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'I was attacked because I'm Arab' says 22-year-old Israeli citizen
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israeli Arab, Khazam Jubran 

An Israeli Arab man, 22, has lodged a complaint against a group of youths from the town of Carmiel who he said assaulted him because of his ethnic identity.

Khazam Jubran told the Nazareth-based daily Al-Arab that early Saturday morning he came to Carmiel in order to pick up his sister who was working in a factory there.

While he was waiting, a group of youths approached him, and one of them asked him for a cigarette. Jubran told them he did not smoke, at which point the youth recognized his Arabic accent and called over to his friends. According to Jubran, the youths then began to curse at him and beat him.
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Jubran said some 30 youths suddenly arrived at the scene, many of them immigrants from the former Soviet Union, and began shaking his car until it tipped over - with Jubran still inside.

Jubran's sister emerged from the factory, and when she saw him trapped inside the car, began to shout for help.

A police patrol car arrived at the scene, chased away the youths and provided Jubran with first aid treatment as they waited for an ambulance. Jubran said that if police had not arrived when they did, the outcome of the situation would have been much worse.

Carmiel Police Chief Rami Nirek confirmed Jubran's report and said it looked like a case of violence based on discrimination. Nirek said six youths, including two minors, had been arrested over involvement in the attack.

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      1.   why this is published by haaretz? 23:23  |  Ivan 20/07/08
      2.   Better than getting blown up because you are an Israeli Jew! 23:25  |  stanhsu 20/07/08
      3.   Where are you Nathalie, Clickfool, POP, Viper, Marilyn, Dutch? 23:38  |  Michael 20/07/08
      4.   Non-Shabbat observing leftists beating arabs? 23:44  |  Binyamin Dissen 20/07/08
      5.   Tit For Tat 23:53  |  Raymond 20/07/08
      6.   Jewish Rage 23:59  |  Jewish State 20/07/08
      7.   #3 Michael--Maybe the free cameras are working 00:02  |  Labhras 21/07/08
      8.   Israeli discrimination in action.. 00:02  |  Edithann 21/07/08
      9.   #1 Ivan 00:03  |  Labhras 21/07/08
      10.   #5 Raymond ==A voice from the past -not a good one 00:10  |  Labhras 21/07/08
      11.   boo hoo,the only difference here is,when in islamic countries,the 00:14  |  terrornator 21/07/08
      12.   and what is so terrible? 00:19  |  henry 21/07/08
      13.   To #1,2,4,etc... This behaviour should be condemned - PERIOD 00:23  |  B`Galil 21/07/08
      14.   michael in jerusalem 00:37  |  potobac 21/07/08
      15.   being civilized 00:52  |  marly 21/07/08
      16.   It`s a crime... 01:05  |  judith 21/07/08
      17.   evidence that Apartheid states like Israel breed racist terrorism 01:11  |  anti-racist 21/07/08
      18.   THE ISRAELI ARAB`S HAVE IT BAD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE;IT`S 01:21  |  glenna 21/07/08
      19.   They should have kidnapped the Arab and exchange for Scalit 01:21  |  Genuine Tosefta 21/07/08
      20.   # 2 stanhsu 01:32  |  Axel 21/07/08
      21.   Why the Rage? 01:39  |  Yakov 21/07/08
      22.   Jewish terrorists 01:47  |  steve 21/07/08
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      30.   Binyamin Dissen #4 03:41  |  azazel 21/07/08
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      32.   Edith ann, jumping to conclusions 03:53  |  azazel 21/07/08
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      38.   Ivan 09:03  |  x-ray 21/07/08
      39.   Idiots 09:08  |  Steve 21/07/08
      40.   Missing the point... 09:13  |  Paul 21/07/08
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      42.   Where`s their response Labhras? 09:37  |  Michael 21/07/08
      43.   Maureen Ann 09:40  |  Michael 21/07/08
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      46.   anti-racist (typically racist) 10:50  |  ChanahS 21/07/08
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