US law enforcement foils plot to assassinate Palestinian American activist

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Source: The Guardian

US law enforcement foils plot to assassinate Palestinian American activist

Nerdeen Kiswani, founder of Within Our Lifetime, says FBI told her plot against her life was ‘about to’ take place

Alice Speri
Fri 27 Mar 2026 17.41 GMT
First published on Fri 27 Mar 2026 17.23 GMT

Federal US law enforcement has foiled a plot to assassinate New York-based Palestinian American activist Nerdeen Kiswani.

Kiswani wrote in post on X that late on Thursday, the FBI joint terrorism taskforce informed her that a plot against her life was “about to” take place, and that agents had conducted an operation in Hoboken, New Jersey, in connection to it.

A federal law enforcement official and an attorney for Kiswani told the New York Times that the FBI said one or more people had been arrested in connection to an imminent attempt on her life. They reportedly did not identify the suspects or their motive.

The FBI and Kiswani did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the Guardian.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/fbi-foils-plot-assassinate-palestinian-american-activist-nerdeen-kiswani

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1. FBI and NYPD disrupt plot to firebomb Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani's home

Source: CBS/AP

FBI and NYPD disrupt plot to firebomb Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani's home

Updated on: March 27, 2026 / 2:05 PM EDT / CBS/AP

A plot to firebomb the New York City home of a prominent Palestinian activist was disrupted by the FBI and NYPD, according to a criminal complaint and an interview with the activist.

Nerdeen Kiswani, co-founder of the group Within Our Lifetime, said the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force told her late Thursday about "a plot against my life that was 'about to' take place." It came after the suspect, Alexander Heifler, was arrested, an NYPD spokesperson said.

Heifler, a resident of Hoboken, New Jersey, was apprehended at his home late Thursday, according to the criminal complaint, after revealing to an undercover NYPD detective that he planned to throw a dozen Molotov cocktails at Kiswani's home.

The complaint says Heifler spent weeks discussing the plot with the undercover law enforcement official, and at one point went to scope out Kiswani's home. He allegedly invited the undercover detective to his home Thursday, where he had assembled components for the firebombs, including rags, corks and Everclear, a highly flammable alcohol.

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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nerdeen-kiswani-firebomb-attempt-palestinian-activist/