Jordan and US in talks to extradite alleged Jerusalem Sbarro bomber
Tuesday, 29 April 2025، 10:52 PM
US officials have entered talks with Jordan about extraditing a high-profile Jordanian citizen who was convicted by an Israeli court for assisting in a deadly attack in Jerusalem. The discussions come at a critical time for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which has banned the Muslim Brotherhood and is wary of its citizens' anger at Israel over the war in Gaza. Jordan and Israel have had a peace treaty since 1994. The extradition of Ahlam Tamimi is being discussed as part of a broader package of deals that Jordan hopes will allow it to obtain more US economic assistance, which has been curtailed with the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). (Read more at Middle East Eye)
