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Prisoner named by Texas synagogue attacker blamed Israel for her jailing
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Aafia Siddiqui, possible al-Qaeda associate, is seen in the custody of Counter Terrorism Department of Ghazni province in Ghazni City, Afghanistan, July 17, 2008. (AP Photo)
Aafia Siddiqui, a security prisoner named by the man who took four Jews captive at a Texas synagogue, had a history of antisemitism and blamed Israel for her imprisonment.
A US court convicted her of trying to kill American service members in 20210.
After her conviction, she said, “This is a verdict coming from Israel and not from America. That’s where the anger belongs.”
During her trial, she told her judge she didn’t want Jews in the jury “if they have a Zionist or Israeli background.”
“I have a feeling everyone here is them, subject to genetic testing,” she said.
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