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Paris court says Iraq should hear heirs' $22M suit over French embassy home — Static01.nyt.com

Paris court says Iraq should hear heirs' $22M suit over French embassy home

A Paris court on Monday rejected a $22 million lawsuit by descendants of Ezra and Khedouri Lawee, who say France has not paid them rent for more than 50 years for the house in Baghdad that has housed the French Embassy. The court concluded it was "not competent to

Iraqi Jewish family sues France over Baghdad embassy use, seeks $22 million — Static01.nyt.com

Iraqi Jewish family sues France over Baghdad embassy use, seeks $22 million

A Jewish Iraqi family that fled Iraq generations ago has sued the French government in Paris, saying France has used the family’s Baghdad mansion as its embassy without paying the family rent for decades and seeking $22 million in damages. The Lawee family says brothers Ezra and Khedouri Lawee