FBI says 'Australian IS jihadist' is actually a Jewish American troll

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A young Jewish American man has been charged with pretending to be an Australian-based Islamic State jihadist after a FBI joint investigation with the Australian Federal Police based on information provided by Fairfax Media.

Joshua Ryne Goldberg, a 20-year old living at his parents' house in US state of Florida, is accused of posing online as "Australi Witness," an IS supporter who publicly called for a series of attacks against individuals and events in western countries.

In recent days Australi Witness has claimed online that he is working with other jihadists to plan attacks in Australia and the United States. He distributed pictures of a bomb that he was working on with "2 lbs of explosives inside".

Early on Friday, Australian time, Goldberg, who is non-Muslim and has no real-world links with extremism, was arrested at his home by Florida police for "distribution of information relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction".

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FBI says 'Australian IS jihadist' is actually a Jewish American troll named Joshua Ryne Goldberg

 

[Cliffy]

Not the first time an American Jew has masqueraded as a Muslim terrorist.

 

[Machjo]

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour."

A Zionist? Maybe. A Jew? I don't think so.

 

[darkbeaver]

What an odd story.

 

[MHz]

Canadian passports aren't good enough for them anymore?

 

[tay]

What an odd story.

I don't know if the story is odd but the premise for his actions are not original and have been used for eons.

Create a message that the 'other guys' are bad to stir up support for 'your guys......

“You might know me for inspiring the attacks in Garland, Texas, where two mujahideen entered an event mocking the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with intent to slaughter the kuffar in it,” he boasted as Australi Witness in a post on Justpaste.it. “All who defame the Prophet (PBUH) must be crushed.”
But it was Australi Witness’s role in helping a confidential FBI informant plan an attack on the anniversary of 9/11 that brought Goldberg’s trolling to an end.
Goldberg, who comes from a Jewish family, had Australi Witness spout a special kind of rage when discussing Jews.
“The Jews are the worst enemies of Allah (SWT). When Islam conquers Australia, every single Jew will be slaughtered like the filthy cockroaches that they are,” he wrote on


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