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Monday, May 12, 2025
Hostage forum places plea to US president in pro-Trump newspaper: ‘Our hope rests with you’
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum places an ad in The New York Post, thought by some to be US President Donald Trump’s favorite newspaper, congratulating him on his upcoming trip to the Middle East and calling for him to help broker a comprehensive hostage deal.
“Your vision for peace in the Middle East depends on the release of all 59 hostages held by Hamas,” the advert reads in the pro-Trump outlet.
“Their return will bring hope for a new reality in the Middle East. We know bringing all hostages home is your personal mission,” says the forum, which represents the majority of relatives of those held in Gaza.
“Our hope rests with you.”
According to Politico, Trump is a subscriber to the newspaper at his Florida home.
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