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, including in South Florida.

A man is facing charges following accusations that he opened fire on a vehicle in Miami Beach this weekend after he saw two men in it who he thought were Palestinians, arrest documents said. Mordechai Brafman,

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An investigation is underway in Palmetto Bay after a fatal crash involving a vehicle and bicyclist on Wednesday morning, deputies said. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened at Southwest 160th Street between 81st and 82nd avenues.