Mr. President, recognize the genocide of Christians

By Jordan Allott

Published December 25, 2015 5:02am ET

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Mr. President, recognize the genocide of Christians — I spoke to the mother of one Christian woman for whom an Islamic State member had demanded a ransom of $30,000. (Jordon Allott) | haqqmedia

President Obama has indicated that his administration will label what the Islamic State is perpetrating against Yazidis in Iraq and Syria as genocide. Unfortunately, he seems intent on denying the same designation for the Christians of the region.

This matters for a couple of reasons. First, the genocide designation would give Christians and Yazidis priority in resettlement in the United States. Many non-Muslims avoid UN camps because they fear for their safety at the hands of Muslims.

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