Ziyad Abu Eain v. Peter Wilkes, United States Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois

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• recognizing that the civilian status of victims is of significance in considering the political offense exception
• concluding that nearly identical language in the extradition treaty between the United States and Israel \require[d] a finding of probable cause under federal law\
• noting that the \legitimacy of a cause does not in itself legitimize the use of certain forms of violence especially against the innocent\ (internal quotation marks and alteration omitted)
• noting that the “legitimacy of a cause does not in itself legitimize the use of certain forms of violence especially against the innocent” (internal quotation marks and alteration omitted)
• holding that contradictory evidence was not admissible
• explaining the danger of abusing a treaty to protect criminals “simply because [their crimes] occurred during a time of political upheaval”

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