Renewed Push to Extradite Sbarro Bomber

Ahlam Al-Tamimi, the unrepentant Palestinian terrorist behind the 2001 Sbarro restaurant bombing, remains free in Jordan. Released from Israeli prison in the disastrous 2011 Gilad Shalit deal, she relocated to the Hashemite Kingdom, where she became a radio host and has publicly glorified the attack that murdered 14 people and wounded 130, including American citizens. Representing the victims’ families, Attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner has been engaged in ongoing efforts, including high-level engagement with the U.S. Department of Justice, to seek Al-Tamimi’s extradition - efforts Jordan has so far rejected. Shurat HaDin continues to apply legal and diplomatic pressure to secure her extradition, particularly as senior U.S. officials, including President Trump, have renewed calls to bring her to trial in the United States.