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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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NYPD: Undercover Work Halted Plot Against Palestinian Activist
A New Jersey man arrested Thursday after a weekslong undercover operation led by the New York City Police Department was planning to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist, officials said. The target of the plot was Nerdeen Kiswani, a Brooklyn-based activist who co-founded the group Within Our Lifetime,...
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US foils firebombing plot against pro-Palestinian activist
A US-based Palestinian-American activist said Friday that the FBI had disrupted an imminent plot to assassinate her, as authorities charged a 26-year-old man with possessing Molotov cocktails he meant to use against her home.
Plot to firebomb Palestinian activist's home thwarted by NYPD undercover operation
A New Jersey man who planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist was arrested Thursday following a weekslong undercover operation led by the New York City Police Department, officials said.
Fiery assassination plot against prominent Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani foiled by NYPD intel, FBI
Federal agents raided Alexander Heifler's home in Hoboken on Thursday after he allegedly schemed to attack Nerdeen Kiswani – the founder of the pro-Palestinian Within Our Lifetime group -- with Molotov cocktails.
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