-quash-testimony-of-ex-official-in-bank-of-china-anti-terrorism-case/