US EditionFBI 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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Plot to Firebomb Palestinian Activist’s Home Disrupted by NYPD Undercover Operation
(Headline USA) A man accused of planning to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist has been arrested following a weekslong undercover operation led by the New York City Police Department, officials said Friday. The target of the plot was Nerdeen Kiswani, who frequently leads protests in New York against Israel and the war […] The post Plot to Firebomb Palestinian Activist’s Home Disrupted by NYPD Undercover Operation appeared firs…
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