Federal prosecutors in New York have charged a dual citizen of the United States with trying to bomb the US Embassy in Tel Aviv branch.
Joseph Neumeyer was deported to New York on Saturday, and he made his first court appearance on Sunday in Brooklyn before a federal judge. On Sunday, his criminal complaint was unveiled.
On May 19, Neumeyer allegedly approached the embassy building with a backpack full of Molotov cocktails, but he eventually got into a fight with a guard and fled, dropping his backpack as the guard attempted to detain him.
According to a criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York, law enforcement tracked Neumeyer down to a hotel just a few blocks away from the embassy and detained him.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi stated in a statement that “this defendant is accused of planning a devastating attack against our embassy in Israel that threatens to kill [US] President]Donald] Trump’s life. The Department will pursue this defendant to the fullest extent permitted by the law and will not tolerate such violence.
Jeff Dahlberg, Neumeyer’s attorney, declined to comment.
The attack occurred in the midst of Israel’s ongoing deadly conflict with Gaza, which is currently in its 19th month. A famine is currently looming as Israeli forces continue to seal crucial border crossings and uphold a crippling blockade on humanitarian aid, including food, medicine, and fuel, in the blockaded enclave, where nearly 54, 000 Palestinians have died.
According to court records, Neumeyer, 28, who is originally from Colorado and holds dual US and German citizenship, first traveled from the US to Canada in February and then arrived in Israel in late April.
Before attempting the attack, he had posted a number of threatening messages on social media, according to the prosecution.
Source: Aljazeera
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