A juror in a 2001 case of Al-Qaida terrorists said he felt isolated and fearful of retaliation while serving because he is Jewish, according to The New York Times. He was fearful after “hearing in the testimony how much the bin Laden people target Jews, as well as Americans,” the man, a 53-year-old editor, told the newspaper.
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