Israeli Missions on High Alert
January 25, 2012
The Israeli Consulate in Philadelphia was one of several missions in the United States and Europe that received envelopes containing white powder this week.
In response, Israeli embassies and consulates around the world raised their alert levels.
The missions received white envelopes with the word "anthrax" written on them, but the powder inside reportedly was found to be flour.
On Monday morning, Philadelphia police responded to a report of a suspicious package at the Center City office of the consulate, according to officer Jillian Russell. "The scene was cleared and it didn't turn out to be anything," Russell said.
Israeli Consul General Daniel Kutner confirmed the incident, and said his office and staff had not been in any danger.
Other Israeli diplomatic missions that received the envelopes Monday were in The Hague, Brussels and London in Europe, and New York, Boston and Houston in the United States, JTA reported.