From both sides of the Atlantic, a shared demand has emerged: a Paris lawyer representing victims of a 1980 bombing and a Canadian Jewish community organization are separately urging the extradition of Hassan Diab from Canada to France. Diab, a Lebanese-Canadian academic, was convicted in 2023 in Paris in his absence for the Copernic Street bombing, which took place on October 3, 1980. The explosion, caused by a bomb placed on a motorcycle near the Copernic Street synagogue in Paris, resulted in four deaths and numerous injuries. The attack occurred near the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, a major thoroughfare in the city. Me Antoine Casubolo Ferro, a Paris lawyer representing 19 civil parties affected by the bombing, stated that those who were children of the Copernic Street synagogue and the relatives of the deceased victims are waiting for Diab’s extradition. He addressed the question directly to French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin and President Emmanuel Macron, asking, “Where is the extradition request?” Casubolo Ferro also urged presidential candidates in France to consider the extradition of Diab as a condition for improving relations between Canada, France, and the European Union. This comes as France has been promoting closer ties with the European Union and Canada in recent months. A similar call for action has been made by the Canadian Jewish and Israeli Relations Advisory Centre (CIJA), a Canadian Jewish community organization. Richard Marceau, the principal vice-president and lawyer of the CIJA, emphasized that the Canadian government should pursue the extradition of Diab and ensure transparency in the process. He stated that Diab should be behind bars in France. In contrast to France, which does not extradite its citizens, Canada can extradite individuals on a case-by-case basis. William Bourdon, a Paris lawyer representing Diab, noted that the civil parties involved are continuing to push for his extradition, but he highlighted the reservations of the Canadian judge who authorized the extradition in 2014. The judge had expressed concerns about the weakness of the charges against Diab. Diab, who has always claimed his innocence, was extradited to France in 2014 but returned to Canada after being acquitted in January 2018 by two investigating judges. His extradition had strained diplomatic relations between France and Canada, and the case has remained a point of contention for years.