Freed Hamas hostage from NC meets First Lady at White House
Hamas seized 251 hostages, including Keith and his wife, Aviva Siegel. Keith was a North Carolina expatriate living in Israel and grew up in Chapel Hill.
Sadly, many conservatives have exchanged healthy skepticism for conspiracy lunacy. We've tossed out the old experts and installed even less credible ones.
Briner pointed out that the state still holds Israeli sovereign bonds in other investment pools, not just the retirement system.
Is there a hierarchy of Americanism? Many National Conservatives and other on the populist Right appear to think so. Using such terms as “legacy Americans” and “heritage Americans,” they distinguish citizens whose ancestors arrived in the United States before the 20th century from those whose ancestors arrived more recently, or who are themselves naturalized Americans....
If the right fails to police their side and lets it be conquered by white nationalism and conspiracy madness, we will be dragged down the same way the left has been by "woke." And we will have nobody to blame but ourselves.
Tuesday, federal and state officials marked the second anniversary of Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel that left 1,200 people dead and 251 taken hostage, issuing statements in remembrance of the tragedy.
It’s critically important to live up to our free speech ideals and speak honestly about the impact of Islamic extremism on this country and around the world.
The lessons of 9/11 taught us that Americans are strongest when individuals, families, and communities act freely, guided by conscience and conviction.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion have a long history in Western society and American culture and can be positive concepts. But, as we'll see in the next two segments of this series, they are also frequently misused and abused in our modern context.
This combination of leftism and Islamism has proven to be a dangerous one, as Mamdani’s candidacy shows. New York’s problems are becoming North Carolina’s problems as these elements take hold of a major political party here.
Let NPR and PBS compete in the free market like everyone else. If their content is so indispensable, they’ll survive on donations and subscriptions.
“It's of the highest priority and urgency to get all of the 50 hostages back as soon as possible.” — Keith Samuel Siegel