Abdelnasser Rashid

Abdelnasser Rashid is a member of the Illinois state Legislature and the first Palestinian American to serve in this capacity. He publicly expressed his condolences to the family of Wadee Alfayoumi following the boy's tragic death in a racially motivated attack, describing the case as 'gut-wrenching' and supporting the jury's decision to convict the perpetrator on multiple charges, including murder and hate crimes.