Jacob Olidort, Ph.D.,
March 25, 2025
Hamas’s Next ‘Hell to Pay’ Choices
Originally published on Townhall
In early March, President Trump met with a delegation of freed Israeli hostages who were in Hamas captivity. That night he doubled down on his threat to Hamas, writing on Truth Social, “Make a SMART decision. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER!”
The question: What does “hell to pay” look like for a nihilistic death cult?
President Trump has already unleashed military assistance to Israel that President Biden held up and has given Israel the green light to carry out their operations against Hamas in Gaza as they see fit. But there are two additional rungs on the escalation ladder that could force Hamas’s compliance, and the president should consider them.