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CNN anchor apologizes for saying freed Israeli hostages were 'treated better' than Gazans (nypost.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to c/usa@midwest.social

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CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour apologized Monday after claiming that Israeli hostages freed from Hamas captivity were “treated better” than Gazans — remarks that provoked furious backlash from Israel supporters.

The longtime international correspondent retracted her statement on air just hours after Hamas released the final 20 living hostages under a cease-fire agreement brokered by the United States and Egypt.

Amanpour’s mea culpa came after she earlier told CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins that the hostages “were probably being treated better than the average Gazan, because they are the pawns and the chips that Hamas had.”

“That was insensitive, and it was wrong,” Amanpour said during a broadcast on Monday.

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[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fox News apologized for all their racist comments too, right? Right?

[–] cm0002@lemmings.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Why yes! Just not in this dimension