adminFor the first time in years, the impossible happened: a U.S.-brokered ceasefire produced the release of the last living Israeli hostages and the reciprocal freeing of nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees, and people in both Gaza and Israel poured into the streets to celebrate relief and hope. This was not the result of weak diplomacy or globalist hand-wringing — it was American leadership, plain and simple, stepping in where others floundered.
President Trump stood before the Knesset and declared what many of us have prayed for — an end to the age of terror and the start of a new era of peace through strength — and he earned a thunderous response from Israelis who know what victory looks like. The spectacle of families reunited after more than 700 days and the president defending American interests on the world stage should make every patriot swell with pride.
The diplomatic choreography was messy, sure, and the enemies of peace tried to manufacture crisis where there is relief. Even Israel’s prime minister declined to attend the follow-up summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on short notice, a reminder that politics at home can complicate foreign policy, but that didn’t stop the deal from moving forward and aid from ramping up where it’s desperately needed.
Let’s be honest about the hard choices the president has pushed: bold ideas like taking responsibility for rebuilding Gaza and refusing to let the status quo persist have made some in the media shriek and some foreign capitals blanch. Critics can call it reckless until they’re blue in the face, but Americans understand that safety and stability are built by those willing to make hard decisions — not by those who apologize for strength.
Conservative commentators on the ground — voices like Greg Kelly and others on Newsmax — were right to celebrate this moment and to ask their viewers a simple question: are you proud to be an American? That righteous pride is earned when our country leads from strength, secures the release of hostages, and forces rival powers to the negotiating table through clear-eyed resolve.
Make no mistake: the work ahead is hard and the cost will be steep, from reconstruction to ensuring a security transition that actually disarms Hamas and protects civilians. Patriots should demand Congress and the administration see this through on American terms — fund the rebuilding smartly, insist on accountability, and never cede our sovereignty or security to global busybodies who would rather lecture than lead.
