Israeli teen arrested in Jewish center bomb threats

On Thursday, Israeli police arrested a 19-year-old Jewish man with dual American-Israeli citizenship as the main suspect in hundreds of bomb threats made against Jewish community centers in the U.S. and around the world. In just the first three months of 2017, there have been more than 160 bomb threats against Jewish organizations and day schools in the U.S., according to the Anti-Defamation League. The man arrested is suspected of being behind most of the threats, in addition to threats against communities in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. He also is said to have an inoperable brain tumor. Israeli police said the suspect used advance technologies to hide his identity and mask the origins of the calls. The motive is still unclear. The arrest was made with assistance from the FBI.

Jack Guez / AFP / Getty Images An American-Israeli Jewish teen, accused of making dozens of anti-Semitic bomb threats in the United States and elsewhere, is escorted by guards as he leaves the Israeli Justice court in Rishon Lezion on Thursday.