A 6-year-old Palestinian American boy was fatally stabbed inside his home

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     October 16, 2023 The Israel-Hamas war, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the strange justifications for murder. Each has produced a reliable stream of horrifying headlines, with humanity seemingly ignored at every turn. And on the eve of a ground incursion that threatens to throw an already obliterated Gaza into "the abyss," comes the shocking news of the [murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy]( in Illinois. From my colleague Henry Carnell: The family of Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was fatally stabbed inside his home in Plainfield, Illinois, is preparing to bury him today. Police have accused the family’s landlord, 71-year-old Joseph Czuba, of stabbing the boy 26 times with a knife, a brutal murder the Justice Department is now investigating as a hate crime. Wadea’s mother, Hanaan Shahin, 32, also suffered serious injuries after police officials say she was stabbed over a dozen times. [According to Wadea’s father](, who spoke at a Sunday news conference with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Czuba knocked on the family’s door and upon entry, “tried to choke her and proceeded to attack her with a knife, yelling “you Muslims must die!” Such details are sickening to read. [But I hope you take the time to read Henry's piece today](, which includes several quotes from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, as well as the first Palestinian American elected to the Illinois General Assembly. They offer a powerful denunciation of the "dehumanizing of Palestinians" and the stunning complicity of the international community as brutal violence unfolds. —Inae Oh Advertisement [Icarus Films]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [“A Matter of Life and Death”: The UN Warns of a Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza]( Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of US senators are on their way to Israel. BY JULIA LURIE FROM THE MOTHER JONES STORE   Mother Jones Store T-shirts, books, back issues, and new merchandise! Go to the official Mother Jones Store and show your support beyond the pages. [Check us out!]( [Trending] [A 6-year-old Palestinian American boy was fatally stabbed inside his home]( BY HENRY CARNELL   [Mike Pence's presidential campaign is in debt]( BY ISABELA DIAS   [Clock is ticking for the Black residents of flood-prone Southwest Philadelphia]( BY JON HURDLE   [A Trump-appointed federal judge just ruled a Texas county violated the Voting Rights Act]( BY JULIA LURIE Advertisement [Icarus Films]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [As climate risks mount, the insurance safety net is collapsing]( The financial foundation of insurance is cracking. BY LOIS PARSHLEY [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755