Threats from the network: Americans wanted to attack the US embassy in Tel Aviv!

Threats from the network: Americans wanted to attack the US embassy in Tel Aviv!

Tel Aviv, Israel - A 28-year-old Dual American and German citizens named Joseph Neumeyer was recently arrested in Israel. He is suspected of having planned an attack on the US general consulate in Tel Aviv. According to Al Jazera traveled to Israel and approached the embassy building with a backpack on May 19 Several bottles were filled that should be used as Molotow cocktails. During the encounter with a security guard, Neumeyer spit it before he fled and left his backpack.

The Israeli authorities discovered the backpack and found the Molotov cocktails in it. Neumeyer himself was later arrested in a hotel nearby. He was deported to New York on Saturday and had his first hearing in front of a federal judge in Brooklyn on Sunday. The indictment was also published on Sunday, whereby Us Attorney General Pam Bondi emphasized that his planned procedure was a serious threat to Americans and for the life of President Trump.

background and social media

Neumeyer had published a number of threatening contributions on social media before his attack. On May 19, he posted on Facebook: "Conclose me to burn down the US message" and "Death for America. Death for Americans and F— The West". These statements revealed an underlying, aggressive attitude towards the USA and its institutions, which is rooted in the current geopolitical situation, especially in the context of the over 19 months of conflict between Israel and Gaza and a general Islamist mood.

In social media, there are increasingly Islamist narratives that fall back on emotional representations and images in order to create identification with certain political conflicts. Groups such as reality Islam or generation Islam address discrimination experiences and use conflicts such as the Middle East conflict to mobilize their followers, such as BPB Young people can address this content and stir up with conflicts of loyalty.

conclusion

The case of Joseph Neumeyer illustrates the relevance of social media in today's world as well as the dangers that arise from radicalization and violent ideologies. The combination of his threats to the US message and the underlying social tensions in connection with the Middle East conflict shows how current and worrying this topic is.