February 12, 2008, Washington Post: The State Department is considering supporting the Palestinian Authority in its quest to avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars in judgments won by American victims of Palestinian terrorist attacks in Israel, according to Palestinian officials and defense lawyers involved in the cases.

February 26, 2008: Seventy residents of Sderot and other towns bordering the Gaza Strip, will file an unprecedented lawsuit against the Israeli Defense Minister in the Jerusalem District Court today, Tuesday February 26, 2008. The plaintiffs are demanding that the IDF immediate utilize the "Nautilus" laser guided, anti-missile system as a defense against Palestinian rocket attacks; "Failing to station the system – forfeiting residents' lives".

March 1, 2008, Washington Post: The Bush administration said yesterday it is concerned that lawsuits by victims of terrorism could harm the "financial and political viability" of the Palestinian Authority, and asserted its interest in continuing to monitor such lawsuits. But it told a federal judge it will not offer an opinion on whether he should nullify a $174 million judgment.

March 16, 2008, Jerusalem Post: The Jerusalem District Court will now be able to hear 55 lawsuits filed by victims of terror against the Palestinian Authority, after the Foreign Ministry issued certificates in every case declaring that the PA did not enjoy judicial immunity.