Palestinian Convicted in Bombing Plot

A Palestinian who testified against the advice of his lawyers and said he wanted to kill as many Jews “as I could take” was convicted of plotting to blow up a busy subway station. Gazi Ibrahim Abu Mezer, who faces life in prison, jumped to his feet after the verdict was read and shouted “Allahu Akbar (God is great)!” as he held up the Koran, the Muslim holy book. The federal jury in New York City acquitted a second Palestinian, Lafi Khalil, of plotting the suicide-bombing. Khalil, who had faced the same possible life sentence if convicted of bomb-related charges, sobbed quietly after the jury found him guilty of one minor count--having a fake immigration card.