US indicts American-German man for attempted firebombing of US embassy’s Tel Aviv branch

A dual US-German national attempted to firebomb the Tel Aviv branch office of the US embassy in Israel last week, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York reveals.

The suspect, Joseph Neumeyer, was arrested at the scene of the incident on May 19 and was deported yesterday to the US.

Earlier today, Neumeyer was charged with attempting to destroy, by means of fire or explosive, the US embassy mission.

Neumeyer arrived in Israel in April. On the day of his arrest, he posted on his Facebook account, “Join me this afternoon in Tel Aviv we are burning down the US. embassy” and “join me as I burn down the embassy in Tel Aviv. Death to America. Death to Americans and f—k the west,” according to court documents unsealed by the district attorney’s office.

That same day, Neumeyer arrived outside the embassy branch office carrying a backpack. He approached an embassy guard and spat on him. The guard then attempted to detain Neumeyer, who fled the scene, but left his backpack containing several Molotov cocktails inside.

Law enforcement then tracked him down to his hotel and placed him under arrest.

Neumeyer’s social media accounts also contained posts calling for the assassination of US President Donald Trump.

If convicted, Neumeyer faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years in prison, the district attorney’s office says.