The Middle East is the home land of the three great monotheism faiths: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Judaism flourishes in little Israel. Islam dominates the region. But Christianity is threatened. Only in Egypt are the Christians (mainly Coptics) protected, and oddly so by the Sisi dictatorship.
Iraq and Syria were formerly home to many Christians. Christians are leaving the area in large numbers.
H.R.390, “Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017” has languished in the ineffectual congress. The urgency of this bill is apparently unrecognized. Without this legislation, or some similar iteration, the trend for the Christian diaspora from the Middle East is unstoppable (see ForeignPolicy.com for more details.)
