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FBI and NYPD disrupt plot to firebomb Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani's home
Alexander Heifler planned to use a dozen Molotov cocktails in an attack targeting Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani, law enforcement said after an undercover operation.
- On Thursday, the FBI and NYPD disrupted a plot to firebomb the New York City home of Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani, arresting Hoboken, New Jersey resident Alexander Heifler.
- Investigators revealed that Heifler spent weeks discussing the attack with an undercover official and assembled materials including rags, corks, and Everclear to construct a dozen firebombs.
- Kiswani, co-founder of the group Within Our Lifetime, learned late Thursday from the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force about a plot against her life that was "about to" take place.
- The Hoboken Police Department confirmed it was "supporting the FBI in an ongoing investigation," while an FBI spokesperson stated there is "no current threat to the public" near Willow Avenue and Clinton Street.
- Expressing relief that officials thwarted the attack, Kiswani noted that such threats remain a "constant possibility for people who speak up on behalf of Palestine.
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New York, United States. A U.S.-based Palestinian activist said Friday that the FBI had thwarted an imminent plot to assassinate her, while accusing prominent pro-Israeli figures of inciting violence. Nerdeen Kiswani runs “Within Our Lifetime,” a Palestinian cause advocacy group in New York City, and has been a key figure in organizing protests focused on the Gaza war.“Last night, the FBI Joint Counter-Terrorism Group informed me that a plot aga…
An American pro-Palestinian activist announced Friday that the Federal Police (FBI) had issued a murder plan, while the authorities said they had arrested a man who owned a fire device, AFP reported.
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