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 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - After hearing five months of testimony, jurors will begin deliberating Tuesday in the trial of a former college professor accused of being a key member of a notorious Palestinian terrorist group.
Sami Al-Arian, 47, and three co-defendants are charged with raising money in the United States to support the murderous mission of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Defense attorneys said the government failed to prove that the defendants ever planned or knew of any violent acts. Rather, the men merely were strong supporters of the Palestinian cause, a viewpoint unpopular in the United States, the defense said.
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