{"id":35509,"date":"2015-08-17T13:14:37","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T11:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=35509"},"modified":"2015-08-17T13:14:37","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T11:14:37","slug":"arab-bank-settles-us-litigation-on-middle-east-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=35509","title":{"rendered":"Arab Bank settles US litigation on Middle East attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>New York &#8211; Arab Bank has reached a settlement with hundreds of US victims of attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories who filed a lawsuit accusing the bank of supporting terrorism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>A spokesperson for the bank confirmed to AFP that an agreement had been reached, but provided no details of the settlement. 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