skip - Israeli Police Arrest Teen for 'Hundreds' of Bomb Threats Against Jewish Centers Worldwide 
 
 Israeli Police Arrest Teen for 'Hundreds' of Bomb Threats Against Jewish Centers Worldwide Haaretz 
 
 The suspect has lived in Israel many years. A months-long international investigation led to the 19-year-old suspect, who used "advanced camouflage technologies" to cover his tracks, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. The suspect's father was detained and questioned in connection to the investigation, Besh said. Attorney Galit Bash, who represents the suspect, said that "this is a young man without a criminal record who from a young age suffers from severe medical problems. >> Read more: NYPD intelligence chief: One man suspected in most bomb threats against Jewish sites | Everything you need to know about the wave of threats terrorizing U.S. Jews | When bomb threats hit my child's Jewish preschool, I realized there’s no such thing as safe >> 
 
 U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Thursday the arrest in Israel reflected the government's determination not to tolerate hate crimes. skip - Israeli-American Teen Arrested for Bomb Threats Against Jewish Institutions Worldwide 
 
 "The Department of Justice is committed to protecting the civil rights of all Americans, and we will not tolerate the targeting of any community in this country on the basis of their religious beliefs," Sessions said in a statement. US Attorney General Jeff Sessions commended the FBI and Israeli National Police for their work on the case. But the accusation against Thompson accounted for just a small fraction of the more than 100 bomb threats received by Jewish institutions this year, according to data from the JCC Association of North America. “On behalf of the JCC Association of North America and JCCs across the continent, we are gratified by the progress in this investigation, and applaud the commitment and leadership of the FBI and other federal agencies, Israeli law enforcement, and local law enforcement across the United States and Canada. "We are troubled to learn that the individual suspected of making these threats against Jewish Community Centers, which play a central role in the Jewish community, as well as serve as inclusive and welcoming places for all, is reportedly Jewish," Krakow said. Other leaders of Jewish institutions, including the Anti-Defamation League, said they were "relieved" by the arrest. "While the details of this crime remain unclear, the impact of this individual's actions is crystal clear: These were acts of anti-Semitism," ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement. These threats targeted Jewish institutions, were calculated to sow fear and anxiety, and put the entire Jewish community on high alert." The first incident attributed to the Israeli suspect is a bomb threat that a Jewish institution in New Zealand received in 2016. The FBI handed over the information to the Israel Police after finding that these threats too had originated from Israel. The teenager’s lawyer said he had a brain tumor that could affect his behavior. "These masking technologies are very effective," he previously told CNN.
– A Jewish teen with American-Israeli citizenship is behind dozens of threats made against Jewish community centers in the US, Israeli police say. The 19-year-old male living in the Ashkelon area of Israel was arrested Thursday after a months-long investigation involving the FBI, Israeli police rep Micky Rosenfeld tells CNN. Police say the teen used neighbors' internet connections, voice manipulation, and other "advanced camouflage technologies" to hide his identity while making threats against Jewish centers in the US, Australia, and New Zealand, the New York Times reports, via Israel Radio. However, police believe he's also responsible for hundreds of other threats around the world over two or three years, reports Haaretz. Those include threats against shopping malls and airports. In one case, he forced a Delta flight to make an emergency landing, police say. Authorities say five computers, antennas, and other equipment were seized from his residence. Per Haaretz, the teen tried to grab the gun of an officer who arrived to arrest him; he was previously found unfit for military service in Israel. Police had previously said they were searching for a single individual believed to be behind the majority of more than 100 bomb threats made against Jewish centers in the US this year. "This is the guy we are talking about," Rosenfeld says. The teen appeared in court on Thursday. (Federal officials have also traced some of the bomb threats to a jilted ex-boyfriend.)