American citizen arrested in attempt to firebomb US Embassy office in Tel Aviv

Published May 25, 2025 4:04pm ET



The Department of Justice charged a dual American-German citizen with attempting to firebomb the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel. 

Israeli authorities found Joseph Neumayer carrying a backpack with three Molotov cocktails last week in the country’s capital city, according to the DOJ. Israel apprehended the suspect on May 19, the day the incident took place, and deported him to the United States.

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