Omar Alkattoul
Omar Alkattoul (Born c 2004) is the radical Muslim, ISIS, Jihadi terror inspired anti-Semite plotting to attack synagogues in New Jersey.
At the time of his plot, he resided in Sayreville, New Jersey.18-year old man arrested for threats against New Jersey synagogues
He is a devout Muslim, loves very much his "prophet,"[2] and believes the literal meaning of Apes and Pigs[3] which referred to Christians and Jews.[4] - dehumanization. Though he targeted all Jews specifically and stated in his manifesto that it's unrelated to what politics any Jew belongs to.
He also didn't "like" the term anti-Semitic and the Holocaust.[2]
He wrote, that the attack would have been carried out on behalf of the Islamic State, and referred to Osama bin Laden, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and other Islamic terrorists as "heroes." Alkattoul had viewed online Islamic State propaganda and had been in contact with someone he believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda in Pakistan.[5]
The FBI said Alkattoul wrote in the manifesto:[6]
I am the attacker and I would like to introduce myself. . . I am a Muslim with so many regrets but I can assure you this attack is not one of them and Insha’Allah many more attacks like these against the enemy of Allah and the pigs and monkeys will come. I will discuss my motives in a bit but I did target a synagogue for a really good reason according to myself and a lot of Muslims who have a brain...'
He also wrote: "This attack was just to remind the Jews that as long as 1 Muslim remains in this world they will never live a pleasant life until the Muslims in Palestine, Syria, West Africa, and South Asia are living a pleasant life. The Jews support terror against the muslimeen and they always have."[6]
References
- ↑ Teen arrested after posting manifesto allegedly outlining plan to attack New Jersey synagogues and Jewish community, Israel National News, Nov 10, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Justin Rohrlich, Teen Busted Over NJ Synagogue Threats Was Chatting With ‘Bad People’ Online, Dad Says, The Daily Beast, Nov 10, 2022.
According to the complaint, other sections of the document were titled: • "Why hatred towards Jews is a good thing even if they’re not Zionists”?"...
“The term ‘anti-Semitic’ and it’s [sic] true meaning” • "The ‘Holocaust’”?" • "The ‘good’ Jews," in which Alkattoul stated, “Good jews do not exist unless if they convert to Islam... I hate jews based on their actions and their religion that justifies the actions they do.” Later, during a voluntary examination at a local hospital, Alkattoul told medical staff that he "supported ISIS and al-Qaeda,” and that he "had plans to blow up a synagogue but did not know if it was going to be in a day, a week, or year,” C according to the complaint, which says Alkattoul claimed he had been joking about certain things but “one thing that was not a joke was his wanting to plan an attack on a synagogue."
Alkattoul’s online presence is thin. A Facebook page in his name, which places him in the nearby city of Elizabeth, where public records show the family lived though the end of 2016, features a banner across the top reading, "I’m Muslim & [Love] My Prophet."
[1]. - ↑ Amy Mek, NJ Muslim Threatens Attack on Synagogue, 'Pigs and Monkeys', Media Fails to Investigate his Potentially Radical Father (Video), Rair Foundation, November 13, 2022.
- ↑ Rubin, Uri. “Apes, Pigs, and Islamic Identity.” In Dhimmis and Others: Jews and Christians and the World of Classical Islam, ed. Uri Rubin and David J. Wasserstein. N.p.: Eisenbrauns, 1997
- ↑ Michael Starr, 'Hatred towards Jews a good thing (sic):' Man arrested after threat to NJ Jews, The Jerusalem Post, November 10, 2022.
"Good Jews do not exist unless if [sic] they convert to Islam," said Omar Alkattoul, 18. He faces up to 5 years in prison.
The man who led the FBI to warn of a "broad threat" to the New Jersey Jewish community was arrested and charged on Thursday for online distribution of a manifesto containing threats to attack Jewish houses of worship, the New Jersey US Attorney's Office announced. He currently faces up to five years in prison.
Omar Alkattoul, 18, of Sayreville, New Jersey, has shared a document entitled "When Swords Collide," on several communication applications to various unnamed individuals detailing the motive and ideology behind an attack he had at times expressed a desire to commit against a synagogue or LGBTQ+ targets.
“No one should be targeted for violence or with acts of hate because of how they worship,” US attorney Philip Sellinger said. “According to the complaint, this defendant used social media to send a manifesto containing a threat to attack a synagogue based on his hatred of Jews."
"I’ve been thinking about jihad for a while now and I just came to this conclusion of how and where."
Omar Alkattoul
Islamic State-inspired plan for terrorism
Alkattoul wrote that the attack would have been carried out on behalf of the Islamic State, and referred to Osama bin Laden, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and other Islamic terrorists as "heroes." Alkattoul had viewed online Islamic State propaganda and had been in contact with someone he believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda in Pakistan. - ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tom Cleary, Omar Alkattoul, New Jersey Synagogue Threats Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Heavy, Nov 11, 2022.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, "On Nov. 1, 2022, Alkattoul used a social media application to send an individual a link to a document entitled ‘When Swords Collide’ and admitted to this individual that he wrote the document, stating: ‘It’s in the context of an attack on Jews.”" According to a second individual, Alkattoul also sent the document to at least five other people using another social media application." In the criminal complaint, the FBI said Alkattoul wrote in the manifesto:
'I am the attacker and I would like to introduce myself. . . I am a Muslim with so many regrets but I can assure you this attack is not one of them and Insha’Allah many more attacks like these against the enemy of Allah and the pigs and monkeys will come. I will discuss my motives in a bit but I did target a synagogue for a really good reason according to myself and a lot of Muslims who have a brain...'
Alkattoul also wrote, according to prosecutors, "This attack was just to remind the Jews that as long as 1 Muslim remains in this world they will never live a pleasant life until the Muslims in Palestine, Syria, West Africa, and South Asia are living a pleasant life. The Jews support terror against the muslimeen and they always have."
Alkattoul’s Father Told The Daily Beast His Son Was Chatting With ‘Bad People’ Online...
Alkattoul Pledged Allegiance to the Leader of ISIS in Text Messages & Talked to Overseas Supporters of Terror Groups.
...he talked to people he believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda in Pakistan and a terrorist supporter based in Germany, according to the criminal complaint...
The FBI said that in August 2022 he sent a message to another person saying, “As a Muslim I support Dylann Roof,” a reference to the Neo-Nazi who killed nine people in a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015. He also sent a photo of Roof and said, “Me in church and synagogue.”
In October 2022, Alkattoul wrote in a text, “I hate Jews, and I love the Islamic State,” according to the complaint. He also talked about carrying out an attack on a gay nightclub, according to the complaint.
