muslims attack jew in hollywood

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Two Muslims arrested for alleged attack on Jewish man outside of club

Thu Nov 14, 8:56 AM ET

LOS ANGELES - Two Iranian Muslim men face assault and hate crime charges for
allegedly attacking a Jewish man outside a West Hollywood nightclub,
authorities said.

Witnesses told authorities that Dauod Mohammed Majid, 19, and Mohammed
Hassan Aref, 22 were among a group of up to 15 others who chanted "Kill the
Jews" as they kicked the victim, who is also Iranian. The Sept. 15 incident
followed a "Persian night" promotion at a nightclub.

The charges were announced Wednesday by prosecutors after a lengthy
investigation. Both are scheduled to be arraigned Monday.

Authorities said they had not figured out the identities of others in the
crowd.

"My hope is that this case will be a teaching situation for the young
Iranian Muslims in this community, about tolerance and accepting others,"
said George Haroonian, president of the Council of Iranian-American Jewish
Organizations.