JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- A mob of Jewish men assaulted a young Palestinian on Friday evening while he was working at a hotel in Jerusalem in an attack apparently motivated by racial hate, the victim’s father told Ma'an.
Faysal Azzam told Ma'an that 11 "extremist" Jews yelling racial epithets attacked his son Muhammad, 20, at his place of work at the Rimonim Shalom Hotel in West Jerusalem.
The attackers tried to strangle the young Palestinian man, he said, and as a result the youth suffered bruises and cuts in the face and hands.
He was also left bleeding from his nose and mouth, his father added.
Azzam said that before the "extremists" attacked his son, they insulted him and shouted racist curses against Arabs.
After verbally assaulting him, they attacked him with steel bars and tried to strangle him using a piece of rope, Azzam added.
The attack took place on the 8th floor, he said, adding that his son was rescued by security guards who heard his screams from the fourth floor.
The victim was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center for treatment.
"It wasn’t just an attack, but rather a murder attempt by spiteful extremists. The signs of (attempted) strangulation are clear on his neck," Azzam said.
The father said that Israeli police had summoned his son for questioning and he had filed a complaint against the attackers. more
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