November 26, 2019 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy supports the Administration’s proposal for conditioning foreign aid to the state of religious freedom in those countries receiving aid from the US government. “The devil is in the details, as with any new proposal,” said AMCD co-chair, Tom Harb. “However, freedom of thought, belief, and conscience, are…

Mideast-Americans to Demonstrate Across America in support of Iranian, Lebanese,  Iraqi and all other people  in the region for their recent struggle and quest for Democracy and Peace.  Saturday November 23, 2019: Houston, Texas:  2 PM Post Oak Blvd and Richmond Avenue. Sunday November 24, 2019: Washington, DC:    In front of the White House,  2-5pm…

November 18, 2019 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has issued public statements of support for the civil society in Iran seeking the separation of mosque and state, protesters in Iraq seeking freedom from Iranian interference in its internal affairs, and protesters in Lebanon seeking freedom from Iranian domination through its proxy, Hezbollah. The American Mideast…

November 13, 2019 On President Erdogan’s visit to the White House today, AMCD is urging president Trump to forcefully bring up the murder of Armenian Catholic Father Hovsep Bedoyan and his father in Northeast Syria – the area from which US forces withdrew allowing Turkey to invade. “President Erdogan assured the US that Turkey would…

November 6, 2019 Thanks to the intervention of Vice President Mike Pence, aid is beginning to flow to the besieged Christian communities of the Middle East. The Christian population of Iraq has been in steady decline for many years, but has plummeted over the past decade. Christians in both Iraq and Syria were viciously targeted by…

November 1, 2019 As reported by Adam Kredo, career officials in the State Department who are opposed to President Trump’s policy toward Iran have targeted the US Special Representative on Iran, Brian Hook, in a series of leaks meant to damage him while he was under consideration for the post of National Security Advisor. “The political…

October 30, 2019 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy supports the Lebanese demonstrators fully and shares in their hopes and demands for a democratic, sovereign state free from corruption, domestic militias, and foreign domination. “The rampant corruption throughout Lebanon has facilitated Hezbollah’s control of the Lebanese government and military,” said AMCD co-chair, Tom Harb. “This corruption…

October, 19, 2019 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy stands by the demonstrators all over Lebanon in their just demands for an accountable government free from corruption that serves its citizens, not corrupted politicians and terror groups that enrich themselves at the expense of the people. Now is finally time to implement FULLY UNSCR 1559 and…

Jacqui Heinrich writes for Fox News: DOVER, N.H. – A New Hampshire family is pleading for President Trump to secure their father’s safe return from Lebanon, where he is being detained without charges and his family says he was physically abused by Lebanese authorities. Amer Fakhoury, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested in his native Lebanon during a family trip last month…

October 8, 2019 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy stands by the free Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) including Kurds, Arabs and Christians in Northeast Syria, who have been resisting the ISIS Caliphate onslaught for years and have been a strong ally on the ground for the international coalition. AMCD applauds the US backing of the free…