Israeli Consulate in NY Closes After Threat Against Netanyahu and White Powder Found
A package has been sent to the consulate containing suspicious white powder and a letter threatening the prime minister.
srael’s mission to New York was reportedly sealed shut on Friday night after a package containing white powder and a letter threatening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was received, a source in the consulate building confirmed to The Jerusalem Post.
The Israeli Consulate was closed off due to the suspicious nature of the powder in the package, and the staff has been ordered to remain inside while the material is being inspected.
The source told the Post that the building has been on lockdown for the past hour, and no one is allowed to enter or leave the premises. New York State Department Police have been called to the scene after the contents of the package were discovered and screened in the consulate’s screening room.
The Post has also learned that the threatening letter in question was written in English and addressed directly to the premier.
According to Israeli media, the letter contained an explicit death threat.
This threat comes mere hours before the prime minister is expected to land in New York in order to participate in the United Nations General Assembly’s 72nd session, where he is slated to speak on Tuesday as well as meet US President Donald Trump.
