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Calling Balls and Strikes for the Druze: A Test of American Human Rights Leadership
American Excellence Starts at Common Ground
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Members of AIDPAC meet with Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT)
In an era of extreme political polarization, meaningful democracy is restored only when leaders on both sides of the aisle are willing to call balls and strikes—and when the media accurately depicts reality rather than amplifying partisan narratives.
That standard matters now. Senator John Fetterman has been right to insist on operating in reality, not alternate versions of it. Honest disagreement depends on facts, not faction.
The same principle applies across party lines. While there are areas of sharp disagreement that we have with Connecticut’s Senator Richard Blumenthal, human rights and religious freedom are issues where Americans must find common ground. The bipartisan Save the Kurds Act, introduced by Senators Blumenthal and Lindsey Graham, reflects a sincere effort to protect a persecuted people and hold violent actors accountable.
But calling balls and strikes also means saying what’s missing.
As drafted, the legislation overlooks ongoing ethnic cleansing and mass violence against Druze, Christians, Alawites, and other minorities in southern Syria—communities that have lived together for generations and are now facing systematic displacement and massacre. Protecting one minority while excluding others risks creating dangerous blind spots that armed factions can exploit.
That is why American International Druze Public Affairs Council (AIDPAC) met with Sen. Blumenthal and reached out to Sen. Graham. These American Druze met with Senator Blumenthal’s office to make a simple, principled case: human-rights legislation must protect all ethnic and religious minorities equally. As the meeting concluded, members of the group spoke directly with the Senator, who was gracious, attentive, and receptive—affirming greater attention to the plight of the Druze, Christians, and other persecuted communities in Syria.
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This is how democracy is supposed to work.
Citizens engage. Elected officials listen. Laws improve.
Not through polarization—but through truth, accountability, and equal protection.
If trust in our institutions is to be restored, it will be because leaders are willing to call balls and strikes—and because voices like those brought forward by American Druze and other concerned Americans ensure that no persecuted community is ignored.
Human rights are not partisan. They are American.
If you want to Learn more at AIDPAC.org.
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