US EditionUS citizen arrested for attempted firebombing attack on embassy in Israel
- Joseph Neumayer, a 28-year-old dual citizen of the U.S. And Germany, was taken into custody on May 19 for allegedly trying to attack the U.S. Embassy branch in Tel Aviv, Israel, with improvised incendiary devices.
- Prior to his attempt, Neumayer made multiple menacing posts online, including calls to "burn down the embassy in Tel Aviv" and explicit threats against Americans and President Trump.
- On May 19, Neumayer left a backpack containing three Molotov cocktails near the embassy, resisted a security guard by spitting and fleeing, and was later tracked to his hotel and arrested.
- Federal authorities charged Neumayer with attempting a devastating attack on the embassy, threatening Americans and President Trump's life, facing five to 20 years imprisonment and fines up to $250,000.
- Neumayer was deported from Israel to the U.S., appeared in federal court in Brooklyn, and his case highlights ongoing concerns about threats to U.S. Diplomatic sites abroad amid the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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Man arrested at JFK Airport for 'plotting to firebomb US Embassy' after 'threatening Trump' - The Mirror
Israel has handed over a US citizen after authorities uncovered his alleged plan to firebomb a U.S. Embassy branch office - the man was arrested on Sunday at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport
American Citizen Arrested, Charged In Plot To Firebomb U.S. Embassy In Israel
On Sunday, FBI agents at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City arrested a 28-year-old man charged with “attempting to destroy, by means of fire or explosive” a United States Embassy office in Tel Aviv, Israel, according to federal authorities.Joseph Neumayer, who is a dual citizen of both the United States and Germany, was initially arrested in Israel and deported to the United States. He then received a detention order from U.S…
Man charged with attempting to firebomb U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv
A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested and charged with attempting to carry out a firebombing at the U.S. Embassy’s branch office in Tel Aviv, according to the Justice Department. Authorities say the man, 28-year-old Joseph Neumayer, was deported from Israel and taken into custody at New York’s JFK International Airport by FBI agents. Neumayer is charged with attempting to destroy U.S. government property using fire or explosives, a federa…
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