Scary thought: was Trump right when he hinted the JCC bomb threats were false flag? https://t.co/9cMchMQAnz
— Nathan Guttman (@nathanguttman) March 23, 2017
It appears that the rise in anti-Semitic bomb threats to Jewish community centers in the U.S. and throughout Europe can to tied to a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen living in Ashkelon, Israel:
Crazy. Dual US-Israeli citizen behind most JCC bomb threat calls. https://t.co/PETbDYLra3
— Yaakov Katz (@yaakovkatz) March 23, 2017
BREAKING: Suspect appears to be behind MOST, but NOT ALL of bomb threats, and may have acted alone, Father also arrested.
— Yonah Jeremy Bob (@jeremybob1) March 23, 2017
From the Jerusalem Post:
An 18 and-a-half year old dual US-Israeli citizen from Ashkelon has been arrested on suspicion of standing behind most of a series of bomb and other threats to Jewish communities ranging from the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand over the past six months, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
As of Thursday, with a gag order on the probe lifted by the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court, which extended his detention, sources indicate that most of the cases of threats against Jewish communities and organizations, though not all, led investigators back to Israel.
The rest here.
Update. FBI confirms:
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/844896113039683585
According to the article, investigators have been looking at this guy as a suspect for over 6 months…
BREAKING: Investigation dates back 6 months to 1st threat in new zealand with all trails leading back to Israel, and eventually Ashkelon.
— Yonah Jeremy Bob (@jeremybob1) March 23, 2017
…which means all of the anger at the Trump administration for not doing enough to catch him was misplaced. Such as this letter to Trump and AG Sessions earlier this month:
JCC Assoc. sends letter from 141 JCC leaders to AG Sessions expressing frustration w/ progress of investigation into 100+ threats. pic.twitter.com/kNgmnLBeNR
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 8, 2017
And in other words, Trump was right when he questioned the narrative that it was his supporters behind the threats:
Antisemitic vandalism was committed by 18 year Israeli with US citizenship. Uncertain if he was Trump supporter. https://t.co/U8Zs4f5Vdc pic.twitter.com/nmnvSFMFjS
— Stacy Herbert (@stacyherbert) March 23, 2017
And Trump was right about the other suspect that’s been arrested, too:
JCC threats didn't come from an "alt-right White male Trump supporter" after all. https://t.co/cKxQzYw1ER pic.twitter.com/kKL5IWIaWU
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) March 3, 2017
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Related:
OOPS! Evolving headline at The Intercept about JCC threats & Trump proves that ‘life comes at you fast’! https://t.co/TOR4tEY9Xy
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 3, 2017
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