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Biden’s $6 billion ransom payment to Iran motivates Hamas to take more American hostages

10/17/2023 // Cassie B. // 1.4K Views

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Iran-backed Hamas has been all too eager to take Jewish people hostage in Israel as part of its brutal attacks on the country, but they have 6 billion reasons to take American hostages in particular after Iran got a huge payout as part of a prisoner exchange deal reached with the Biden administration last month.
Under the deal, $6 billion worth of Iran’s assets that had been frozen in South Korea were unfrozen and transferred to bank accounts in Qatar in exchange for the release of five detained Americans. While the Biden administration insists that the money may only be used for humanitarian efforts, it means that a considerable amount of money has been freed up and Iran is now in a better position financially to support the terrorists.
In addition to freeing up billions of dollars, this deal taught Iran that taking Americans is a profitable endeavor, and it’s something that their proxies in Hamas likely have in mind as they kidnap innocent men, women and children from Israel. We know that at least 11 Americans have been killed in the attacks, and President Biden has admitted it is likely that American citizens are among those taken hostage by Gaza terrorists.
In a statement, Biden announced: "While we are still working to confirm, we believe it is likely that American citizens may be among those being held by Hamas. I have directed my team to work with their Israeli counterparts on every aspect of the hostage crisis."
The parents of one American who was kidnapped, 19-year-old Itay Chen, have been pleading with Biden to bring him home safely. Chen is a dual American-Israeli citizen born and raised in New York City who has been serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). His family, who now live in Israel, say they were notified by the IDF that he is considered as Missing In Action, which means he has not been identified by any officer in the last 36 hours, nor has he been identified as deceased or found in a hospital, making it highly likely he is a prisoner of war.

Numerous videos have emerged showing Hamas militants killing Israeli soldiers and civilians, with other footage showing them taking people hostage and bringing them into Gaza, where they are being held in hideouts. The terrorists have said that they intend to start murdering the hostages if Israel targets civilians without warning in Gaza.
Experts fear $6 billion ransom will drive more kidnappings of Americans

Former National Security Adviser to President Trump, Robert C. O’Brien, was afraid of this exact scenario when the Biden administration paid Iran the $6 billion ransom, which he believes encourages further hostage taking. O’Brien served as a special presidential envoy for hostage affairs and helped to secure the release of Americans kidnapped abroad during his tenure.
Posting on X, he lamented: “While welcoming our Iran hostages home, I said at the time — paying ransom (e.g. unfreezing $6 billion) is problematic because it incentivizes new hostage taking & gives terrorists money for new operations. I didn’t think we would see these points illustrated so vividly, so quickly.”
A group of senators led by Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) is asking Biden to freeze the $6 million that was recently unfrozen, noting in a letter: "To stand by and allow Iran access to these funds as Hamas infiltrates Israel and murders, rapes and mutilates countless Israelis is unconscionable."
They added: "Moreover, allowing $6 billion to flow into Iran’s economy, even if the purpose is for humanitarian aid, allows the Iranian regime to reallocate even more funds to supporting terrorism."
While the fate of so many Americans remains unknown and Hamas continues its savage attack on Israel, the Biden White House held a barbecue for staff featuring a live band in a callous display of where their priorities are right now.
Sources for this article include:
Breitbart.com
USAToday.com

Biden’s $6 billion ransom payment to Iran motivates Hamas to take more American hostages – NaturalNews.com

Ex-Trump National Security Adviser: Biden’s Ransom to Iran Incentivized Hamas to Take American Hostages

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Former Trump National Security Adviser Robert C. O’Brien criticized the Biden administration for paying Iran $6 billion in ransom money, saying that it incentivized Hamas to take Americans in Israel hostage on Saturday as it launched a number of terrorist attacks across the country.
“While welcoming our Iran hostages home, I said at the time — paying ransom (eg unfreezing $6 billion) is problematic because it incentivizes new hostage taking & gives terrorists money for new operations. I didn’t think we would see these points illustrated so vividly, so quickly,” O’Brien posted on X.

O’Brien served during the Trump administration as the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs from 2018 through 2019 and helped secure the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson from Turkey in 2018. He also helped secure the release of Danny Burch, an American oil worker in Yemen.

O’Brien said he called on President Joe Biden on Saturday to deploy the FBI Hostage Rescue Team and Joint Special Operations Command’s hostage extraction forces to assist Israel.

“We now know [American citizens] have been taken by Hamas,” O’Brien posted. “Those teams should be airborne to the region now to be in a position to rescue our countrymen.”

Earlier Sunday morning, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NBC News the Biden administration was still “very actively working” to verify reports that Americans were among those dead in Israel and taken hostage.
“We’ve seen reports about hostages, and there, again, we’re very actively trying to verify them and nail that down,” he said.
“Any American anywhere who is being detained or held hostage, that is going to be a priority for this government, for this administration, and for me, but I don’t want to get ahead of where we are. We have reports; we need to verify them,” Blinken said.

Ex-Trump NSA: Biden's Ransom to Iran Incentivized Hamas to Take Americans (breitbart.com)