US law enforcement foils plot to assassinate Palestinian American activist

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

• Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox

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 task force 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 the plot.