Westlake Village, CA Media Release In 2012 in the aftermath of the “Arab Spring,” Christian Solidarity International launched a lecture series entitled “The Future of Religious Minorities in the Middle East.” Twenty distinguished scholars, journalists and political practitioners gave talks on the subject in Switzerland and the U.S. Now they have been published together in… Read more »
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CSI’s response to the bombing in Syria
Dr. John Eibner, the CEO of CSI-USA, responds to the new U.S. bombing campaign against Syria in an op-ed piece in The Tablet: “Washington has signaled a new, more overtly military phase of intervention in Syria. The American war against Syria did not begin with Donald Trump. Barack Obama launched his war in the summer… Read more »
Defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq: New Beginning, or Lull Before the Next Storm?
Dr. John Eibner, the CEO of Christian Solidarity International (CSI-USA), traveled to Iraq at the end of December 2017 to speak with government officials and to visit the areas formerly under Islamic State control. The visit was undertaken in collaboration with the Hammurabi Human Rights Organization, an indigenous NGO. The following interview was made by… Read more »
Dr. Eibner in Voice of America
New Exposé of Obama Administration’s Arming of Jihadi Terrorists in Syria Is “Wake-Up Call’ for Trump Administration, Says Christian Solidarity International (CSI-USA) Chairman John Eibner
Christian Solidarity International Has Launched No Arms For Terrorists Campaign in Support of the Principles and Purposes of Bi-Partisan H.R. 608/S. 532 “Stop Arming Terrorists Act” WASHINGTON, June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Christian Solidarity International (CSI-USA) Chairman John Eibner issued the following statement following the ground-breaking June 22 The American Conservative exposé “How America Armed Terrorists in Syria” written by Gellhorn Prize… Read more »
Saving Syrian and Iraqi Christians
Persecuted Christians from around the world and their advocates and supporters will descend on Washington this month for the World Summit on Persecuted Christians. A three-day event sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the World Summit promises to attract the attention of senior political figures and generate welcome media attention. According to the Pew… Read more »
Easter Letter to President Trump
Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 Dear Mr. President, Since your predecessor set in motion his Syrian regime-change policy in the summer of 2011, nearly half a million Syrians have died, 6.3 million have been displaced – including “religiously-cleansed” Christians and other minorities – five million have been driven abroad, and millions more have been reduced… Read more »
Stop Arming Terrorists Act Needed Now
The deaths of scores of Syrian civilians in al-Qaeda controlled Idlib Province, apparently caused by banned chemical weapons during a Syrian Air Force bombing raid, has triggered US cruise missile strikes against a Syrian government military target. President Trump’s rapid response to what he rightly called a “heinous” act marks a major escalation of American… Read more »
Rep. Gabbard: “The Syrian People Desperately Want Peace”
Tulsi Gabbard, a congresswoman from Hawaii and Iraq War veteran, recently returned from a fact-finding trip to Syria. Gabbard, a strong opponent of the U.S.’ support for anti-Christian jihadist groups in Syria, said that the trip left her more convinced than ever that “this regime change war does not serve America’s interest, and it certainly… Read more »
IRAQ: Dr. Eibner, Iraqi Christian Leaders, Speak about Future After ISIS
Dr. Eibner, the CEO of CSI-USA, recently returned from an aid mission to the displaced Christians and Yazidis of northern Iraq. While there, he was able to visit the villages conquered by the Islamic State (ISIS) in August 2014 for the first time since their re-conquest by Kurdish and Iraqi forces this fall. In these… Read more »