Egypt Tests Trump’s Pledge to Defend Persecuted Christians
Peloni: As the MAGA talking heads led by Tucker Carlson libel Israel with invented crimes against Christians, the blasphemy laws in US allied nations remain outside the limit of their interest, even as they might visit those nations as Tucker Carlson just recently visited Jordan. Interestingly enough, World Population Review lists nations around the world where Christians face persecution and rank them accordingly with a score (higher indicates greater persecution). Notably, Jordan ranks 65 on this scale, just below Egypt (ranked 65), which was itself just below Qatar (tied with Turkey with a ranking of 67), a country which Carlson has described as a place he would like to live among their “good people”. Saudi Arabia earned a notably alarming rank of 91. The spotlight needs to be shined upon the practices of America’s allies who truly do persecute Christians, particularly in light of those would be American leaders who falsely chastise the only country in the Middle East where Christians are actually thriving, and that nation is Israel.
“America’s commitment to defending persecuted Christians will ultimately be judged by whether allies are allowed to violate that principle without consequence.”
Mariam Wahba
Seal of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Photo by U.S. Government – Extracted from PDF version of the 2006 USCIRF annual report (direct PDF URL [1]), Public Domain, Wikipedia
Despite President Donald Trump’s pledge to hold accountable those who persecute Christians around the world, American allies continue to test the administration’s resolve.









