RantCrush Top 5: March 24, 2017

A Jewish teenager with dual American and Israeli citizenship has been arrested for the recent bomb threats against several Jewish Community Centers in the U.S. The international investigation has been going on for the past two months and resulted in the 19-year-old suspect’s arrest in Ashkelon, located in southern Israel, yesterday. Why he would do something like this is unclear, but Jewish groups said they were relieved to see the perpetrator arrested. But they still cautioned that the vandalism of Jewish cemeteries around the U.S. seems to be unrelated and that anti-Semitism continues to increase. According to the kid’s lawyer, he has a serious medical condition that could affect his behavior. Officials said he also tried to grab an officer’s gun during the arrest.

.@realdonaldtrump Jewish Center Bomb Threat Suspect Is Arrested in Israel https://t.co/1UXpU5fspj When will you stop funding Israeli terror?

— Denny Cormier (@santafeez) March 23, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.