CNN anchor Christine Amanpour acknowledged her remarks comparing Israeli hostages to Gazans following their release on Monday were «insensitive and wrong.»
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour said on Monday that her suggestion that Israeli hostages were treated «better than the average Gazan» was «insensitive and wrong.»
Amanpour made her original comments on «CNN News Central» while reporting on the «joy» felt in Israel after the release of 20 Israeli hostages.
She acknowledged the physical and mental torture the hostages endured for approximately two years but argued that they were potentially treated better than Gazans because Hamas was using them as «leverage.»
«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», Amanpour said.
