3 Palestinian students injured in Vermont shootings, civil rights group says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "Due to the unprecedented spike in anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hate and violence we have witnessed in recent weeks, local, state and national law enforcement authorities must investigate a possible bias motive for the shooting of these three young men," said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad.
53% : The surge in anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian sentiment we are experiencing is unprecedented, and this is another example of that hate turning violent," said ADC Executive Director Abed Ayoub.
43% : Given the information collected and provided, it is clear that the hate was a motivating factor in this shooting, and we call on law enforcement to investigate it as such.
35% : The ADC said in a statement that they are calling on law enforcement in Vermont to investigate this shooting as a hate crime and that they have reached out to the Department of Justice and the FBI to also call on an immediate hate crimes investigation.

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