Michael Ron David Kadar Indicted in Anti-Jewish Threats

Michael Ron David Kadar, 19, a dual U.S. and Israeli citizen, has been indicted in three federal jurisdictions for a nationwide campaign of terror targeting Jewish institutions, the Israeli Embassy, and emergency services. The charges stem from a wave of hoax bomb threats and violent intimidation spanning Florida, Georgia, and Washington, D.C., during early 2017.

In the Middle District of Florida, Kadar is charged with making repeated bomb and active shooter threats to Jewish Community Centers across the state from January 4 to February 27, 2017. These calls triggered mass evacuations, lockdowns, and emergency responses at synagogues, schools, and community hubs. He also threatened Orlando International Airport and a Florida middle school, with no explosives found. The indictment includes hate crime charges for obstructing the free exercise of religion, each carrying up to 20 years in prison.

The District of Columbia indictment accuses Kadar of escalating his campaign to the heart of U.S. diplomacy. On March 7, 2017, he made a bomb threat call to the Anti-Defamation League in Washington, D.C. Two days later, on March 9, he sent a threatening email to the Israeli Embassy, also containing a bomb threat. Both incidents forced emergency evacuations and mobilized federal security resources.

In Georgia, Kadar faces charges of cyberstalking and conveying false information to law enforcement. On January 3, 2017, he called a local police department claiming a hostage situation was underway at a private residence in Athens, Georgia, and threatened to kill responding officers. Police and emergency units rushed to the scene, only to find the entire incident was fabricated—a hoax that endangered lives and wasted critical resources.

Kadar was initially charged via criminal complaints on April 21, 2017, in Florida and Georgia after being arrested in Israel, where he remains in custody facing separate charges. The FBI and Department of Justice have emphasized the severity of the crimes, noting the psychological and operational toll on targeted communities and first responders. If convicted, Kadar could face decades in prison, including up to 20 years for hate crimes, 10 years per bomb threat, and five years each for interstate threats, hoaxes, and cyberstalking—plus court-ordered restitution.

“When individuals target victims of their crimes based on who they are, what they believe, or how they worship, they target the bedrock principles on which our nation was founded,” said Attorney General Jeff Sessions. FBI Director Christopher Wray added, “These alleged threats were very real for those individuals who were evacuated, for the first responders who quickly mobilized… This indictment shows we will not stand by as someone threatens our communities based on their religion or beliefs.”

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