After a Jewish man in Miami Beach fired at two Israeli visitors, thinking they were Palestinians, the act sparked outrage and criticism. The incident happened on Saturday night when Miami Beach plumber Mordechai Brafman, 27, shot 17 bullets at a Hyundai, wounding the two Israeli Jewish passengers, a father and son. Brafman was quickly taken into custody by the police as he left the scene.

WSVN-TV News and Ynet News reported that Brafman had shot on the car’s passengers with the intention of harming them because he believed they were Palestinians. Both Israelis were among the two victims who were wounded by the shooting. One of the guys was shot in the arm, while the other was wounded in the shoulder. There were many gunshot holes in the victims’ car.

“Death to Arabs” was posted on social media after the shooting of an Israeli man at Miami Beach by a Jewish man who mistook the Israeli visitors for Palestinians.

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CAIR Demands Federal Charges for Hate Crimes

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) swiftly responded to the widely shared tweet, demanding that Brafman be charged with a federal hate crime. The wounded guy and Brafman both expressed anti-Palestinian views, which were denounced by the CAIR Florida branch.

The event was criticized by CAIR’s national executive director, Nihad Awad, who described it as “deeply ironic and telling” because the victim and the gunman both allegedly had racist sentiments against Palestinians. “The situation highlights the dangers of unchecked hate and violence in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” Awad said on social media.

One of the Israeli victims, Ari Rabi, told CBS News Miami how he and his father were shot when he was at Miami Beach. A bullet grazed his father’s wrist, while Rabi was hit in the left shoulder. They made it clear that they were not Palestinian and had no past relationship to Mordechai Brafman, the gunman. Police arrested Brafman close to Pine Tree Drive after the assault.