File photo of the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. BBC/Getty
An American-German citizen was arrested for a plot to firebomb the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. BBC. The Man, Joseph Neumayer, was arrested after he was deported from Israel. Neumayer got into a confrontation with an embassy guard. He spit on the guard and then fled, leaving his backpack behind. Molotov Cocktail firebombs were found in his backpack. Neumayer has been charged with planning a firebombing of an US government building and making terroristic threat against the President of the United States, Donald Trump. Though a specific motive has not been released, Neumayer said "death to America and death to Americans". The incident occurred after a leftist activist murdered two Israeli staffers that worked for the Israeli embassy in Washington DC.
My Comment:
As always, thank God for stupid terrorists. This guy's plan was pretty dumb regardless, but he couldn't keep his contempt in line to even pull it off. Instead he got into a fight with a guard and his whole plot fell apart after he spit on them. That lead to his deportation and arrest. His plan failed.
The man's motive is unclear and may only make sense to him. From what I have been able to gather, his beliefs are strange. He's pro-Israel and pro-Russia, which isn't a common combination (though it is one that I share). Despite that he also seems to hate President Trump, despite him seen to be as pro-Israel and if not pro-Russia, at least more lenient on them than Joe Biden was. I am guessing that this guy's motive was informed by some obvious mental illness.
His plan could have caused some damage at the very least. Molotov cocktails are damaging when used correctly, though it's unclear if he used the "rag in a bottle" method or the more effective "blasting cap in a bottle" method. Even the less effective types can cause major fires and fires always have a risk of killing people. But I am guessing he would have been stopped by the Embassy guards before he reached that point, and that does appear to be what happened.
Is this related to the murder of the two Israeli staffers? I am guessing not. That attacker was a far left Hasan Piker type, not whatever Neumayer is. He also seems to be pro-Israel, not pro-Hamas like the murder in Washington was. I doubt the two incidents have anything to do with each other.
Still, I doubt this incident would have happened if it wasn't for the Israel-Hamas conflict. Though I have almost zero sympathy for the people of Gaza, they voted for Hamas of course, I do wish the conflict would end. Not so much because I have sympathy for Hamas, but more for the fact that I want to get rid of a rallying cry for the far left (and the worst elements of the right). The war is making people go nuts and I wouldn't be surprised if we see more of these kinds of incidents unless the war ends soon.
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