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Thursday, May 22, 2025
Hostage’s father: Ministers gave Trump officials false data showing public against hostage deal
The father of hostage Matan Angrest tells Army Radio that Israeli ministers had been passing along incorrect information to Trump officials that led them to believe that Israeli public opinion was against a hostage deal.
Haggai Angrest says that on his last visit to the White House, he showed officials polls that found that roughly 70% of Israelis back a deal that ends the war in Gaza in exchange for the release of the remaining hostages.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the exchange, arguing that it leaves Hamas in power.
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