Israeli police say they have arrested a 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man as the prime suspect in a string of bomb threats targeting Jewish community centres in the US.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the suspect’s motives were unclear.

Rosenfeld said the suspect was “the guy who was behind the JCC threats”, referring to Jewish community centres in the US that have received dozens of anonymous threats in recent weeks. Rosenfeld said the man, from the south of Israel, used advanced technologies to mask the origin of his calls and communications to synagogues, community buildings and public venues. He said the suspect also made threats in New Zealand and Australia. He said the investigation was assisted by the FBI and police from other countries.(guardian)…[+]