Arnold Roth, whose 15-year-old daughter Malki was killed in the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria bombing in Jerusalem, called on Jordan to extradite Ahlam al-Tamimi, the convicted terrorist who orchestrated the attack. Tamimi was released in the 2011 Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange and has been living freely in Jordan since. 'She's been free in Jordan longer than my daughter was alive,' Roth said, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Arnold Roth, whose 15-year-old daughter Malki was killed in the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria bombing, is calling on Jordan to extradite Ahlam al-Tamimi, the convicted terrorist who orchestrated the attack. Tamimi, a Jordanian citizen, was sentenced to 16 life terms but released in the 2011 Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange and has been living freely in Jordan since. 'She's been free in Jordan longer than my daughter was alive,' Roth said, as reported by The Jerusalem Post. 'There's something very, very wrong going on, and there are no secrets. It's very clear who can fix the problem.' The US has also sought Tamimi's extradition, but Jordan has refused. Roth's statement underscores long-standing frustration over Jordan's refusal to extradite a convicted terrorist to either Israel or the United States. No new official action from Jordan has been reported in response to this appeal.
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