Israeli Consulate Evacuated in Miami Due to Bomb Threat

The Consulate received the all-clear shortly after and the Boulevard was reopened to traffic.

Hana Levi Julian

21 Shevat 5777 – February 16, 2017

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The Israeli Consulate in Miami was evacuated on Thursday after a bomb threat was received at the New World Tower building.

#TrafficAlert Southbound traffic on Biscayne Blvd. between NE 1st Street-NE 2nd Street is closed due to a bomb threat. pic.twitter.com/Mbb27IzEJr— Miami PD (@MiamiPD) February 16, 2017

Florida police investigated the threat but found nothing.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the bomb threat was a hoax, and that nothing was found.

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Hana Levi Julian

Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.