On Sunday morning, Israeli special forces units raided a prison is Israel; killing a notorious prisoner who was serving time for a murder committed in the United States. The man killed was identified by as Israeli forces as inmate Samuel Sheinbein, an American who fled to Israel after murdering and dismembering another man in Maryland in 1997- an international case that ignited a firestorm over extraditions and international law. Israel special forces rushed to this prison in central Israel after Sheinbein stole a weapon and shot three guards in an escape attempt. Sheinbein wounded two of them critically and subsequently barricaded himself inside the compound where a standoff ensued. Counter-terrorism responded and when Sheibein shot three more guards, the forces shot him dead. Sheinbein fled to Israel where he was eligible for citizenship, and managed to avoid extradition to the United States based on an Israeli law prohibiting extradition of Israeli nationals. Furthermore, the case strained US-Israeli relations when Sheinbein was sentenced to 24 years in prison by an Israeli court, against the wishes of the United States. Ultimately, Sheinbein's case prompted an overhaul of Israeli extradition law.
-William B. Robinson
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