Analysis: 20 years on, a thorn in Jordan’s side is removed
During his prison term, Daqamseh expressed pride for his actions and was publicly praised by his mother. Even Hussein Mejalli, Jordan’s justice minister at the time, called him a hero.
KAMLEH DAQAMSEH, mother of the Jordanian soldier convicted of killing seven Israeli schoolgirls in March 1997, speaks to the media at her home in the village of Ibdir yesterday after her son’s release(photo credit: REUTERS)ByYOSSI MELMANUpdated: