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I’m not surprised today’s corrosive talk radio allegedly led to murder of Palestinian American boy

Radio companies and hosts shouldn’t pander to the under-informed with lies and conspiracy theories, a veteran former radio host writes. Those who do should be held accountable, and so should their enablers and sponsors.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘How do you support the occupier?’ Brooklyn’s Palestinians air frustration

In Bay Ridge, which has seen an influx of Palestinians in recent years, residents talk of ‘one-sided’ response to Israel-Hamas war

The Guardian - US

Don’t accept hate and anger as the norm in Chicago

Antisemitic, anti-Muslim incidents and crimes are rising. Hostility against migrants led to an alderperson and her aide being attacked. People in the Chicago area have to be better than this.

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Anti-Muslim hate worse now than post-9/11, city’s Muslim advocates say

“This is causing shockwaves in our community. There is palpable fear,” said Ahmed Rehab, executive director of the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ilhan Omar fears for family’s safety after barrage of threats over Israel criticism

Minnesota congresswoman blames ‘dishonest smearing’ for surge in violent threats in wake of Israel-Hamas conflict

The Guardian - US

Picture Chicago: 25 must-see photos from the week in news

Chicago communities mourn and rally after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, Bears fans remember Dick Butkus and more in our best photos from the last week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden speaks to family of murdered Palestinian-American boy as his mother recovers from stabbing

The president and first lady expressed ‘deepest condolences’ to family of Wadea Al-Fayoume

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Live updates | Israel bombards Gaza with airstrikes and readies troops for a ground assault

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue and Israel’s defense minister has told troops to be ready for a ground assault on the Palestinian territory, although he has not said when that will begin

The Independent UK

Biden draws direct link between Putin and Hamas as he urges aid for Israel and Ukraine

US president said Americans must not walk away from their role as a ‘beacon to the world’ in rare Oval Office address

The Guardian - US

Jewish, Muslim leaders warn of rise in antisemitic, anti-Muslim acts as war rages in Israel and Gaza

The Anti-Defamation League and American Muslims Assisting Neighbors are raising the alarm as tension spills over to U.S.

Chicago Sun-Times

Over 1,000 people gather for vigil for murdered Palestinian American boy Wadea Al-Fayoume

‘This is what happens when you spread hate and dehumanise Palestinians,’ one mourner wrote on a sign at the event

The Independent UK

Frustration, concern rise among Arab Americans over Israel’s war on Gaza

Arab American advocates decry ‘dehumanisation’ of Palestinians after killing of six-year-old in suspected hate crime.

Al Jazeera

Biden says intel shows Gaza hospital attack was ‘done by the other team,’ vows to stand with Israel as protests erupt worldwide

Biden reassures the Israeli people of U.S. support but warns against overreach. In Chicago, thousands gather in support of the Palestinian people. Egypt’s president vows to open border crossing into Gaza to let supplies through.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘An all-American boy’: Classmates mourn six-year-old Muslim boy stabbed to death

Friends and family hold vigil for Wadea Al-Fayoume, a Palestinian American boy killed in an alleged hate crime in Illinois

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Slain Palestinian American boy remembered: ‘We are Plainfield strong; we are here for Wadea’

Tuesday night vigil honors 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume, who police said was killed by his family’s landlord because he was Muslim.

The Independent UK

Fox News host slammed for ‘shameful’ claim there’s no difference between Hamas and Palestinians

Claim by Jesse Watters on right-wing channel slammed as ‘sickening’ and ‘shameful’

The Independent UK

Illinois boy killed in alleged hate crime remembered as kind, playful as suspect appears in court

A 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy who authorities allege was stabbed 26 times by his landlord in response to escalating right-wing rhetoric in the Israel-Hamas war is being remembered as a kind child

The Independent UK

Man attacked for wearing turban on NYC bus in suspected hate crime

The NYPD Hate Crimes Unit is investigating the incident

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The Independent UK

The heartbreaking last words of six-year-old killed in anti-Muslim attack

Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, was stabbed 26 times and his mother was stabbed 12 times in the attack at their Chicago suburb home

The Guardian - US

US Muslim groups warn over rise in violence after boy, six, killed in Illinois

Man, 71, charged with murder over death of Wadea Al-Fayoume as Council on American Islamic Relations says ‘bigotry must stop’

Evening Standard

Last words of Muslim boy stabbed to death in US were ‘Mom, I’m fine’, family reveal, as funeral held in Chicago

Wadea Al-Fayoume died after being stabbed dozens of times in a hate crime sparked by the Israel-Hamas conflict, police said

Chicago Sun-Times

Killing of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy shows hate can spread all too quickly

The tragedy of Wadea Al-Fayoume’s murder is a reminder that those in positions of power must speak out against hate, and warn against assigning collective guilt to the many for the actions of a relative few.

The Independent UK

Viral hate and misinformation amid Israel-Hamas crisis renew fears of real-world violence

A six-year-old boy was fatally stabbed by a landlord fearing a ‘day of jihad.’ Watchdogs and civil rights groups are warning platforms and politicians against Islamophobic and racist rhetoric

WEKU

Funeral-goers mourn the death of a 6-year-old boy killed in an anti-Muslim stabbing

Authorities have charged Joseph M. Czuba with murder, hate crimes and other charges. One Muslim leader said the stabbing was an attack "on all of us."

The Independent UK

Father of boy killed in anti-Muslim hate attack says he hopes son’s death ‘wakes us up’

Wadea was stabbed 26 times at the family’s home in Plainfield Township, outside Chicago, on Saturday morning, and his mother over a dozen times

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