Chicago honors 6-year-old Palestinian Muslim boy brutally stabbed to death 26 times

Leaders of the city of Plainfield, located in the Chicago region of the United States, have decided to name a children's playground and entertainment center after a Muslim child of Palestinian origin.

Feb 17, 2025 - 09:35

Chicago honors 6-year-old Palestinian Muslim boy brutally stabbed to death 26 times

Leaders of the city of Plainfield, located in the Chicago region of the United States, have decided to name a children's playground and entertainment center after a Muslim child of Palestinian origin.

In a move to show appreciation for humanity and human dignity, the leaders of the city of Plainfield, in the Chicago region, USA, have decided to name a children's playground located at Van Horn Woods amusement park after Wadea al-Fayoume, an American Muslim child of Palestinian origin, to honor her memory.

The Plainfield Park Council Board has announced that it has unanimously approved changing the name of the children's playground on the east side of the park to Wadea al-Fayoume in honor of the six-year-old boy who lost his life in a horrific and brutal crime committed against him due to Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian hatred on October 14, 2023.

Carlo Capalbo, executive director of the Van Horn Woods Recreation Area, said that by changing the name of the area to honor the memory of the Palestinian child, it is hoped that all children, regardless of their religious or cultural backgrounds, will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to play and have fun.

Wadea al-Fayoume was stabbed to death 26 times by Joseph Czuba, in their home in Plainfield Township, Illinois. The mother, Hanaan Shahin, was also stabbed by the killer, the homeowner they had arranged for, and was critically injured.

The relevant authorities announced that 71-year-old Czuba committed the brutal murder out of hatred against Islam and hatred against Palestine, during the war and genocide initiated by the Zionist regime of Israel against the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip, in October, 2023.

In the wake of widespread opposition to Trump's plan to forcibly relocate the people of Gaza, in addition to Muslims, Christians have also opposed and complained about the plan and warned of its negative consequences.

The opposition has emerged after US President Donald Trump called for the forcible removal of Gaza residents from the territory. Trump has declared that the Gaza Strip should remain empty and the Palestinian residents of the strip should be relocated to Arab countries neighboring occupied Palestine, including Egypt and Jordan, or sent to other countries.

The US President insists on implementing this plan despite all regional and international opposition, and has gone further by saying that: The US must occupy, control, develop and supposedly defend the war-torn Gaza and occupy it for a long time, statements that have been strongly opposed around the world.

These statements, which are reminiscent of colonial policies and violate international law, have continued to be met with a strong wave of international criticism. The criticism and opposition from the world has arisen for several reasons.

One of the reasons is that this plan is a project to wipe out a generation and is a crime that is considered an example of a war crime in the International Criminal Court's documents.

In this regard, Palestinian groups have issued statements and stressed that Donald Trump's plans are in fact a clear declaration of war and a project to "uproot the Palestinian state from its land". Human rights institutions have also recognized the plan as "generational cleansing" and have therefore strongly opposed it.

Another reason for opposition to this plan is that it clearly conflicts with the international commitment to support and protect civilians.

That is why its implementation is not only impossible, but also calls international law into question.

Stephen Bell, a senior member of the Stop the War Coalition, the UK's largest anti-war campaign, said: "Trump's proposal to expel Palestinians from Gaza is a clear violation of international obligations to protect civilians and constitutes a war crime."

Filippo Grandi, the head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), also called Trump's plan to expel Palestinians "deeply shocking." Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, also said that expelling people from occupied territories is absolutely prohibited.

In addition to legal challenges, this discriminatory plan has also faced many political challenges. The result of the challenges is that this plan is a great betrayal of the Palestinian people and a manifestation of injustice and oppression of the people. In this regard, Sheikh Ali al-Qaradaghi, Head of the World Muslim Scholars' Union, said that neglecting and ignoring the issue of expelling the residents of Gaza is a great betrayal and betrayal.

He also said that supporting the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza is forbidden according to Sharia and is a great betrayal of the Palestinian cause, and Muslims should support the rights of their oppressed Palestinian brothers by using all their political, economic and military power.

Another reason for opposing this plan is its dangerous consequences, especially in the West Asian region, and its disrespect for human dignity.

In their statement, Christians and church leaders in occupied Jerusalem have called for a strong stand against the plan to massively expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has also described any act of forcibly displacing a population as genocide. In Europe, most countries on the continent have held protests against Trump's policy of expelling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

There is no doubt that the world is with the Palestinians and is not willing to see these oppressed people continue to suffer and suffer, especially after the illegal Israeli regime's 15-month war on Gaza that resulted in thousands of their loved ones being martyred and others left disabled.