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		<title>Obama Should Condemn Anti-Christian Violence in Egypt</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Koffler]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is the president silent about the burning of Coptic Orthodox churches and the destruction of Christian homes and businesses?]]></description>
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<p><strong>Reprinted from <a href="http://www.whitehousedossier.com/">White House Dossier</a>.</strong></p>
<p>Even  as he renews his outreach to Muslims, President Obama should seek to  stem the growing tide of violence against Coptic Christians in Egypt by  condemning last weekend’s attacks that left a dozen people dead and  scores injured.</p>
<p>The attacks, about which Obama has been silent,  also resulted in the burning of Coptic Orthodox churches and the  destruction of Christian homes and businesses.</p>
<p>The president needs  to say more to stem religious violence that creates opportunities for  Islamic extremists who want to seize power in Egypt, our most important  Arab ally.</p>
<p>Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Monday  “strongly” condemned the violence, saying, “We stand behind the Coptic  Christian community and their right to practice their faith in safety  and security, free of persecution.”</p>
<p>The <em>Wall Street Journal</em> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703864204576315680040526802.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories">reported yesterday</a> that Obama is preparing to try to reengage Muslims with a speech,  possibly next week, that will make the case that Muslims should “reject  Islamic militancy in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death and embrace a  new era of relations with the U.S.”</p>
<p>Whether Obama views condemning  Muslim violence against Christians as inopportune during the lead up to  a renewed outreach to Muslims is unclear. But it’s worth noting that  after Obama seemed inexplicably slow off the mark supporting the masses  of Iranian protestors two years ago, there was widespread belief that he  was concerned about compromising his outreach to the Iranian  government.</p>
<p>Obama, though a Christian, seems to view his  background, which includes a Muslim grandfather and several years living  as a child in Muslim Indonesia, as giving him a special conduit into  the Muslim world. But I doubt this type of personal outreach by one man  changes the way people view the United States. And it shouldn’t  interfere with other aspects of U.S. policy.</p>
<p>Obama commendably  condemned a New Year’s Eve church bombing in Alexandria, Egypt that  killed 21. But he has said little – actually nothing that I could find –  about the religious killings and tensions since then, which included  the deaths of 12 people Jan. 30 during a raid of Christian homes in  Upper Egypt.</p>
<p>Obama also should speak about about the growing  violence against Christians in Iraq, a country where we have some real  sway. Four were killed and 171 injured in attacks over the weekend, <a href="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/benedict_xvi_offers_condolences_for_murder_of_christians_in_iraq/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+catholicnewsagency/dailynews+%28CNA+Daily+News%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">prompting a reaction</a> from Pope Benedict XVI.</p>
<p><strong>Keith Koffler is a veteran White House reporter. <a href="http://www.whitehousedossier.com/">White House Dossier</a> is the only 24/7, independent, and totally unauthorized White House blog.</strong></p>
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