Congress: 105 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: neutral
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Sponsor: Morella, Constance A. (R-MD)
Declares that: (1) Montgomery County, Maryland, is the most appropriate venue for any prosecution of Samuel Sheinbein for the murder of Alfredo Enrique Tello, Jr.; and (2) the Government of Israel should undertake every effort under law to assure that he is extradited to the United States.
This nonbinding resolution calls on the Israeli government to extradite Samuel Sheinbein to the United States to face trial in Maryland for murder. The resolution asserts that Montgomery County is the proper venue for prosecution in the case of the death of Alfredo Enrique Tello, Jr.
The bill addresses a criminal extradition matter between the US and Israel unrelated to Palestinian territories or settlement policy. It tests whether Congress will apply standard diplomatic pressure on Israel for law enforcement cooperation, a neutral institutional question separate from the core Israel-Palestine dispute.