The plan to assassinate Nerdeen Kiswani was the result of a years-long harassment campaign against the activist, carried out by a wide network of Zionist organizations and elected officials who have promoted violence against Palestinians.
The race for the Democratic nomination to be NY’s mayor is heating up, and Israel is a big part of the discussion. Leading Democratic Party candidates for NY mayor all oppose BDS, with Ray McGuire denouncing the human rights campaign and Andrew Yang saying it’s rooted in Nazi thought. Though Shaun Donovan panders best of them all on Israel: “I have not visited Israel but I have visited both Dachau and Auschwitz.”