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February 3, 2025

Extradition to the U.S. Can Ensure That Released Palestinian Prisoners Don’t Return to Terror

Fixing the biggest problem with the hostage deal.

Yesterday, Arab news outlets reported that Jordan has informed Hamas that it must find another home for Ahlam Tamimi, who coordinated the 2001 Jerusalem Sbarro bombing—which killed sixteen people and injured dozens more. Tamimi was one of hundreds of terrorists released in exchange for the captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit in 2011, and has lived in Jordan since. She is wanted by the FBI for her role in the killing of two American citizens in 2001 and, if the reports are correct, Jordan is threatening to extradite her to the U.S. if she doesn’t leave.

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