A hate crime against Palestinians in West Jerusalem this week -- which left one young man unconscious and in the hospital -- illustrates that Israeli teens are more militantly anti-Arab than their parents and increasingly more prone to rejecting democratic values, the Daily Beast website reports today (August 22, 2012).
In the latest incident, at least five Israeli teens are suspected of punching and kicking a Palestinian nearly to death on August 19 at a crowded public square in Jerusalem, as dozens of other youngsters looked on.
The Palestinian -- 17-year-old Jamal Julani -- collapsed and stopped breathing at one point, but was resuscitated and is now in stable condition in a hospital.
A police spokesman said the five suspects -- three boys and two girls, ages 13 to 19 -- are in custody and being questioned. "For my part, he can die," one of the suspects -- a 15-year-old -- told reporters outside the courtroom, in reference to Julani, "He's an Arab."
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