Brooklyn woman arrested for threatening Jewish students at NYC school

A chilling social media post targeting Jewish students at a New York City high school has landed a former campaign worker in hot water with the law.

In a disturbing turn of events, Iman Abdul, a 27-year-old Brooklyn resident and former Democrat congressional campaign staffer for the likes of AOC, was arrested by the NYPD after posting a threatening message on Instagram aimed at Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences in Manhattan Beach, as Breitbart reports.

Abdul, who once worked as a youth organizer for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and as a paid canvasser for state Sen. Julia Salazar during Democratic Party primary campaigns in 2018, has found herself at the center of a firestorm over her actions.

Instagram post spurs outrage, arrest

The trouble began on Thursday when Abdul, boasting 25,000 followers on Instagram, shared a since-deleted post featuring a Google Maps pin of the high school with a caption dripping with hostility.

Her message suggested the school as a target, sneering at its Jewish students with phrases like “Lexus driving” and misspelled slurs, even claiming they had “all gone on ‘Birthright,’” a program offering trips to Israel for young Jewish adults.

Well, turns out actions have consequences, and hiding behind a screen doesn’t shield anyone from accountability when threats cross into dangerous territory.

Advocacy groups, public react

Advocacy group StopAntisemitism quickly flagged the post, amplifying it on X to alert authorities and the public to the potential danger.

Israel advocate Uri Cohen also shared the content on X, noting it was “full of other antisemitic content,” and his post racked up over 500,000 views, igniting widespread concern and debate.

Cohen further highlighted a video from Abdul’s account where she mocked complaints to police, laughing off accusations and claiming her critics were stifling her so-called freedom of speech — a defense that falls flat when words incite harm.

NYPD responds with swift arrest

By Friday, the NYPD’s intelligence unit, alerted to the threat, swooped in and arrested Abdul at her Brooklyn home, demonstrating that such provocations won’t be taken lightly.

She now faces serious charges, including making a terroristic threat, aggravated harassment, acting in a manner injurious to a child, and issuing a threat of mass harm, as reported by the New York Post.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed the department’s swift response, a reassuring sign that protecting schoolchildren remains a top priority, no matter the ideological spin some might attempt.

Community voices horror over threat

Tova Plaut, a Department of Education pre-K staffer and Jewish activist, didn’t mince words, calling the post “evil” and a direct “call to harm Jews, fellow New Yorkers, children, teachers.”

Plaut added that she was “outraged and horrified” at a school being marked for attack over its Jewish population, demanding “immediate and unequivocal action” — a sentiment many share when children are dragged into ideological battles.

While some may argue this is just online venting, the reality is that words can weaponize intent, and dismissing such threats as mere speech ignores the very real fear they instill in communities already on edge.