The FBI on Thursday thwarted an assassination attempt against Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani, the founder of the pro-Palestinian activist group Within Our Lifetime. Kiswani said she was informed by an FBI official late Thursday regarding a “threat on my life that was about to take place” and that the suspect, Alexander Heifler, had been apprehended at his home in New Jersey. Newsweek reached out to Within Our Lifetime for comment via email. The organization founded by Kiswani has garnered