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A US jury convicted 51-year-old Jason Eaton on charges including attempted second-degree murder for shooting three young Palestinian college students—Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid and Tahseen Ahmed—in Burlington, Vermont in November 2023. The men were shot while speaking Arabic and wearing keffiyehs on their way to a family dinner; two were left with serious injuries. Eaton's defense argued he was suffering delusions and later claimed to have received 'Mossad guidance,' saying the victims looked 'like terrorists' referencing Gaza hostages, but the jury rejected the insanity defense, finding he was aware of his actions. He faces up to life in prison. The case has been closely watched amid rising concern about anti-Palestinian and antisemitic violence in the US since October 7.