April 19, 2024

Muslim convert charged with attempt to bomb Jewish synagogue in Florida

The Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center is viewed Monday, May 2, 2016, in Miami. Authorities said Monday, May 2, 2016, that a planned explosive attack on the center was thwarted by the FBI through an undercover operation involving a dummy bomb. The suspect, James Medina, made his initial appearance in federal court Monday following his arrest last week in the alleged plot. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center is viewed Monday, May 2, 2016, in Miami. Authorities said Monday, May 2, 2016, that a planned explosive attack on the center was thwarted by the FBI through an undercover operation involving a dummy bomb. The suspect, James Medina, made his initial appearance in federal court Monday following his arrest last week in the alleged plot. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Another devout Muslim convert who wants to kill, blow up houses of worship etc.So many converts to Islam get involved in jihad. This shows the falsity of the mainstream narrative that jihad has nothing to do with Islam. Why do mosques have so much difficulty training converts in the proper understanding of Islam, if jihad terror is a misunderstanding of Islam?

ā€œI am a Muslim and I donā€™t like what is going on in this world. Iā€™m going to handle business here in America. Aventura, watch your back. ISIS is in the house,ā€ the agents quoted Medina as saying in one video.

Notice the media silence on this. If a piece of bacon is left outside a mosque, Obama takes to the airwaves. Think Clockboy. But a synagogue bomb plot? *Crickets chirping.*

ā€œMuslim convert charged with attempt to bomb Jewish synagogue in Florida,ā€ Jonah Hicap, Christian Today 08 July 2016

James Gonzalo Medina says he wanted to become a martyr by attacking a synagogue in Florida.

A Florida man has been charged with attempting to damage a Jewish synagogue in addition to his previous indictment of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against a person or property.

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The new charge was filed against James Gonzalo Medina, 40, of Hollywood, Florida, on June 30 following an initial charge on May 2 of targeting the Aventura-Turnberry Jewish Center in Aventura, Florida.

If convicted, Medina faces life imprisonment.

His arrest was made through an undercover operation of the South Florida Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).

Medina is accused of attempting to use an explosive device to destroy the synagogue.

Last March, Medina became the subject of surveillance by the FBI due to his conversations about attacking the Jewish centre.

Using confidential human source, the FBI was able to determine Medinaā€™s plan where he expressed anti-Semitic views and identified the synagogue as his target.

The complaint said Medina wanted to use an explosive device to commit the attack. Medina allegedly studied the synagogue property to assess how he would carry out the attack.

Last April 29, Medina was caught in possession of an explosive device and was arrested while approaching the centre.

During his court appearance last May, the suspect told U.S. magistrate Judge William Turnoff, ā€œIā€™ve got a few words of my own. ā€¦ My name is James Medina, also known as James Muhammad,ā€ according to the Sun Sentinel.

Prosecutor Marc Anton told the court that Medina had ā€œinterest in conducting an attackā€ on the synagogue by ā€œobtaining a bomb he could either place under a car or throw it over the wall.ā€

Medina told investigators that he converted to Islam about four years and that he wanted the attack to look like it was done by the Islamic State or ISIS.

The suspect also told acquaintances that he wanted to make himself a ā€œmartyrā€ though the attack.

Medina also recorded videos to say goodbye to his family and make threats.

ā€œI am a Muslim and I donā€™t like what is going on in this world. Iā€™m going to handle business here in America. Aventura, watch your back. ISIS is in the house,ā€ the agents quoted Medina as saying in one video.

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