Vermont man convicted of attempted murder of Palestinians
A Vermont man was convicted of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian students near the University of Vermont, with the jury rejecting his insanity defense. The attack left one student paralyzed and injured the other two; it occurred amid heightened tensions related to the Israel-Gaza conflict and rising Islamophobia. The shooter believed he was acting on instructions from the CIA and Mossad, according to his defense, but the jury found him legally responsible.
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