A chilling Instagram post targeting Jewish students at a Brooklyn high school has landed a former campaign worker for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in hot water with the NYPD, as Breitbart reports.

Iman Abdul, a 27-year-old Brooklyn resident, was arrested Friday after posting a threatening message on Instagram that pinpointed Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences in Manhattan Beach. The post, which Abdul later deleted, featured a Google Maps screenshot of the school’s location and a caption singling out Jewish students who attended “Birthright” trips to Israel, inciting violence against them.

Threat targets Jewish students

Abdul’s Instagram, boasting 25,000 followers, became a flashpoint when she wrote, “Lexus driving Israhell loving Zionisits Ziall attend here,” a sloppy jab at Jewish students that reeks of antisemitic venom. Her words, dripping with malice, didn’t just hint at violence -- they practically drew a map to it, which is exactly what she did by posting the school’s location.

The NYPD’s intelligence unit, thankfully, caught wind of the threat quickly, proving that even in a city as sprawling as New York, dangerous rhetoric can’t hide for long.

Advocacy groups sound alarm

StopAntisemitism, an advocacy group, flagged Abdul’s post and shared her images on X, shining a spotlight on her reckless behavior.

Israel advocate Uri Cohen also amplified the post on X, noting its additional antisemitic content, which racked up over 500,000 views and sparked a firestorm of comments. Cohen’s post exposed Abdul’s attempt to cloak her hatred in free speech claims, a tired tactic that fools no one when it’s paired with calls to harm children.

Abdul’s campaign connections emerge

Abdul’s resume includes stints as a youth organizer for Ocasio-Cortez and a paid canvasser for state Sen. Julia Salazar during their 2018 Democratic primary campaigns. While her campaign work was years ago, it raises eyebrows that someone with such ties would stoop to targeting kids with hateful threats.

The progressive agenda often cloaks itself in moral superiority, but Abdul’s actions show how quickly that facade can crumble into something sinister.

Charges, community outrage ensue

Abdul now faces charges of making a terroristic threat, acting in a manner injurious to a child, aggravated harassment, and making a threat of mass harm -- serious counts that reflect the gravity of her actions.

Tova Plaut, a vocal critic, didn’t mince words: “A map. A pin. A call to harm Jews, fellow New Yorkers, children, and teachers. This isn’t just dangerous. It’s evil.” Plaut’s outrage is spot-on -- targeting a school because of its Jewish students isn’t just a threat; it’s a disgusting escalation of hate that demands swift justice.

Abdul’s defiant response

In a video on her X account, Abdul mocked complaints to police, claiming “Zionists” were reporting her for exercising free speech, a defense as hollow as it is offensive.

Free speech doesn’t cover inciting violence against kids, and Abdul’s attempt to play the victim only digs her hole deeper. Her defiance, paired with her 2019 City College of NY interview where she described herself as a youth-led advocate for school desegregation, paints a picture of someone who’s traded principle for prejudice.

Education and irony

Abdul, a former City College of NY student majoring in childhood education, sociology, and Latino studies, should know better than to target schoolchildren with hate.

The irony is thick: a supposed advocate for education and youth now stands accused of endangering the very students she claimed to champion. This isn’t just a personal failure; it’s a stark reminder that woke rhetoric can mask dangerous ideologies that threaten the safety of our communities.

Wake-up call heard

The speed of the NYPD’s response shows that law enforcement is taking these threats seriously, a reassuring signal in a city often plagued by rising antisemitism.

Abdul’s post, with its sloppy spelling and vile intent, isn’t just a one-off -- it’s part of a broader pattern of hate that’s been emboldened by unchecked progressive narratives While Abdul’s 25,000 Instagram followers might have cheered her on, the real world doesn’t reward this kind of reckless hate with likes -- it answers with handcuffs.

Community demands action

Plaut’s call for “immediate and unequivocal action” echoes the sentiment of many New Yorkers who are fed up with antisemitism being brushed off as mere “speech.”

The fact that Abdul targeted a school -- a place where kids should feel safe -- crosses a line that no amount of social media clout can justify. This incident should serve as a gut check for those who think hate can be excused as activism; it’s time to call it what it is -- evil -- and demand accountability.

Lessons to learn

Abdul’s arrest is a step toward justice, but it’s also a warning: words have consequences, especially when they target vulnerable communities.

The progressive left loves to lecture about tolerance, but when their ranks produce this kind of hate, their silence is deafening. New Yorkers deserve better than empty apologies or deflected blame -- let’s hope this case sends a message that hate, no matter who it’s from, won’t be tolerated.