‘I’m not shocked’: Palestinian activist’s home targeted in foiled firebombing plot

‘I’m not shocked’: Palestinian activist’s home targeted in foiled firebombing plot Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Fri, 03/27/2026 - 16:30 Nerdeen Kiswani told MEE she was informed her life was in danger and how incidents like this ‘shake me to my core’ Within Our Lifetime founder Nerdeen Kiswani speaks at a rally calling on Israel to stop its invasion of Rafah in Gaza, at Union Square in New York City, on 12 February 2024 (Michael M Santiago/Getty Images via AFP) Off A New Jersey man who allegedly planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian-American activist was arrested on Thursday and now faces federal charges in a criminal complaint viewed by Middle East Eye. Nerdeen Kiswani, the founder of the Palestine advocacy group Within Our Lifetime, told MEE the FBI came to her home late on Thursday, local time, in the New York City area, to inform her and her family of a threat to her life. They told her the would-be attacker's plot had been foiled and that he had been arrested, leading officials to believe she was no longer in danger.