Editing Palestine Liberation Organization (section)

===Second Intifada: 2000–2004===
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The Second or Al-Aqsa Intifada started concurrently with the breakdown of July 2000 [[2000 Camp David Summit|Camp David talks]] between Palestinian Authority Chairman [[Yasser Arafat]] and Israeli Prime Minister [[Ehud Barak]]. The Intifada never ended officially, but violence hit relatively low levels during 2005. The death toll, including both military personnel and civilians, of the entire conflict in 2000–2004 is estimated to be 3,223 Palestinians and 950 Israelis, although this number is criticized for not differentiating between combatants and civilians.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} Members of the PLO have claimed responsibility for a number of attacks against Israelis during the Second Intifada.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
The PLO has been sued in the United States by families of those killed or injured in attacks by Palestinians. [[Leon Klinghoffer|One lawsuit]] was settled prior to going to trial.<ref name=NYT1997>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/12/world/a-settlement-with-plo-over-terror-on-a-cruise.html|title=A Settlement With P.L.O. Over Terror On a Cruise|first=Benjamin|last=Weiser|newspaper=The New York Times|date=12 August 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB871320035744096000|title=PLO Settles Klinghoffer Suit Over Achille Lauro Murder|first=Michael|last=Rapoport|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=12 August 1997|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref> [[Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Organization|The other]] went to trial. The PLO was found liable for the death and injuries of US citizens in a number of terrorist attacks in Israel from 2001 to 2004 and ordered to pay a judgment of $655.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/24/nyregion/damages-awarded-in-terror-case-against-palestinian-groups.html?emc=edit_na_20150223&nlid=31298867&_r=0|title=Palestinian Groups Are Found Liable at Manhattan Terror Trial|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=23 February 2015|access-date=8 March 2017|last1=Weiser|first1=Benjamin}}</ref> The verdict was overturned on appeal for a lack of US federal jurisdiction over actions committed overseas.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/nyregion/appeals-court-terror-verdict-plo-palestinian-authority.html?_r=0 Court Throws Out $655.5 Million Terrorism Verdict Against Palestinian Groups], B. Weiser, 31 August 2016, The New York Times</ref>