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President Trump laid down a hardline 20-point peace plan for Gaza and then put real teeth behind it, giving Hamas a very public deadline to accept or face consequences. Americans tired of endless hedging in foreign policy are watching a president finally act like he means what he says, and the world should take note that weakness will no longer be rewarded.
Hamas’s initial reply was careful, calling parts of the proposal “positive” while studiously avoiding the crucial issue of disarmament and other Israeli red lines. Make no mistake: a conditional, partial response from a terror organization with a long record of lying and delay is not the same thing as surrendering or agreeing to demilitarize.
On her show, Greta Van Susteren captured the right instinct when she said, “I don’t see this as an acceptance,” and urged viewers to read Hamas’s words the same way any skeptical, freedom-loving American would. Foxes in sheep’s clothing have been playing this game for decades—talk a good game, stall for time, and hope the world tires of pressure before real change is forced.
That’s why President Trump’s public deadline and pressure campaign are the right medicine: talk without consequences only emboldens murderers. When a regime finally backs up words with the possibility of decisive action, you get results for hostages and for security—something too many “diplomats” have failed to achieve.
Don’t fall for the predictable chorus from the usual suspects who reflexively side with restraint and moral equivalence; this is a clear choice between civilized order and barbarism. Even international outlets admit the plan raises serious questions about implementation and guarantees, which is why Pelosi-style appeasement is not an option right now.
Americans should stand squarely with Israel and with any policy that gets our hostages home and crushes the military ability of terrorists to strike again, because lives and liberty are on the line. If this plan forces Hamas to choose between surrendering its guns or facing a decisive end, then Trump’s muscle is delivering what decades of weak-kneed diplomacy never did.
