Mordechai Brafman is a pro-Israel fanatic from Miami Beach, Florida who recently shot two Israeli’s thinking that they were Palestinians, find out more about him and the incident below
According to the police, Brafman shot 17 times at the two individuals using his semiautomatic handgun on Saturday night.
Who is Mordechai Brafman, Miami Beach shooting suspect who shot Israelis Ari Rabey and his father, bio, age, religion and photo
An Instagram account with the handle @South_Florida_Simchas that regularly posts about Jewish life posted a selfie video of the victims.
The video shows a bullet in a man’s left shoulder while stating that the victims were an Israeli father and his son named Ari Rabey who were visiting on vacation.
The shooting in Florida sent the two victims to the hospital for their wounds and though they survived, the suspect, 27-year-old Mordechai Brafman, who shot them 17 times, was charged with attempted murder.
Mordechai Brafman arrested for shooting two Israelis
BREAKING: Mordechai Brafman, 28, a pro-Israel fanatic, fired 17 shots at a father and son in Miami Beach, injuring both. Believing he had killed them, he smiled and told police, “I killed two Palestinians.”
Where was he radicalized? And where are the congressional hearings to… pic.twitter.com/3T9xOda2IV
— Kashif Chaudhry (@KashifMD) February 17, 2025
A pro-Israel fanatic named Mordechai Brafman was recently arrested by police officials for shooting two Israeli men. Brafman shot the two despite being unprovoked because he thought they were Palestinians. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2025, on Pine Tree Drive.
A video from street surveillance cameras showed Brafman heading south in his truck before making a U-turn at 48th Street and stopping in the right lane. Brafman then exited his vehicle, remaining on the driver’s side and spotting another car in the left lane. Brafman then proceeded to shoot at the car and the two victims 17 times, unprovoked as they drove past him. Mordechai Brafman shot the two victims with a semiautomatic handgun, sending them both to the hospital. Following the shootings, the police managed to cuff Brafman at 4887 Pine Tree Drive.
The suspect reportedly stated to the cops that he shot the two because he thought he “saw two Palestinians and shot and killed both.” While Brafman did not kill anybody, he shot one in the left shoulder while grazing the other person’s forearm.
This is un-fucking-believable: Two Israelis were shot in Miami, by a third Israeli who said, after getting arrested, that "he saw two Palestinians and shot and killed both.”
Now the Israeli "victims" are saying it was an antisemitic attempted murder and add "De*th to Arabs* pic.twitter.com/njQyNGgQR7
— B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) February 16, 2025
Mordechai Brafman bio
According to reports, Mordechai Brafman who is a Jew by religion is a married man who lives on Collins Avenue. He is currently 27 years old and reportedly works as a plumber and the authorized representative of North Miami-Dade’s White Collar Plumbing, according to state corporate records. and is expected to appear in court on Monday.
Mordechai Brafman in holding and awaiting further investigations
Brafman currently remains in Miami-Dade Corrections Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. Officials arrested him on two counts of attempted second-degree murder. Brafman has refused to answer questions about the video and remains silent, as advised by his attorney.
A surveillance video shows the victims arriving at a condominium building on Indian Creek Drive after the shooting and they can be seen getting out of their car, with one of them covered in blood.
The victims were Jewish Israelis visiting the US, not Palestinians and Mordechai Brafman, 27, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after he shot at the car 17 times with a semiautomatic handgun.
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