A former campaign staffer for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has been arrested for allegedly making terroristic threats against a New York City public high school.
Iman Abdul, 27, is accused of posting the location of Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences in Manhattan Beach on Google Maps along with a message that called for the school to be attacked.
According to the New York Post, Abdul wrote, “If anyone needs a public school in NYC to attack for whatever reason … Lexus driving Israhell loving Zionisits all attend here.” The post has since been deleted.
She added, “They’ve all gone on ‘Birthright,’” referencing a program that offers free trips to Israel for Jewish young adults.
The post was visible to her 25,000 Instagram followers before it was removed, per Trending Politics.
Police arrested Abdul at her Brooklyn home on Friday. She has been charged with making a terroristic threat, acting in a manner injurious to a child, aggravated harassment, and making a threat of mass harm.
Abdul previously worked in 2018 on the Democratic primary campaigns of both Ocasio-Cortez and New York State Senator Julia Salazar. Salazar confirmed she paid Abdul as a canvasser that summer.
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