 An offer for extradition was made in April 1983 by the U.S. DOJ Office of Special Investigations headed by Neal Sher, but was rejected by the Israeli government.When news of this refusal leaked to the Israeli press, a polemic was sparked between Hausner and Menachem Begin's executive, but the latter chose not to reconsider its earlier decision.According to "The New York Times", the stance may have implied that "the Israelis did not feel they could build a sufficient war crimes case against [Trifa]."