March 1, 2019 Washington DC: The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy, an umbrella organization representing the Middle Eastern and North African diaspora in the United States, calls on the Lebanese, Syrian, Palestinian and other Middle Eastern communities in Venezuela to renounce the Maduro socialist dictatorship and embrace freedom and democracy by throwing their support to interim…

February 22, 2019 Washington DC: The World Council of Cedars revolution (WCCR), representing the Lebanese diaspora world-wide, is very concerned about the role of Hezbollah-linked elements within the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro, particularly because of their alleged role in the oppression of civilians. We call on the Trump administration and the US Congress to investigate…

February 16, 2019 Washington DC: The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy condemns the antisemitic words used by freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) and the disdainful attitude toward Jews she evinces. “This kind of casual antisemitism is unfortunately widespread in the Muslim world among many different ethnicities” (Omar is Somali), said AMCD co-chair Tom Harb.  “After…

by John Hajjar (February 19, 2019) As soon as Ambassador Nikki Haley announced her resignation as representative for the United States at the Security Council of the United Nations, speculation spread quickly about who her replacement might be. It quickly circulated that a short list already exists, which included President Donald Trump favorites: His daughter Ivanka, Dina…

February 14, 2019 Co-Secretary General of the Transatlantic Parliamentary Group and advisor to AMCD, Dr. Walid Phares, met with a small Swedish delegation in Washington, D.C. for the National Prayer Breakfast. Ms. Julia Kronlid and Mr. Aron Emilsson, both members of the Swedish Parliament and Swedish Democrats, briefed Dr. Phares on the status of their…

by AMCD advisor Walid Phares (February 13, 2019) This week, the United States and Poland will jointly host a ministerial meeting to “promote peace and security in the Middle East” with a focus on Iran’s “destabilizing role in the region.” The international gathering to be held in Warsaw on February 13th and 14th has already been…

February 2, 2019 Washington DC: The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy took aim at Lebanese PM Saad al-Hariri for loading his cabinet with Hezbollah allies in the government he finally announced after 9 months of negotiations. Gibran Bassil, the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun and an ally of Hezbollah, is to remain as foreign minister. The…

by AMCD advisor Walid Phares (February 1, 2019) With the mass demonstrations in Caracas and other Venezuelan cities spreading and persisting against the Maduro regime, Washington and other Western capitals are quickly shifting gears to support a change of government in the embattled country. This is a crucial moment as a major anti-American, pro-Iran, Marxist regime in…

January 29, 2019 The Honorable Michael R. PompeoUnited State Department Harry S Truman Building2201 C Street Northwest Washington, D.C .U.S.A.  The Honorable Jacek CzaputowiczMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of PolandJ. Ch. Szucha 23 00-580 Warsaw Poland Subject:  Request for inclusion of the Iranian secular democratic oppositional forces in the Warsaw Global Conference on Middle…

by AMCD advisor Kenneth R. Timmerman (January 25, 2019) Two weeks ago, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok blew the whistle on the Iranian regime, accusing it of hiring local hit teams to assassinate prominent Iranian dissidents living in Holland. Ahmad Mola Nissi, 52, was a leader of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz, a…