Parents of first US victim of Hamas see hope for terror victims to get justice through courts

The 30-year fight for justice by the family of David Boim, the first American victim of Hamas who was gunned down aged 17, was given a huge boost by the Department of Justice this week.The DoJ and FBI have formed a new task force to root out US sources of funding for the Gaza-based terrorists.Joyce and Stanley Boim – parents of David, who was a yeshiva student gunned down by terrorists at a Jerusalem bus stop in May 1996 – say they have spent the last quarter century doing just that.The Boims launched a federal suit against a handful of US-based non-profits suspected of raising funds for Hamas in 2000 which, due to the twists and turns of the legal system, is still active today.The elderly couple, Americans who live in Israel, remain optimistic they will continue to expose the groups providing support to Hamas from the US, said Joyce Boim in an email to The Post.“The lawsuit is a wonderful thing,” said Boim, 79.“I give a lot of credit to my legal team.

It is important to fight back any way we can.”Separately, the DOJ and FBI’s task force will probe the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, which killed 1,200 Israelis and saw 251 people taken hostage.“I was livid when I learned about what happened on October 7,” Boim told The Post.“I couldn’t stop crying.

I could not fathom how anyone could do something so horrible.”The task force, made up of FBI agents and prosecutors will also investigate antisemitism and potential acts of terrorism by anyone funding Hamas in the US.Until recently, the Boims had been alone in attempting to investigate those sources.However, their case has inspired other litigation against US-based non-profits, such as American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).Both of those groups, allegedly funded by Hamas, have been behind many of the campus demonstrations in support of Palestine and Hamas.The Virginia attorney general began its own investigation into fundraising for Hamas in the ...