Jewish Man Charged After Shooting Israeli Tourists He Mistook for Palestinians

Mordechai Brafman allegedly fired 17 shots at a father and son visiting Miami, claiming he believed they were Palestinian.

Mordechai Brafman, 27, has been charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder after shooting at a vehicle in Miami Beach on Saturday night.
The victims, identified as Israeli tourists Ari and Yaron Rabi, were injured but survived the attack, with one shot in the shoulder and the other grazed on the forearm.
Brafman reportedly told police he believed the victims were Palestinians and admitted to firing 17 rounds at their car in what authorities described as an unprovoked attack.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has called for hate crime charges, citing Brafman's alleged anti-Palestinian motive regardless of the victims' actual ethnicity.
Brafman's attorney claims he was experiencing a severe mental health crisis at the time, impairing his ability to make sound judgments.