The now 26 -year -old man with Israeli and US citizenship was arrested by Norwegian police in November last year. The reason for the arrest was that the United States wants to get him handed over because he is charged with a number of serious threats there. – The defendants are charged with, among other things, over 245 bomb threats and threats of shooting at schools, kindergartens, airports and the like, says a prison sentence from Romerike and Glåmdal District Court. In the same ruling, it appears that the 26-year-old has previously applied for asylum in Norway. He was denied the application. Here, the Israeli-American man was brought out of a hearing in Israel in 2017 Photo: Jack Guez / AFP / NTB sentenced in Israel for bomb threats in 2018, the 26-year-old was sentenced to ten years in prison in Israel for coming up with around 2000 fake bombing. The threats were aimed at Jewish assembly houses and over 100 aircraft in the United States, according to Reuters. The sentence was later reduced to seven years in prison by the Israeli Supreme Court. “He was a minor when much of the actions took place, and barely legal when some of them took place,” lawyer Alexander Behrang Mardazad in Elden law firm told news. Alexander Behrang Mardazad in Elden law firm defends the 26-year-old in Norway. Photo: Sturlason / Press image oppose extradition In the United States, charges have been taken against the 26-year-old in three different states. He believes he is already convicted of the same conditions in Israel. It is part of the ongoing assessment of whether he should be handed over to the United States, according to the defender. – He certainly believes that he should not be handed over when he is already punished for the conditions for which he has now been requested, says Mardazad. The US authorities, for their part, believe that the 26-year-old was not convicted in Israel for all the conditions he is now charged with in the United States. The 26-year-old hopes that the case will be closed and that he does not have to extradite. He was traveling around Europe when he was arrested in Norway last year, according to the defender. Police are considering the case police officer Maria Hansteen confirms to news that the United States will have the 26-year-old handed over from Norway. – The job of Norwegian police in this context is to investigate the matter to see if the conditions for extradition are fulfilled under Norwegian law, she says. The case is extensive and contains many legal issues that need to be reviewed, Hansteen explains. – That is why it is important that we make a thorough assessment. Published 09.05.2025, at. 22.37 Updated 09.05.2025, at. 23.00
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