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A New York Branch of the Arab Banking Corporation is viewed at 3rd Avenue on August 14, 2014 in New York. Arab Bank turned a blind eye to helping terrorists, a lawyer for victims of attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories told jurors as a trial opened in a decade-old suit against Jordans largest bank. The attorney delivered opening statements on August 14, 2014 in Brooklyn, New York, in the suit over claims the bank supported Hamas, which may test the extent to which financial institutions can be held responsible for monitoring their customers. The bank, which has denied wrongdoing, has about 600 branches worldwide, including the office in Manhattan and a presence in Palestinian territories. AFP PHOTO/Don Emmert (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)