I, meaning Hisham speaking, said about a month ago that Palestinians cannot afford to hold vigils every time this happens,” the statement continued. “This hideous crime did not happen in a vacuum. “On a more serious note, it’s important to recognize that this is part of the larger story,” said Doumani, reading from Awartani’s statement. In a text from Awartani, read aloud by a Brown University professor Monday night during a vigil for the three students, the young man said: “Who knew that all I had to do to become famous was to get shot?”īeshara Doumani, a professor of Palestinian Studies, jested that those who knew Awartani would have expected that opening line. ‘One casualty in this much-wider conflict’ Two of the men were also wearing traditional Palestinian scarves known as keffiyehs at the time of the attack, he said. Eaton is accused of shooting the three students as they walked in front of his apartment building Saturday night having a conversation in Arabic and English, according to Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad.
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