Three Israelis are suspected of assaulting a Bedouin who went out with a young Jewish woman. The weekend attack near Haifa left the 20-year-old soldier hospitalized in critical condition. Police said they arrested three Jews suspected of ambushing the victim and his brother with rocks and batons as they returned a Jewish woman to her home after an evening out. The incident is being considered a hate crime.
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