A Senate hearing on hate crime becomes a horror show for mother of slain child
In the front row of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday (Sept. 17) sat Hanaan Shahin, the mother of Wadea Al-Fayoume, the 6-year-old Palestinian American who was brutally killed last October amid escalating anti-Palestinian and Islamophobic feeling in the aftermath of Hamas’ attack on Israel.
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Opinion | Sen. John Kennedy used a Senate hearing on hate crimes to spew hate
Sen. John Kennedy accusing the Arab American Institute's Maya Berry of supporting terrorism and demanding she put a "your head in a bag" was shockingly racist.
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In the audience was the mother of Wadee Alfayoumi, the 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was tragically stabbed to death in Plainfield, Illinois, last fall.
Senator tells activist to hide her ‘head in a bag’ during hate crimes hearing
Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy grilled Arab American Institute founder Maya Berry during a Senate Judiciary hearing to discuss hate crimes on Tuesday.
Senator John Kennedy Criticized For Telling Arab American Leader At Hate Crimes Hearing To ‘Hide Your Head In A Bag’
La., faces backlash from civil rights groups after telling an Arab American witness to “hide your head in a bag” following her testimony during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on hate crimes Tuesday and accusing her of supporting Hamas and Hezbollah.
Senator John Kennedy attacks Maya Berry with racist rant
Republican Senator John Kennedy attacked Arab American Institute Director Maya Berry with racist rant during her Senate Judiciary testimony
'Do You Support Hamas, Yes Or No?': U.S. Hate Crime Hearing Goes Terribly Wrong | Watch
During a Senate committee hearing on hate crimes, Senator John Kennedy aggressively questioned Maya Berry, Executive Director of the Arab American Institute, about her alleged support for Hamas and Hezbollah.
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