Jerusalem – Report: Israel Denies U.S. Request To Extradite Teen Arrested For JCC Bomb Threats

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    A man brought for a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, under suspicion of Issuing fake bomb threats against Jewish institutions around the world, on March 23, 2017. Photo by Flash90Jerusalem – Israel’s Justice Ministry reportedly has denied a U.S. Justice Department request to extradite the Israeli-American teen charged with making threats against Jewish community centers throughout the United States.

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    The State Attorney’s Office in Israel told its American counterpart that though the 18-year-old computer hacker has committed crimes in 10 different countries, he will be tried in Israel, Israel’s Channel 2 first reported Sunday. The report added that the U.S. has not backed off its request and that Israel’s denial has not caused a rift in the relationship.

    The teen from Ashkelon in southern Israel, who was arrested in Israel last month for making over 100 threats against Jewish sites in the U.S., has been named in the United States, but cannot be named in reports originating from Israel.

    Israel’s State Prosecutor’s Office is expected to file a serious indictment against the teen on Monday, Channel 2 reported, including charges of extortion with threats, causing panic and money laundering.

    Channel 2 News reported Saturday night that the teen said during interrogations in Israel that he had offered his “threat services” for payment.

    The Justice Department said on Friday that it was charging the teen with 28 counts of making threatening calls to JCCs in Florida, conveying false information to the police and cyberstalking.

    “Today’s charges into these violent threats to Jewish community centers and others represent this department’s commitment to fighting all forms of violent crime,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement issued Friday.

    The teen’s parents and attorney have said he has a benign brain tumor that affects his behavior.

    The Jewish state has complied with requests to extradite Israelis since the 1990s, given that those sentenced to serve in prison can do so in Israel, according to Haaretz.


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    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    6 years ago

    Can anyone think of a reason why the United States ought not to be able to punish this young man?

    savtat
    savtat
    6 years ago

    And who was paying him????? There’s something very fishy. And money laundering???? Oh boy.

    6 years ago

    The denial of the authorities in Israel to extradite that criminal, will cause further anti-semitism in the USA, especially among law enforcement. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent in manpower and other resources in the USA, in an effort to solve those crimes. I had a feeling that the Israelis would play games, and not extradite him. It is always political, as to who gets extradited. In the early 1970’s, Israel extradited Meyer Lansky to the USA. He could have lived out his senior years in peace and tranquility; yet, he was sent back. Even though he was acquitted of all charges, Israel would not let him reenter the country. Yet, in the case of Colonel Aviem Sella (he was Jonathan Pollard’s main handler), Israel has ignored repeated requests to extradite him. If he had been extradited years ago, Pollard would have been released from prison, many years ago.