Introduced
November 19, 2025
Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois.
- (1) the United States lost the beautiful light of Wadee Alfayoumi because of hate;
- (2) it is the duty of elected officials and media to tell the truth without dehumanizing rhetoric when informing the public of factual information;
- (3) freedom of speech and peaceful protest are constitutionally protected and a fundamental cornerstone of democracy; and
- (4) the United States has zero tolerance for hate crimes, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab discrimination.