Texas Woman Accused of Trying to Drown Palestinian-American Girl, Aged 3, Sparks Calls for Hate Crime Charges

A Texas woman is facing accusations of attempting to drown a three-year-old Palestinian-American girl at an apartment complex pool. The incident has sparked calls for hate crime charges to be brought against the suspect by the largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization in the US. The woman allegedly made derogatory remarks about the child's mother's nationality during the attack. Currently, the suspect has been charged with attempted murder and injury to a child.