The Return of the Hostages Is a Triumph for Both President Trump and Israel

Monday’s return to Israel of the hostages is too joyous an occasion to strike a discordant note, or at least too much of one. There will be time for that. Now, it’s all about the hostages — the 20 remaining living ones who’ve been through hell on earth. President Trump deserves the applause he is receiving.

I am not a believer in the 21-point plan. I’m a believer in the one-point plan that the president emphatically got right: The United States should never see ourselves as a neutral, honest broker between our staunch democratic ally and barbarous, anti-Western sharia supremacists; the United States should always embrace and support our allies against our enemies.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Monday’s return to Israel of the hostages is too joyous an occasion to strike a discordant note, or at least too much of one. There will be time for that. Now, it’s all about the hostages — the 20 remaining living ones who’ve been through hell on earth. President Trump deserves the applause he is receiving.

I am not a believer in the 21-point plan. I’m a believer in the one-point plan that the president emphatically got right: The United States should never see ourselves as a neutral, honest broker between our staunch democratic ally and barbarous, anti-Western sharia supremacists; the United States should always embrace and support our allies against our enemies.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.