The Jerusalem Post is reporting that the person behind the majority of the spate of JCC bomb threats worldwide is a Jewish dual citizen of the US and Israel.
Israeli authorities have arrested an 19-year-old suspect on suspicion of instigating a series of threats to Jewish communities in the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand over the past six months.
There’s no indication of motive yet, but they mention the possibility that he has mental issues.
There are still few details available about the suspect’s profile, but he is not in the IDF, not ultra-Orthodox, and at some point made aliya and possibly has psychological and social problems.
The suspect’s father has also been detained and is being questioned as to whether he knew about the suspect’s activities, including the suspect’s use of a large antenna and other unusual hardware which could have drawn suspicion.
It is unknown how many others might have worked with the suspect, but it is believed that he was the main operator of the scare-spree and might have even acted completely on his own.
Yet another illustration of the hazards of jumping to conclusions ahead of evidence.
Thursday, Mar 23, 2017 · 1:10:11 PM +00:00
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jrooth
A small technical note: I’m guessing the reference to his use of “a large antenna” means he was using a directional antenna in order to connect to distant wifi routers with the intent of disguising his location.