The United Nations and Muslims dwelling within the U.S. condemned the “horrendous killing” of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American little one, who was fatally stabbed by their landlord in Illinois amid the continued anti-Muslim, anti-Palestine propaganda unfold by Western media shops as Gaza faces a humanitarian disaster on account of Israel’s brutal assaults and blockade.
“It’s hard to find the words to condemn enough a crime like that…the horrendous killing of a child, the attempted killing of his mother,” U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric instructed a every day press briefing Monday.
“I think the Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) was very clear when he spoke on Friday that dehumanizing language that incites violence should never be accepted. And he very clearly called on political leaders everywhere to speak out against anti-Muslim bigotry, to speak out against hate speech, to speak out against antisemitism,” he mentioned.
“Social media companies also have a huge responsibility to play. They should not be in the business of spreading hate, spreading violence messages that incite people to do exactly what that man did in Chicago, and we’re very glad that the suspect has been arrested,” he added.
The assailant, Joseph Czuba, who’s the victims’ landlord, carried out the assault on Saturday, and the Will County Sheriff’s Office mentioned that based mostly on a forensic pathologist’s examination, the boy was stabbed 26 occasions all through his physique.
Czuba was charged with first-degree homicide, tried first-degree homicide, aggravated battery with a lethal weapon and two counts of a hate crime. The U.S. Justice Department has launched a federal hate crime investigation into the tragic homicide.
The American-Muslim group is in “a lot of pain and anger” after the tragic homicide of 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy Wadea Al-Fayoume, who was brutally stabbed to loss of life in Illinois this weekend, mentioned a CAIR consultant on Monday.
Ahmed Rehab, head of the Chicago workplace for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), instructed Anadolu Agency (AA) that the funeral of the 6-year-old is anticipated to be “one of the biggest funerals” as a result of “there’s a lot of pain and anger in the community.”
According to Rehab, the anger is “not only because of losing this wonderful, angel child, but the conditions that created this.”
“You know, we feel there’s been a fanning of the flames of Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian sentiment to the degree that someone, a weak-minded person, could have been radicalized into attacking their own neighbors and killing them in this vicious fashion,” he mentioned.
Noting the kid’s mom continues to be in “serious condition,” he mentioned, including: “And my heart goes out to the mother, most of all because she was the one who witnessed the crime and saw her son in this condition. So she must have mental trauma, in addition to her own serious injuries.”
Rehab mentioned the CAIR is sending letters to colleges to ask them to be proactive towards anti-Muslim sentiments and it’s also working with officers to ensure mosques are secure.
He additionally criticized the U.S. administration’s “one-sided” assertion on the Israeli-Palestinian battle, saying that these statements “dehumanized” Palestinians, and “helped create this atmosphere of anti-Muslim sentiment and anti-Palestinian sentiment.”
He additionally accused the U.S. media of its “one-sided” and “very imbalanced” protection.
“It’s amounted to almost fanning the flames of hatred and animosity toward human beings,” he mentioned.
The assailant, Joseph Czuba, who’s the victims’ landlord, carried out the assault on Saturday, and the Will County Sheriff’s Office mentioned that based mostly on a forensic pathologist’s examination, the boy was stabbed 26 occasions all through his physique.
Czuba was charged with first-degree homicide, tried first-degree homicide, aggravated battery with a lethal weapon and two counts of a hate crime.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday denounced the homicide of the boy, though he is without doubt one of the figures who fanned the flames by spreading false propaganda. Biden final week mentioned he had seen photos of beheaded Israeli infants, which was later refuted by the White House.
“(First lady) Jill and I were shocked and sickened to learn of the brutal murder of a six-year-old child and the attempted murder of the child’s mother in their home yesterday in Illinois,”mentioned Biden in a press release.
“This horrific act of hate has no place in America and stands against our fundamental values: freedom from fear for how we pray, what we believe, and who we are,” he mentioned.
Asked about Biden’s assertion, Rehab mentioned he appreciated the assertion, however added that Biden’s different statements that had been issued to this point “have dehumanized people.”
“It’s easy to condemn something like this. I don’t think anybody can ever defend it. But what we needed from him was real leadership in that creating conditions that allow for things like this to have said the right thing rather than the easy thing when it comes to Gaza and Palestinian lives,” he mentioned.
Source: www.dailysabah.com