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Former El-Sayed campaign worker among anti-Israel activists indicted for terrorizing Michigan’s Jewish community: feds

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DeTurris, D. (2026, November 2). Former El-Sayed campaign worker among anti-Israel activists indicted for terrorizing Michigan’s Jewish community: feds. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/02/us-news/former-el-sayed-campaign-worker-among-anti-israel-activists-indicted-for-terrorizing-michigans-jewish-community-feds/

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Mariam Odeh, 24, is one of twelve people indicted by the US Attorney’s Office in Eastern Michigan for allegedly threatening University of Michigan officials and vandalizing property to force the university to sever ties with Israel. Odeh worked briefly for Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign, earning nearly $750 over two weeks before leaving on April 15. She is accused of participating in multiple acts of vandalism and harassment against Jewish community members and businesses with perceived ties to Israel, including spray-painting slogans and vandalizing a Rolls Royce Solutions America building. Odeh faces up to five years in prison for her alleged role in the conspiracy.

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As of November 2, 2026, 12 individuals have been indicted for participating in a criminal intimidation campaign against the University of Michigan and other businesses in Detroit. The goal was to force these entities to sever ties with Israel following Hamas's attacks on Israel in October 2023. Federal prosecutors charge that the group used encrypted messages, social media, and overseas collaboration platforms to threaten university officials, law enforcement personnel, and businesses perceived as having ties to Israel. Among those indicted is Mariam Odeh, a former campaign worker for Michigan Senate candidate El-Sayed, who was initially charged in June 2026 with conspiracy to transmit threats in interstate commerce. The total number of defendants grew from the initial eight to twelve after four more were added on October 30, 2026.

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Odeh was among the crew of conspirators who vandalized a Rolls Royce Solutions America, Inc. building in Detroit in 2024, prosecutors alleged.

right describes the actions as 'vandalism' and 'conspiracy'

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🔮 Odeh was charged with a count of conspiracy to transmit threats in interstate and foreign commerce and could face up to five years in prison, The Detroit News reported.

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Mariam Odeh, 24, was one of eight included in the original rounds of indictments by the US Attorney’s Office for allegedly threatening University of Michigan officials in an attempt to force the school to cut ties with Israel, the US Attorney’s Office in Eastern Michigan said. uncertain

Office → include → Michigan

The number of conspirators grew to 12 Friday when four more alleged co-conspirators were indicted, federal prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → grow → 12

Odeh, who was charged in June for her alleged role in the scheme, did a stint working for El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate campaign, The Detroit News reported that same month. asserted

News → charge → campaign

She had been paid twice by the lefty candidate’s campaign, records obtained by the outlet showed. asserted

records → pay → outlet

An El-Sayed spokesperson later confirmed Odeh’s position as an hourly employee on the campaign for two weeks to the outlet. asserted

spokesperson → confirm → outlet

The Dearborn, Michigan native left the campaign gig on April 15, after raking in nearly $750, El-Sayed spokesperson Roxie Richner told the paper. asserted

Richner → leave → paper

Odeh was allegedly among the crew of pro-Palestinian activists who planned and carried out the harassment and intimidation of school officials to try to get the university to cut ties with Israel, according to feds. uncertain

university → plan → feds

The gang allegedly carried out the vandalism of board members’ homes, planting fake corpses on lawns and graffitiing anti-Israel slogans in front of the then-school president’s home, according to prosecutors. uncertain

gang → carry → prosecutors

The hateful crew also broke windows and threw jars with noxious chemicals into family homes, posting the alleged attacks on social media and warning “you cannot hide,” feds said. asserted

feds → break → media

Odeh was among the crew of conspirators who vandalized a Rolls Royce Solutions America, Inc. building in Detroit in 2024, prosecutors alleged. asserted

prosecutors → vandalize → 2024

The group, including Odeh, padlocked the building’s doors and spray-painted “FREE PALESTINE” and “LONG LIVE THE INTIFADA” on the sidewalk in front of the building, prosecutors said. asserted

prosecutors → include → building

Odeh was charged with a count of conspiracy to transmit threats in interstate and foreign commerce and could face up to five years in prison, The Detroit News reported. uncertain

News → charge → prison

The recent indictments charge four more conspirators – two who are said to still be at large – with intimidation against university leadership, law enforcement personnel and businesses with perceived ties to Israel, feds said. asserted

feds → charge → Israel

The El-Sayed campaign and attorneys for Odeh did not respond to requests for comment by time of publication. asserted

campaign → respond → publication

Former El-Sayed campaign worker among anti-Israel activists indicted for terrorizing Michigan’s Jewish community: feds

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