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Ahiya Raved 07.22.10

A 23-year-old Arab man sustained serious injuries after being
attacked in Tiberias, allegedly for talking to a young Jewish woman.
Police are still searching for the suspected assailant, a 19-year-old
who fled the scene.

According to police, it is not yet clear whether the attack was
nationalistically motivated and whether there was any connection between
the suspect and the young woman.

The attack occurred on Tuesday night in a gas station in Tiberias.
Superintendent Jacky Dan of Tiberias Police told Ynet that the
investigation indicates that the young Arab man, who resides with his
family in the city, was talking to a girl he knew prior to the assault.

The suspect arrived at the site and the two got into an argument.
The suspect angrily asked on what right was the victim talking to the
woman and proceeded to hit him in the head.

According to police estimates, the Arab was beaten with a heavy
metal object, which the suspect held inside a plastic bag. The victim
then lost consciousness and was rushed to the Rambam Medical Center in
Haifa.