Will Lebanon finally shake itself from Hezbollah’s grip? Hezbollah’s rivals are openly, and with great fervor, demanding its disarmament and an end to its control over state institutions. Dror Doron Dec. 24, 2024
Iran’s role in persecution of Mideast Christians is overlooked, expert says According to York University’s Farhad Rezaei, what distinguishes Iran when it comes to persecution of Christians is that it is pursuing a “strategy of eliminationism” — an organized, unrelenting, Nazi-like campaign to reduce the Christian presence in the Middle East. David Isaac March 1, 2022
Blaming Israel, not Muslims, for Christian woes As some Christian leaders in Israel and around the world blame Jews for diminishing Christian numbers in the Holy Land, the true culprit—hostile Muslims—goes unnamed. Chaim Silberstein and Hillel Fendel Dec. 28, 2021
Is anti-Semitism a Jewish problem? Every nation that has allowed hatred of the Jew to spread has wound up imploding and facing its own ultimate destruction. Ellie Cohanim Oct. 17, 2021
Trump must draw a red line against Turkey in Syria to protect religious freedom If the United States wishes to play a leading role in protecting ethnic and religious minorities around the world, it can start there. Diliman Abdulkader Sept. 9, 2019
Will Mideast Christians share the fate of the Jews of Arab countries? Against the backdrop of the persecution of Christians in the Middle East in general and in the P.A.-controlled territories in particular, it is worth recalling a famous Muslim saying: “First, we’ll take care of the Saturday people, then the Sunday people.” Edy Cohen July 21, 2019
The tragedy of the Christians in the Middle East One would think the region’s Christian communities would band together to maintain their survival, but they do not and never have. Norvell DeAtkine June 10, 2019
Amid holiday season, Middle East Christians face despair and threat of extinction While Christians in Israel are thriving, communities elsewhere in the region face ongoing persecution and hardship as well as the threat of extinction due to radical Islam. Sean Savage Dec. 24, 2018
Leaving the fate of Syria to an imperialist trio is a recipe for disaster America’s exit from Syria would allow the expansion of its worst enemies in a volatile and extremely dangerous area, while abandoning the Kurds, Yazidis, dissident Sunnis and Christians to Turkey, Iran and Russia. Fiamma Nirenstein April 8, 2018
