Leading NYC anti-Israel activist reportedly targeted in assassination plot

Nerdeen Kiswani, one of the most prominent anti-Israel activists in New York City, has been targeted in an assassination plot, The New York Times reports.

Kiswani is the leader of Within Our Lifetime, a hardline anti-Zionist group that regularly holds protests in the city.

The New York Times says Kiswani was notified by the FBI of an assassination plot yesterday, citing a federal law enforcement official and a lawyer for Kiswani.

There is no information available about the suspects or motive, her lawyer told the Times. The FBI carried out a search in Hoboken, New Jersey, the report says, adding that the New York Police Department was also involved.

“Late last night, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force informed me that a plot against my life that was “about to” take place, and that agents had conducted an operation in Hoboken related to this plot,” Kiswani says on X. “I will have more to say as additional details come to light. I will not stop speaking up for the people of Palestine.”

Kiswani’s group organizes disruptive rallies calling for Israel’s destruction that have targeted holiday events, transportation hubs, museums and hospitals, often celebrating “resistance” against Israel. Kiswani has posted support for Hamas online.

Within Our Lifetime backed the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion of Israel, demanding support for “Palestinian resistance in all its forms. By any means necessary.”