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Father of JCC Bomb Threat Suspect Claims He Has Brain Tumors, Too

The main suspect behind bomb threats against Jewish communities in the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. PHOTO: Avshalom Sassoni

Father of JCC Bomb Threat Suspect: ‘We are Very Sorry’

By Eliyahu Kamisher | 4 April 2017

The parents claim their 18-year-old son has severe autism and a brain tumor that affects his behavior

THE JERUSALEM POST — The father of the Israeli-American teenager believed to be behind hundreds of bomb threats against Jewish community centers in the United Stated and throughout the world issued an apology to American Jews, but said his son’s actions were motivated by illness.

“To all the Jews in the United States, I want to convey an unequivocal message. We are very sorry, from the bottom of our hearts,” the unnamed father said on Channel 2 on Monday. “We are good Jews, we do not hate you. There was no hatred here. He was motivated solely by the disease.”

The parents claim their 18-year-old son has severe autism and a brain tumor that affects his behavior, which led him to issue the threats against Jewish community centers in the United States and around the world. A gag order has been placed on the identity of the suspect. […]

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