{"id":2382164,"date":"2024-12-20T03:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T08:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-college-student-arrested-by-fbi-for-plotting-terrorist-attack-on-israeli-consulate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T03:21:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T08:21:55","slug":"virginia-college-student-arrested-by-fbi-for-plotting-terrorist-attack-on-israeli-consulate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-college-student-arrested-by-fbi-for-plotting-terrorist-attack-on-israeli-consulate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia college student arrested by FBI for plotting terrorist attack on Israeli Consulate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-college-student-arrested-by-fbi-for-plotting-terrorist-attack-on-israeli-consulate-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382164&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u200dVirginia college\u2064 student,Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan,has been arrested by \u200bthe FBI\u2062 for \u200ballegedly\u200b planning a terrorist attack on the Israeli\u2062 Consulate in New\u200c york City. The 18-year-old \u2063Egyptian national, \u200dattending George Mason\u200c University, was \u2064taken into \u2064custody \u2063by the FBI&#8217;s Joint Terrorism Task Force after revealing his attack \u200bplans to an \u200dundercover informant. He\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-insurgence-leader-john-sullivan-speaks-out-in-infowars-interview-bidens-victory-is-fishy-massive-support-for-trump-speaks-for-itself-video\/\" title=\"Antifa-Insurgence Leader John Sullivan Speaks Out in Infowars Interview: Biden\u2019s Victory Is \u2018Fishy,\u2019 Massive Support For Trump \u2018Speaks For Itself\u2019 (Video)\">faces federal charges<\/a>\u2062 for demonstrating how to manufacture \u2063explosives with \u2064the \u2062intent to murder internationally\u200b protected persons.\u2064 Reports \u2064indicate that he referred to the \u200cconsulate as a &#8220;goldmine,&#8221; suggesting\u200d a targeted attack on a specific location.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Virginia college student arrested by FBI for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-bovard-30-years-ago-the-fbi-might-have-had-its-biggest-bomb-the-world-trade-center-attack\/\" title=\"James Bovard: 30 Years Ago, the FBI Might Have Had Its Biggest Bomb: The World Trade Center Attack\">plotting terrorist attack<\/a> on Israeli Consulate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1914948\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A Virginia college student was arrested by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FBI<\/a> this week for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack on the Israeli Consulate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, an Egyptian national and 18-year-old student at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-mason-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">George Mason University<\/a> in Virginia, was taken into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/gmu-student-arrested-fbi-accused-promoting-violence-against-jews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">custody<\/a> on Tuesday by the FBI Washington Field Office&rsquo;s Joint Terrorism Task Force. He was busted for telling his plans for the attack to an undercover FBI informant. He faces federal charges on one count of &ldquo;demonstrating how to manufacture an explosive with intent to murder internationally protected persons,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/12\/19\/gmu-student-charged-plotting-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/19\/us-news\/george-mason-freshman-18-busted-for-plotting-attack-on-israels-nyc-consulate-as-he-was-facing-possible-deportation\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reportedly<\/a> referred to the consulate as a &ldquo;goldmine of targets&rdquo; for such <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">violent terrorist attacks<\/a>. Additionally, Hassan shared radical Islamic jihadist propaganda, including a video on how to kill Jewish people, and explained to the undercover FBI informant detailed instructions on how to join ISIS, the <em>Times of Israel<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/fbi-arrests-man-for-plotting-mass-casualty-attack-against-israeli-consulate-in-nyc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. He also sent the informant bomb-making instructions and recommended including 30 mm aluminum ball bearings for shrapnel to cause extra harm. Hassan also told the informant to &ldquo;livestream the attack&rdquo; so he could &ldquo;share with ISIS.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hasan was already facing deportation charges at the time of his arrest, the <em>New York Post<\/em> reported. The FBI released a statement about the planned attack, reassuring New York&rsquo;s Jewish community of their diligent work to protect them from threats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FBI&rsquo;s New York Office wants to reassure our Jewish community here in New York that our office &mdash; along with our law enforcement partners &mdash; remains vigilant in our efforts to identify, investigate, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-men-arrested-on-suspicion-of-isis-ties-in-major-us-cities\/\" title=\"Eight men detained in major US cities for suspected ISIS connections\">disrupt potential threats<\/a> to our community, using every tool at our disposal to do so,&rdquo; read a statement from the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>George Mason University President Gregory Washington released a statement about Hassan&rsquo;s planned attack. He detailed the university&rsquo;s security efforts to ensure everyone&rsquo;s safety and mentioned that Hasan was prohibited from being on GMU&rsquo;s campus.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am writing to update you on a new situation we are managing relative to a student who was recently arrested by the FBI, as it has caused security concerns among some members of the community that I want to address,&rdquo; said Washington.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As criminal proceedings progress, the university will take appropriate action on student code of conduct violations,&rdquo; added Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Ofir Akunis, Israel&rsquo;s consul-general in New York City, expressed gratitude for the swift actions of the FBI and their diligent work in preventing the attack and apprehending Hassan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This attempted attack by terror organizations is an attack on the sovereign soil of the State of Israel in its entirety,&rdquo; Akunis said on Thursday to <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/fbi-arrests-man-for-plotting-mass-casualty-attack-against-israeli-consulate-in-nyc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Times of Israel<\/a><\/em>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s proof that terror knows no boundaries and that we must fight it everywhere and every time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) also addressed the planned attack and the FBI&rsquo;s actions to prevent it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Grateful for the quick action taken by the FBI in apprehending the suspect and preventing this cowardly act of antisemitic terror from occurring,&rdquo; Hochul said in a statement. &ldquo;Hate has no place in New York, and we will always stand with our Jewish neighbors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1914948\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1914948\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia student arrested for plotting attack on Israeli Consulate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2382165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FBI-hhg13.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4376,47153,5591,47154,5468],"class_list":["post-2382164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrested","tag-college-student","tag-fbi","tag-terrorist-attack","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FBI-hhg13.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382164"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382168,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382164\/revisions\/2382168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}