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Tello's death. Last year, Needle com-
mitted suicide in his jail cell two days
before the scheduled start of his trial.
Washington
An Israeli law, passed in the 1970s,
tare's Attorney Douglas
bars the extradition of citizens. Sol
Gansler, who is Jewish and
Sheinbein, a patent attorney and the
spent several weeks on a kib-
accused murderer's father, left Israel c,
butz as a teenager, is swallow-
before the state's independence in
ing double doses of personal and pro-
1948 and before the 1952 Citizenship
- fessional anger with Israel this week.
Law. However, the court ruled, 3-2,
Gansler, the lead Maryland prosecu-
that, at least technically, he remains an
tor in the case of Samuel Sheinbein,
Israeli citizen.
would have prosecuted the Maryland
The three justices in the majority
teen had he not fled to
said the legislature
Israel following a horrific
Above: Montgomery County's
should amend the law
1997 murder in an afflu-
State's Attorney Douglas
to allow for excep-
ent Maryland suburb of Gansler talks to reporters about tional cases like this
the decision of Israel's Surpreme one, and some legisla-
the nation's capital.
"It's embarrassing for Court not to send accused mur- tors said they would
derer Samuel Sheinbein back
Israel," he said. "I'm
try to do that.
to the United States.
Jewish, but I have to
Attorney General
take the perspective
Elyakim Rubinstein,
that what's right is right — and Israel
citing the potential impact of the case
is wrong here. Part of the credibility
on U.S.-Israel relations and how the
of a nation is to understand and
ruling could bring a flood of Jewish
acknowledge when it is doing some-
criminals seeking sanctuary in Israel, ha s - ,
thing wrong. For me to say that Israel
asked the court to reconsider its ruling.
is not wrong because I'm Jewish
Although officials here, including
would be disingenuous."
Attorney General Janet Reno,
But Gansler also said that he has
expressed disappointment with the
received cooperation from Israeli law
ruling, the reaction contrasted sharply
enforcement authorities that are eager
with Israel's initial announcement that
to see justice done in the case.
it would not extradite Sheinbein.
Last week, the Israeli Supreme
At that time, some politicians had
Court overruled a lower court decision
threatened to hold up aid to Israel, ant
permitting the extradition of
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Sheinbein, 18, who fled to Israel just
had been personally involved in urging
after the murder and dismemberment
Israel to hand over Sheinbein.
of Alfredo Enrique Tello Jr. in
But this week Rep. Sonny Callahan
September 1997.
(R-Ala. ), chairman of the House
Sheinbein and a friend, Aaron
committee responsible for foreign aid,
Benjamin Needle, were charged in
did not reiterate a previous threat to
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