[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 123 (Thursday, September 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1676]
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                 RE-EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR TOLERANCE

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                          HON. HILDA L. SOLIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2001

  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to again urge tolerance during 
this challenging time.
  In California, there have been over 70 acts of violence against 
individuals perceived to be of Arab or Muslim descent in the last week. 
My own district has served witness to one of these most abhorrent acts. 
An Egyptian shopkeeper in San Gabriel was shot to death Saturday in a 
potential hate crime.
  Adel Karas and his family had lived in San Gabriel for over 20 years 
and had become a welcome fixture in the community.
  In another act of ignorance, a Latino man was mistaken as an Arab and 
was pulled from his car and beaten.
  This misguided violence must cease.

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