The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bomb-threat/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:18:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png bomb threat | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bomb-threat/ 32 32 Bomb threat halts flights at Washington’s Ronald Reagan airport, FAA says https://www.timesofisrael.com/bomb-threat-halts-flights-at-washingtons-ronald-reagan-airport-faa-says/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:28:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3681287 Scare involved a United Airlines plane that was moved to an isolated area, passengers taken off; delays reported at DC airport

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]]> Trump appointees targeted by bomb threats, including with pro-Palestinian messaging https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-appointees-targeted-by-bomb-threats-including-with-pro-palestinian-messaging/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 21:39:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3428516 Lee Zeldin says his home was sent a pipe bomb with 'pro-Palestinian themed message,' as threats and swatting attacks target Stefanik, Gaetz and others; FBI probing

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]]> After bomb threat during Yom Kippur service, Manhattan synagogue prayed on street https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-bomb-threat-during-yom-kippur-service-manhattan-synagogue-prayed-on-street/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:39:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3398096 400 people attending opening Kol Nidre service at Town and Village synagogue were forced to abandon building, but were determined to not let hoax ruin proceedings

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]]> Oregon man charged with making bomb threats against New York Jewish hospitals https://www.timesofisrael.com/oregon-man-charged-with-making-bomb-threats-against-new-york-jewish-hospitals/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 05:29:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3358362 Domagoj Patkovic, 31, arrested Tuesday, made multiple hoax calls to Jewish institutions and 911 operators that were broadcast live on Discord

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]]> Police investigate series of at least 4 bomb threats at New York City synagogues https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-investigating-series-of-at-least-4-bomb-threats-at-new-york-city-synagogues/ Sun, 05 May 2024 19:57:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3283011 One community evacuated, building cleared; emailed threats deemed not credible by authorities; Brooklyn Museum also gets message threatening to blow up nearby subway station

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]]> Oscars ad dramatizes real-life bomb threat to US synagogue during a bar mitzvah https://www.timesofisrael.com/oscars-advert-dramatizes-real-life-bomb-threat-to-us-synagogue-during-bar-mitzvah/ Sat, 09 Mar 2024 09:45:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3241463 Amid rising antisemitism, 60-second placement depicts incident when evacuated Jewish community was taken in by nearby church, enabling rite of passage ceremony to go ahead

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]]> 15 synagogues across New York hit with false bomb threats https://www.timesofisrael.com/15-synagogues-across-new-york-hit-with-false-bomb-threats/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:26:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3168404 Jewish security agency says the threats targeted 7 houses of worship in NYC, 3 in the suburbs and 5 in upstate New York

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]]> US and Israeli embassies hit with bomb threats in Buenos Aires https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-and-israeli-embassies-hit-with-bomb-threats-in-buenos-aires/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 05:50:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3128335 Argentina boosts security at locations as well as at Jewish institutions; local Jewish leader: 'They are coming for democracy, not only Jews,' but 'we are not canceling anything'

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]]> Louvre and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats, with France on alert https://www.timesofisrael.com/louvre-and-versailles-palace-evacuated-after-bomb-threats-with-france-on-alert/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 20:56:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3123408 Some staff return to Gambetta-Carnot in Arras, site of Friday's terror stabbing; suspect in custody

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]]> US synagogue bomb threats continue despite arrest of suspect https://www.timesofisrael.com/synagogue-bomb-threats-continue-despite-arrest-of-a-suspect/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:24:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3113316 Jewish institutions still targeted with fake bomb threats at high rates; in latest incident, Reform synagogue, Jewish day school and JCC in Durham evacuated over hoax warning

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]]> 2 more US synagogues targeted by fake bomb threats ahead of High Holidays https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-more-us-synagogues-targeted-by-fake-bomb-threats-ahead-of-high-holidays/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:01:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3094383 Congregation Beth Am in northern California and Congregation B’nai Israel in central Florida both threatened over the weekend, following dozens of similar instances

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]]> ‘False alarm’ prompts brief Eiffel Tower evacuation; bomb squads search site https://www.timesofisrael.com/false-alarm-prompts-brief-eiffel-tower-evacuation-bomb-squads-search-site/ Sat, 12 Aug 2023 14:54:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3070592 Police say tourists allowed back inside hours after three floors of iconic site were cleared out, with police scouting area, including tower's restaurant

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]]> Belarus sentences activist after forcing his plane down over fake Hamas bomb threat https://www.timesofisrael.com/belarus-sentences-activist-after-forcing-his-plane-down-over-fake-hamas-bomb-threat/ Wed, 03 May 2023 14:29:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3007974 Roman Protasevich gets eight years in prison for efforts to coordinate 2020 protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko

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]]> Indian fighter jets scramble following false bomb threat on Iranian plane https://www.timesofisrael.com/indian-fighter-jets-scrambled-following-false-bomb-threat-on-iranian-plane/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:02:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2847356 Flight tracker websites show aircraft performing several midair circles west of New Delhi before heading east toward Guangzhou in China

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]]> Bomb threat on Israel-Poland flight prompts evacuation via emergency chutes https://www.timesofisrael.com/bomb-threat-on-israel-poland-flight-prompts-evacuation-via-emergency-chutes/ Sun, 24 Jul 2022 05:14:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2804674 Plane lands in Krakow, is sent to isolated area before cabin crew tell passengers to leave plane via slides; second such incident within a week involving Wizz Air carrier

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