The Fistel case is striking because it has the potential to intensify the already frightening environment that Jews worldwide must endure. A segment of the world is effectively blaming the entire Jewish people for whatever the Israeli government is doing in Gaza. Any one Jewish person who would make death threats to someone like Mamdani could readily worsen the situation. New York City police officers extradited him last week from Plano, Texas, and in court on Thursday bail was set at $30,000. Fistel attended Orthodox Jewish private schools in Sharon, Massachusetts, and works for an investment firm in Texas.