A Florida man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after opening fire on two men in Miami Beach who he thought were Palestinians

Mordechai Brafman is accused of firing 17 bullets at a car in Miami Beach, injuring two. An Israeli man later identified himself and his father as the victims.

When the unprovoked incident occurred, Ari and Yaron were in the car when a stranger opened fire against them, shooting 17 rounds.

Mordechai Brafman, 27, opened fire at a car carrying Israeli tourists, a father and son, in Miami Beach • His lawyer argues that he was 'experiencing a severe mental crisis' at the time

The victims - whose car was shot at 17 times - were Israeli tourists, according to local authorities. The suspect told police he opened fire because he thought they were Palestinian.

After two men targeted as ‘Palestinians’ were shot on Miami Beach, national and local Muslim organizations are calling on political leaders to condemn the attack and prosecute it as a hate crime. They point to the weekend incident as the latest example in a surge of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim incidents,

A Florida man is accused of attempted murder after police say he shot and injured two men he thought were Palestinian.