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Jordan Refuses US Extradition of Sbarro Bomber Ahlam Tamimi

8/9/2026

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Ahlam Tamimi directed the August 9, 2001 suicide bombing at Jerusalem’s Sbarro pizzeria that killed 15 and injured about 130.
Jordan released Tamimi in the 2011 Gilad Shalit swap and refuses U.S. extradition despite Israel’s 16-life-term sentence and a 1995 treaty.
The United States placed a $5 million reward on Tamimi and listed her on the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorists” list.
The Roth family petitioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio after gathering thousands of signatures.

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Story summary

Ahlam Tamimi directed the August 9, 2001 suicide bombing at Jerusalem’s Sbarro pizzeria that killed 15 and injured about 130.
Jordan released Tamimi in the 2011 Gilad Shalit swap and refuses U.S. extradition despite Israel’s 16-life-term sentence and a 1995 treaty.
The United States placed a $5 million reward on Tamimi and listed her on the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorists” list.
The Roth family petitioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio after gathering thousands of signatures.