Furor over an Extradition

An accused Arab terrorist is sent back to Israel for trial

Despite the currently icy relations between the U.S. and Israel, Washington recently sided with Jerusalem in a little-noticed case that has stirred a furor of protest in the Arab world. Ziad Abu Eain, 23, a Palestinian Arab and citizen of Jordan, was extradited from the U.S. to Israel two weeks ago to stand trial on charges that he set off a bomb in the Israeli resort city of Tiberias in May 1979 that killed two youths and injured 36 others. Abu Eain (rhymes with...

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