Israeli police this week increased security at the US Embassy and the residence of US Ambassador Dan Shapiro after he received death threats criticizing US participation in last month’s Iran nuclear agreement.
Letters threatening Shapiro were sent to the US Embassy in Tel Aviv over the weekend, and three additional letters arrived on Wednesday, Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
A threatening message was also posted anonymously on Shapiro’s Facebook page, complaining that the US had “abandoned Israel” and referring to the Jewish ambassador as a “kapo,” a term for concentration camp prisoners appointed by the Nazis to serve as guards.(READ MORE)
