Bill Text: NJ AR206 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Condemns murder of Wadee Alfayoumi.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-08 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee [AR206 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2022-AR206-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman SADAF F. JAFFER
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
SYNOPSIS
Condemns murder of Wadee Alfayoumi.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Assembly Resolution condemning the murder of Wadee Alfayoumi.
Whereas, Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old boy, was murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Muslim identity in the State of Illinois; and
Whereas, Wadee Alfayoumi was loved by his family and friends as an energetic, loving, and joyous light who brought sunshine to his loved ones and classmates; and
Whereas, On October 16, 2023, Wadee Alfayoumi was brutally stabbed 26 times by a hate-driven perpetrator and tragically succumbed to his injuries; and
Whereas, Wadee Alfayoumi's perpetrator has been indicted for a hate crime by the Will County, Illinois, grand jury; and
Whereas, There is evidence the perpetrator yelled during the brutal killing, ''All Muslims should die'' and has been observed to be a consumer of media containing dehumanizing and hateful rhetoric that was anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian; and
Whereas, Wadee Alfayoumi's family wanted the United States to be his home and to provide Wadee a life of safety away from dehumanizing and hateful rhetoric, and it is a tragedy that the same dehumanization Wadee's family sought to escape abroad contributed to the loss of his life in the United States; and
Whereas, No one should be a target of hate because of their ethnicity or religion, expressed verbally or through how one dresses including, but not limited to, the wearing of a hijab, keffiyeh, turban, mitpahat, tichel, shpitzel, sheitel, kippah, and yarmulke; and
Whereas, Dehumanizing misinformation and disinformation fuels sentiments of hate that result in violence against those who belong or who are perceived to belong to a certain ethnic or religious group; and
Whereas, Palestinian children, Israeli children, United States children, and all children across the globe deserve to live in peace and be free from discrimination, hate crimes, and violence; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. This House recognizes the loss of the beautiful light of Wadee Alfayoumi because of hate.
2. This House also recognizes
the freedom of speech and peaceful protest are constitutionally protected and a
fundamental cornerstone of democracy, and New Jersey has zero tolerance for
hate crimes, Islamophobia, antisemitism, and anti-Palestinian and anti-Arab
discrimination.
3. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General Assembly to the Governor, the President and Vice-President of the United States, and each member of Congress elected from this State.
STATEMENT
This resolution condemns the murder of Wadee Alfayoumi.
On October 16, 2023, Wadee Alfayoumi was brutally stabbed 26 times by a hate-driven perpetrator and tragically succumbed to his injuries. There is evidence the perpetrator yelled during the brutal killing, ''All Muslims should die'' and has been observed to be a consumer of media containing dehumanizing and hateful rhetoric that was anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian.
Wadee Alfayoumi's family wanted the United States to be his home and to provide Wadee a life of safety away from dehumanizing and hateful rhetoric, and it is a tragedy that the same dehumanization Wadee's family sought to escape abroad contributed to the loss of his life in the United States.
Palestinian children, Israeli children, United States children, and all children across the globe deserve to live in peace and be free from discrimination, hate crimes, and violence
