Religious Extremism

A 26-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested over an alleged plot to firebomb the home of Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani. The AP reports the federal authorities detained Alexander Heifler while he was assembling Molotov cocktails to throw at Kiswani’s New York City home. He had apparently detailed his plan to an undercover NYPD detective, who had permeated a group chat that included Heifler. He planned to flee the country to Israel after carrying out the attack. After executing a search warrant, officers uncovered eight Molotov cocktails from his Hoboken residence.