A 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.

This resolution (SRES 506) symbolically honors Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy murdered in a hate crime on October 14, 2023, after being stabbed 26 times by a perpetrator convicted of hate crimes. It recognizes his death as a result of anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim bias, condemns dehumanizing rhetoric that fuels hate violence, and affirms the Senate's stance against hate crimes, Islamophobia, and anti-Palestinian discrimination. The resolution has no binding policy or funding provisions - it serves solely as a commemorative statement acknowledging the victim and condemning the hate-driven violence.