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| DNC allows parents of hostage to speak at convention |
| 2024-08-23 |
| [IsraelTimes] Tens of thousands of people broke into chants of "Bring them home," got to their feet and stayed standing throughout the speech given by the parents of American-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. -------------- there was respectful silence during the speech. speech called for cease fire and was somewhat 'good people on both sides' |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #2 June 24, 2015 Over the past decade, we have witnessed a significant shift in hostage-takings by terrorist organizations and criminal groups that has challenged the ability of the U.S. Government to secure the safe recovery of U.S. nationals taken captive. The wanton and brutal murder of several Americans held hostage over the past year lays bare the magnitude of this challenge. Other less publicized cases of Americans held hostage overseas, including several who remain in captivity, are no less tragic and have presented the U.S. Government with a similar set of difficult choices. The Government's response to hostage-takings must therefore evolve to account for this new reality. Moreover, the Government's handling of these hostage cases – and in particular its interaction and communication with families whose loved ones have been taken hostage – must improve. To that end, in December 2014 President Obama directed a comprehensive review of U.S. policy toward overseas hostage-takings. Based on the recommendations resulting from this review, the President approved Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 30, U.S. Nationals Taken Hostage Abroad and Personnel Recovery Efforts and issued an Executive Order on the recovery of U.S. hostages taken abroad, which directs key organizational changes to ensure that the U.S. Government is doing all that it can to safely recover Americans taken hostage overseas and is being responsive to the needs of their families. The key findings and recommendations set forth by the review can be found in the Report on U.S. Hostage Policy at the following link. PPD-30 and the Executive Order can be found on WhiteHouse.gov. |
| Posted by: Sligum Hupomoling9524 2024-08-23 08:06 |
| #1 Christians, Jews and Hindus take note. The What more evidence or warnings are needed? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-08-23 04:33 |