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The National
25-05-2025
- Politics
- The National
Man arrested in Israel on suspicion of trying to firebomb US embassy office
Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza A dual US-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he travelled to Israel and tried to firebomb the branch office of the US embassy in Tel Aviv, officials said on Sunday. Federal prosecutors in New York said Joseph Neumeyer, 28, walked up to the embassy building on May 19 with a backpack containing Molotov cocktails but was confronted by a guard and eventually ran away, dropping his backpack as the officer tried to grab him. Law enforcement then tracked Mr Neumeyer down to a hotel a few blocks away from the embassy and arrested him, according to a criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York. The attack took place against the backdrop of Israel's war in Gaza, now in its 20th month. Mr Neumeyer, originally from Colorado, travelled from the US to Canada in early February and arrived in Israel in late April, according to court records. He had made a series of threatening social media posts before attempting the attack, prosecutors said. Israeli officials deported Mr Neumeyer to New York on Saturday and he had an initial court appearance before a federal judge in Brooklyn on Sunday, the same day his criminal complaint was unsealed. Mr Neumeyer's court-appointed lawyer Jeff Dahlberg declined to comment, and the US State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. During his first term, President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital despite Palestinian objections and moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the contested city.
Daily Mail
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS American arrested at JFK Airport over 'plan to bomb US embassy in Israel'
An American man was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport for plotting to bomb the US embassy in Israel. Joseph Neumayer, a 28-year-old dual United States and German citizen, was charged with attempting to destroy, by means of fire or explosive, the Branch Office of the United States Embassy located in Tel Aviv, according to the Justice Department. He arrived in Israel in April, then was detain after spitting on a security guard outside the embassy on May 19. The Justice Department said Neumeyer broke free from the guard, but left behind his dark-colored backpack. Investigators found three Molotov cocktails inside his bag then tracked him down to his hotel and arrested him. According to court documents, Neumeyer posted on social media earlier that day, 'Join me as I burn down the embassy in Tel Aviv. Death to America, death to Americans, and f**k the west.' Other social media post alleged showed he had also threatened to assassinate Donald Trump. Israeli officials deported Neumeyer back to the United States, and he was arrested at the New York airport on Sunday. 'This defendant is charged with planning a devastating attack targeting our embassy in Israel, threatening death to Americans, and President Trump's life,' said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. 'The Department will not tolerate such violence and will prosecute this defendant to the fullest extent of the law.'
Forbes
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Forbes
Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying To Attack U.S. Embassy In Israel
Law enforcement arrested a 28-year-old suspect Sunday after he allegedly tried to attack the U.S. embassy in Israel, the Justice Department announced, with the arrest coming days after a shooting in Washington, D.C., killed two staff members at the Israeli embassy. The U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel. Getty Images Joseph Neumayer was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, after Israeli authorities sent him back to the U.S. following his initial arrest in Tel Aviv. Neumayer, a dual citizen of Germany and the U.S., arrived in Israel in April and went to the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv on May 19, according to the DOJ, where a security guard attempted to detain him after Neumayer spit on the guard. Neumayer broke free from the guard but left his backpack behind, which contained 'three rudimentary improvised incendiary devices commonly known as Molotov cocktails,' the DOJ alleges. Law enforcement later arrested Neumayer at his hotel and discovered the suspect had posted earlier in the day on social media that he was planning to attack the U.S. embassy, allegedly writing, 'Join me as I burn down the embassy in Tel Aviv. Death to America, death to Americans, and f—-k the west.' The suspect also made threats on social media suggesting he wanted to assassinate President Donald Trump, the DOJ alleges. Neumayer appeared in court Sunday in New York and was ordered to be detained, according to the government. Neumayer was charged based on his alleged attempt to firebomb the U.S. embassy and his threats against the president's life. It is unclear if he has entered a plea of guilty or not guilty. If convicted, the suspect faces between five and 20 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines, according to the DOJ. Authorities did not say what they believe Neumayer's motivations were for the alleged attack plan and his opposition to the U.S., as well as whether the suspect's alleged actions were at all related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Neumayer's alleged attempt to attack the U.S. embassy in Israel on May 19 took place days before a deadly shooting killed members of Israel's embassy in the U.S. Suspect Elias Rodriguez allegedly opened fire Wednesday evening outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., killing embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim. The suspect then fled into the museum, where he was briefly mistaken as being a witness to the crime before admitting to police, 'I did it, I did it for Gaza. Free Palestine,' according to witness testimony. Rodriguez is now in custody and has been indicted on five felony counts, including first degree murder and murder of foreign officials. He has not entered a plea, according to ABC News.
BBC News
25-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
US arrests man for allegedly trying to firebomb embassy in Israel
A dual US and German citizen was arrested on Sunday for allegedly attempting to burn down the US embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, according to the justice department. Officials said they arrested Joseph Neumayer, 28, at John F Kennedy Airport in New York. He was deported by Israeli authorities after he was found with explosive devices in a backpack near the embassy. Mr Neumeyer appeared in court on Sunday and is being held in jail, the justice department said. "This defendant is charged with planning a devastating attack targeting our embassy in Israel, threatening death to Americans, and President Trump's life," said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. The arrest comes just days after a gunman killed two Israeli embassy staff members outside a Jewish museum in Washington DC. Federal officials say Mr Neumayer arrived in Israel in April and on 19 May headed to the US Embassy in Tel Aviv with a dark-colored backpack. The 28-year-old spat on an embassy guard as he walked by, the justice department said. When the guard tried to detain him, Mr Neumayer allegedly ran away, leaving behind a backpack with three Molotov cocktails, small bombs made with flammable liquids that are meant to start fires once they are lit and later found Mr Neumeyer at his hotel where he was arrested, the justice department said. Officials say he had posted on his social media account pledging to "burn down the embassy in Tel Aviv" and had called for "death to America, death to Americans".Officials say Mr Neumeyer also threatened to assassinate Trump in social media posts on another account believed to be connected to Neumeyer was sent back on Sunday to the US, where he was arrested. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison if convicted. Last Wednesday, a young couple, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were shot dead outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC. Police identified the suspect as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, who they say shouted "free Palestine" after he shot the couple. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is expected to attend a memorial in Israel for the victims on Monday.
CNA
22-05-2025
- CNA
Two Israeli embassy staff members killed in Washington shooting
Two Israeli embassy staff members, a young couple about to be engaged, were killed by a lone gunman as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday (May 21) night. The single suspect, tentatively identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez from Chicago, chanted "Free Palestine, Free Palestine", after being taken into custody, according to the Washington Metropolitan Police Chief.
