An argument erupted Thursday between a Jew and an Arab at a shopping center in the Romema section of Jerusalem, according to the Jerusalem Post. The Arab man reportedly slipped on a set of brass knuckles and punched the Jewish man in the head. Dozens of shoppers then reportedly attacked the Arab man, seriously wounding him. Both men were evacuated by ambulance to an area hospital.
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