In this episode, Hugh Hewitt and Dr. Michael Oren, Israel's former Ambassador to the U.S., discuss the ongoing hostage situation in Israel, with Oren detailing the harsh conditions hostages endured and expressing concerns about Hamas' manipulation and violations of agreements. They also discuss political challenges in Israel, including Netanyahu's leadership, the war's impact, and the complex dynamics in Lebanon and Syria.

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Hostage Crisis in Israel | Hugh Hewitt with Michael Oren

25 years ago this week, radical Islamists slaughtered nearly 3000 people in New York, Washington DC, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The deaths took place in Shanksville when a few dozen Americans stood up to fight the Islamist terrorists and thwarted their plans to drive Flight 93 into either the White House or Capitol Hill.

Let's roll became a mantra to fight back against extremists determined to destroy America and Western values of freedom and self-governance.

The question we face now is, when did we stop rolling?

This somber anniversary arrives as radicals make serious inroads into American politics. In New Jersey, just across from ground zero, a Democrat nominee with previous ties to Al-Qaeda and the Sheik behind the first World Trade Center bombing will likely win a seat in Congress. In Michigan, a Democrat spent the weekend at a conference held by an unindicted co-conspirator in a money laundering scheme that benefited Hamas.

Ronald Reagan warned that freedom is only one generation away from extinction.

Let's roll.

25 years ago this week, radical Islamists slaughtered nearly 3000 people in New York, Washington DC, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The deaths took place in Shanksville when a few dozen Americans stood up to fight the Islamist terrorists and thwarted their plans to drive Flight 93 into either the White House or Capitol Hill.
Let's roll became a mantra to fight back against extremists determined to destroy America and Western values of freedom and self-governance.
The question we face now is, when did we stop rolling?
This somber anniversary arrives as radicals make serious inroads into American politics. In New Jersey, just across from ground zero, a Democrat nominee with previous ties to Al-Qaeda and the Sheik behind the first World Trade Center bombing will likely win a seat in Congress. In Michigan, a Democrat spent the weekend at a conference held by an unindicted co-conspirator in a money laundering scheme that benefited Hamas.
Ronald Reagan warned that freedom is only one generation away from extinction.
Let's roll.

Ed Morrissey: When Did We Stop Rolling?

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September 11 is not a normal day on the calendar.

Nearly 3,000 Americans were murdered by Islamist terrorists. Yet 25 years later, retired Port Authority police officers are asking Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stay away from the commemoration at Ground Zero.

Thirty-seven Port Authority officers died that morning. Now their surviving brothers are pleading: “Please allow us to remember in peace.”

Hochul angered the 9/11 community by illuminating One World Trade Center for Muslim American Heritage Month. Mamdani faces a petition opposing his attendance signed by more than 96,000 people—including grieving families. Both intend to attend anyway.

Ground Zero—especially on the 25th anniversary of that dark day—does not belong to politicians. It belongs to the dead and their families, the cops and firefighters who walked into hell while everyone else ran away.

They do not owe elected officials a backdrop or a lesson in tolerance.

One day. One place. No politics.

They’ve earned that.

Let them have it.

September 11 is not a normal day on the calendar.
Nearly 3,000 Americans were murdered by Islamist terrorists. Yet 25 years later, retired Port Authority police officers are asking Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stay away from the commemoration at Ground Zero.
Thirty-seven Port Authority officers died that morning. Now their surviving brothers are pleading: &ldquo;Please allow us to remember in peace.&rdquo;
Hochul angered the 9/11 community by illuminating One World Trade Center for Muslim American Heritage Month. Mamdani faces a petition opposing his attendance signed by more than 96,000 people&mdash;including grieving families. Both intend to attend anyway.
Ground Zero&mdash;especially on the 25th anniversary of that dark day&mdash;does not belong to politicians. It belongs to the dead and their families, the cops and firefighters who walked into hell while everyone else ran away.
They do not owe elected officials a backdrop or a lesson in tolerance.
One day. One place. No politics.
They&rsquo;ve earned that.
Let them have it.

Kevin McCullough: Ground Zero Is Not a Political Stage

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As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Americans who remember that day also remember its aftermath.

Along with the shock, horror, suffering and death, there was resolve: We would never forget what happened. And we would never let it happen again.

Thankfully, nothing on that scale has happened since.

But too many Americans seem less alert to the threat of radical Islamism.

A for-profit sharia finance industry operates across America. A North Texas school was established and staffed by relatives of convicted Hamas operatives. And New York’s current mayor has been photographed with an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

For those of us who remember the terror of 9/11, these developments are almost unbelievable. And they’re frightening.

Because we know what happens when people forget the past. They risk repeating it.

As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Americans who remember that day also remember its aftermath.
Along with the shock, horror, suffering and death, there was resolve: We would never forget what happened. And we would never let it happen again.
Thankfully, nothing on that scale has happened since.
But too many Americans seem less alert to the threat of radical Islamism.
A for-profit sharia finance industry operates across America. A North Texas school was established and staffed by relatives of convicted Hamas operatives. And New York&rsquo;s current mayor has been photographed with an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
For those of us who remember the terror of 9/11, these developments are almost unbelievable. And they&rsquo;re frightening.
Because we know what happens when people forget the past. They risk repeating it.

Carol Platt Liebau: The Danger of Forgetting

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