Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein, who fired two veteran assistants, said their “hate speech” posted on Facebook made the decision an easy one.
Finkelstein on Tuesday fired Bruce Raticoff and Gary Sheres, who had been with the office for 14 and nine years, respectively, after they posted inflammatory statements about Palestinians who celebrated the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenage boys.
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