Israel arrests hacker linked to threats on US Jewish centers

[SteamAddict]

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Source: Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — A 19-year-old American-Israeli Jew was arrested Thursday as the prime suspect in a wave of bomb threats against U.S. Jewish community centers, a startling turn in a case that had stoked fears of rising anti-Semitism in the United States.

The surprising arrest of the man, a hacker who holds dual Israeli and American citizenship, came after a trans-Atlantic investigation with the FBI and other international law enforcement agencies. U.S. Jewish groups welcomed the breakthrough in the case, which drawn condemnation from President Donald Trump.

Israeli police described the suspect as a hacker, but said his motives were still unclear.

"He's the guy who was behind the JCC threats," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said, referring to the scores of anonymous threats phoned in to Jewish community centers in the U.S. over the past two months.

Read more: https://apnews.com/a6a67fb761304e3cae7497faa32dcdc9

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Glad they got him.

[shenmue]

1. Yipes

[7962]

2. Another jackass trying to stir up racist & anti semitic fears.

Nothing hurts the fight against hate crimes than shit like this

[mpcamb]

3. So what's his name?

Where's he from?

[JudyM]

4. Locking

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