A pro-Palestinian activist who pleaded guilty to firebombing a police vehicle in Berkeley, California, last year, was sentenced this week to 19 years in federal prison.

Casey Goonan, 35, also admitted to targeting other sites, including the University of California, Berkeley and a federal building in Oakland, with fires and Molotov cocktails in the name of Palestinian liberation. No one was injured in the June 2024 incidents.

In a statement to J, the Jewish News of Northern California , Goonan’s lawyer said they were remorseful for the harm they caused their community. The attorney added that Goonan planned to continue pro-Palestinian activism in prison, saying, “Casey’s case concluded today, but the fight for Palestinian Liberation continues.”

Documents from the case shed light on th

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