Families of 3 young Palestinian men shot in Vermont thought US would be safer inquirer.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from inquirer.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The U.S. Department of Justice, along with Vermont authorities, are still investigating whether Saturday’s gunfire on a Burlington street was a hate crime
Vigils for three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot in Vermont have prompted calls for authorities to recognize the violence as a hate crime.
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) Far away from the war in Gaza, three Palestinian college students were enjoying their Thanksgiving break in Vermont, celebrating not just the holiday, but a pair of family birthdays.
Their families thought the three Palestinian college students who’d grown up like brothers would be safer in the United States – certainly in Vermont, celebrating a classic American holiday among loved ones – than back in Israeli-occupied Ramallah.