Florida man arrested after shooting two Israelis, thinking they were Palestinians

A Jewish man in Miami Beach is facing serious charges for opening fire on a vehicle after he saw “two Palestinians” inside – both of whom actually appear to be Israeli Jews.

Mordechai Brafman, 27, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder after he shot 17 rounds at the car with a semiautomatic handgun on Saturday night. According to American media reports, Brafman said once taken into custody that while he was driving his truck, “he saw two Palestinians and shot and killed both”.

Mordechai Brofman, 27, is facing charges for an attack on two Israeli tourists in Miami over the weekend. (Photo: X)[Missing Credit]

Brafman was seen on surveillance video driving south on Pine Tree Drive and then making a U-turn at 48th Street before driving by the victim’s vehicle, which was in the left lane, and stopping directly in front of them in the right lane.

Neither victim was killed, though one was hit in the left shoulder and the other’s forearm was grazed by a bullet. And, according to numerous reports and a Facebook post by a man claiming to be one of the victims, neither of the men were Palestinians.

The targets of the attack were allegedly a Jewish Israeli father and son visiting Miami as tourists, and who originally thought they were the victims of an antisemitic attack. Authorities have not officially released their identities.

As of Sunday evening, Brafman remained in Miami-Dade Corrections Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center after his arrest on two counts of attempted second degree murder.