Claim: Israeli Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein opened extradition proceedings against Sheinbein, an American-Israeli convicted murderer, while a protracted legal battle in the Israeli courts ensued.
Evidence: Beforehand, he served as the Attorney General of Israel from 1997 to 2004. Samuel Sheinbein (25 July 1980 – 23 February 2014) was an American-Israeli convicted murderer. Israeli Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein opened extradition proceedings against Sheinbein. A protracted legal battle in the Israeli courts ensued as Sheinbein fought extradition.