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Iman Abdul Pleads Not Guilty After Antisemitic Threat Targeting Brooklyn High School

The arraignment sets up a court battle that underscores the urgency of combating antisemitic incitement on social media.

The Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Science was named after Leon Goldstein, the former president of Kingsborough Community College and acting chancellor of the City University of New York. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Former AOC Campaign Worker Charged Over Threat Targeting Jewish Students
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Overview

  • Iman Abdul, 27, was arraigned on charges including making a terroristic threat, aggravated harassment, endangering the welfare of a child and threatening mass harm after her social-media post targeting Jewish students at Leon M. Goldstein High School.
  • The NYPD’s Intelligence Bureau and the 61st Precinct opened a probe after the now-deleted post used antisemitic slurs and a Google Maps screenshot to urge an attack on the school.
  • Her Instagram and LinkedIn profiles have been deactivated since her arrest.
  • Jewish advocacy groups such as StopAntisemitism and local educators have demanded aggressive prosecution over online hate aimed at a public school.
  • The campaign of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez officially denied that Abdul ever served on its 2018 team, contradicting some reports of her past as a progressive youth organizer.