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Vermont man convicted of attempted murder of three Palestinian students

The Guardian World Monday 21 September 2026, 20:38 UTC By Lucy Campbell and agency 1 min read
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James Eaton, 51, faces life in prison after jury rejects insanity defense rooted in claims he was acting on orders from US and Israeli intelligenceA jury has convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad. Jason Eaton, 51, faces up to life in prison over the November 2023 attack near the University of...

James Eaton, 51, faces life in prison after jury rejects insanity defense rooted in claims he was acting on orders from US and Israeli intelligence

A jury has convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad.

Jason Eaton, 51, faces up to life in prison over the November 2023 attack near the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, which left Hisham Awartani paralyzed from the waist down and wounded his friends, Tahseen Aliahmad and Kinnan Abdalhamid.

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Vermont (LOCATION) Palestinian (ORG) James Eaton (PERSON) US (LOCATION) Israeli (ORG) CIA (ORG) Mossad (ORG) Jason Eaton (PERSON) the University of Vermont (ORG) Burlington (LOCATION) Hisham Awartani (PERSON) Tahseen Aliahmad (PERSON) Kinnan Abdalhamid (PERSON)
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