If you’re not a person who hates Israel and who has routinely shown sympathy for their terrorist enemies, Monday was a good day, with the surviving hostages being released as a result of the historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas, brokered by President Trump and members of his administration.
But Monday was not a good day for CNN’s longtime chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour, a British-Iranian “journalist” whose name has become synonymous with Israel- and America-bashing.
As RedState reported earlier, Amanpour was one of the sour-faced media figures who, while talking about the hostages being released, seemed to fret about Hamas supposedly losing their “leverage” in the deal. What was inarguably worse, however, was her claim that the hostages were “probably being treated better than the average Gazan, because they are the pawns and the chips that Hamas had.”
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For context, here’s what she said Monday morning:
And I think for sure, people who start to talk to the hostages who have only just been released, will find that it will take a long, long time for them to recover physically, but also mentally. It’s been a terrible, terrible two years for them, because not only are they there — you know, they’re probably being treated better than the average Gazan, because they are the pawns and the chips that Hamas had. Now, Hamas has given up all of its leverage, by the way, by giving them all up. So that is a victory for the Israeli side.
The backlash against Amanpour’s comments was intense, so much so that she tried to walk them back later, reading the following remarks from a teleprompter:
Earlier live on air, I spoke about what a day of real joy this is, for Israeli families whose loved ones are finally being returned from two years of horrific Hamas captivity, and for civilians in Gaza, who have finally had a reprieve from two years of brutal, deadly war.
I noted that for the hostages who are finally home, it will take a long time for them to recover mentally and physically.
But I regret also saying that they may have been treated better than many Gazans because Hamas used these hostages as pawns and bargaining chips.
It was insensitive and wrong.
From speaking to many former hostages and their families, like everyone I’ve been horrified at what Hamas has subjected them to over two long years.
They’ve told me their stories of barely being able to breathe in the tunnels, not being allowed to cry, being starved and made to dig their own graves – and of course today, some of the hostages are coming back in body bags.
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Earlier live on air, I spoke about what a day of real joy this is, for Israeli families whose loved ones are finally being returned from two years of horrific Hamas captivity, and for civilians in Gaza, who have finally had a reprieve from two years of brutal, deadly war.
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) October 13, 2025
For anyone thinking Amanpour gave her “regret” comments out of the goodness of her heart, don’t be so sure. Ric Grenell, a Special Presidential Envoy in the Trump administration, said he’d heard the higher-ups at CNN “made her” give this statement:
. @amanpour apologizes after getting caught being pro-Hamas.
I’m told @cnn made her. She didn’t want to say anything. pic.twitter.com/c10N1GsIO2
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) October 13, 2025
She was told to do this by management. Fire this person already. To say Israeli hostages were treated well AFTER TWO YEARS IN CAPTIVITY by these monsters means Amanpour has no business being on the air unless she’s employed by @mehdirhasan – who is also worthless. https://t.co/7HtjyAtfsG
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) October 14, 2025
Basically, Amanpour once again confirmed who she really is with her initial comments – and we should believe her.
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