Religious freedom is under siege across much of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Rather than tackle the issue head-on, however, Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s “bothsiderism” makes it worse.

The Islamic State perpetrated genocide against Yezidis, some of whom remain enslaved in Turkey or among its Arab proxies. Iraq-based diplomats I spoke with dismissed Yezidi claims as “wishful thinking” and refused to review proof-of-life videos. Blinken promoted them.