HOSTAGE CRISIS: Hamas Is Imprisoning Americans. Why Aren’t We Doing Anything About It?

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(Daily Signal) Do you remember a time when Americans cared that their fellow citizens had been kidnapped and held captive by terrorists?

I do. Think back to 1979, when Iranian terrorists stormed the American embassy in Tehran. They held more than 50 Americans hostage for 444 days.

And we cared. The Americans held captive were constantly on our minds. There were strong showings of solidarity. News of the hostage crisis was unrelenting. ABC News created a new nightly program, “America Held Hostage,” from which came the long-running “Nightline.”

Flash forward to today.

According to the Israeli government, 101 hostages—a considerable number of whom are believed to be dead—are in Hamas’ clutches after the terrorist group’s genocidal rampage of Oct. 7, 2023, in southern Israel.  (Read More)

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