An Israeli organization combating online antisemitism announced Thursday it has uncovered a terror plot by far-right elements in the United States who planned to carry out a stabbing attack against Jews using cold weapons on the upcoming Seder night, scheduled for April 1, 2026. The information was transferred to American authorities approximately two months before the planned execution date and, according to the organization, led to a comprehensive federal investigation by the FBI.
According to a statement from the Fighting Online Antisemitism movement (FOA), the cell was a white supremacy group operating on X network that called on its members to "bring the Nova massacre home," in direct reference to the horrors of the Nova Festival during the Hamas attack on October 7. Group members discussed purchasing knives and executing an attack against Jewish families gathering for the holiday, while attempting to mimic the terrorists' methods of operation in Israel.
The intelligence was gathered by the organization's volunteers, which has operated since 2020 and trains activists to detect extremist content online. "We have at any given moment between 200 and 250 volunteers worldwide, and they are the ones who found this," said organization founder Tomer Aldubi. According to him, approximately 50 volunteers operate in the United States, primarily in Florida.
Aldubi explained that, unlike using artificial intelligence, this detection was performed manually. "We search the networks manually, without AI. The volunteers found it and immediately passed it to us, and from there it went to the FBI."
According to the exposed materials, two main accounts served as mouthpieces for the extremist group. One remains active, with over 1,000 followers, while the other has been suspended. Some posts garnered more than 100 likes and comments, indicating broad exposure potential.
Among the published messages was written, "Everyone wake up on April 1 and choose violence," as well as "Stage one: all invaders, including Jews." Some posts included calls to organize activity "locally and offline" to avoid surveillance.
According to Aldubi, the organization also transferred the material to X network management with a request to remove the accounts, but at the FBI's request refrained from publishing user names. "They asked us not to publish identifying details so as not to burn the investigation," he said.
Todd Edelman, the organization's spokesman, added that the information was delivered to the FBI office in Michigan, which then transferred it to a higher-level federal agency. "They told us this is already something bigger than the local office, but they don't officially confirm whether there's an active investigation," he noted.
FOA emphasizes this represents an expanding pattern of Hamas inspiration among far-right elements in the West. "Hamas gave them inspiration. They literally called it 'Nova now,' and you don't need to be a genius to understand what they wanted to do," Aldubi said.
According to him, "The distance between an online post and a terrorist attack is shrinking. The fact that civilian volunteers succeeded in identifying such a plot proves the public has a critical role in protecting Jewish communities."
