Trump Admin Considers Withholding Aid to Jordan Over Extradition of Jerusalem Bombing Terrorist

Trump Admin Considers Withholding Aid to Jordan Over Extradition of Jerusalem Bombing Terrorist
Israeli doctors and medics tend to the injured at the site of a Palestinian suicide bombing in Jerusalem, Israel, on Aug. 9, 2001. At least 18 people, including six children, were killed and more than 80 other people were injured in the blast at a Sbarro pizzeria. Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is considering withholding aid to one of its closest Arab partners, Jordan, in a bid to secure the extradition of a woman convicted in Israel of a 2001 bombing that killed 15 people, including two American citizens.

The administration says it’s weighing “all options” to press Jordan to extradite Ahlam Aref Ahmad Al-Tamimi, who is wanted by the United States on a charge of conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction against American nationals. The charge was filed under seal in 2013 and announced by the Justice Department four years later.