Freed Israeli Hostage: Hamas Was "Very Scared" Of Trump, They Wanted Kamala

[Hentenza]

“A freed Israeli hostage told CNN that his Hamas captors started treating him better after the 2024 U.S. elections.

"He got the hostages out," Omer Shem Tov said about Trump. "They were very scared of him -- the terrorists. They wanted Kamala to be elected."

"As soon as Donald Trump was elected, they understood that he wanted to bring us back home," he added. "So immediately, the way they treated me changed. The amount of food. I can say this, when Trump came into president, the way they treatest us changed, for me personally."


"More food, stopped cursing me, spitting on me."

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/10/13/freed_israeli_hostage_hamas_wanted_kamala_after_trump_was_elected_they_started_treating_me_better.html

Im not a Trump fan but I find this telling and interesting. Makes me wonder if the peace plan would have happened if Kamala was the president.

 

[RileyG]

Quite interesting indeed.

 

[PloverWing]

I don't like President Trump's arrogant demeanor, but if it helped get the hostages released, then I'm glad it worked in this situation.

 

[RileyG]

I don't like President Trump's arrogant demeanor, but if it helped get the hostages released, then I'm glad it worked in this situation.

Agreed.

With that said, I don't expect his personality to change. Ever.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Pretty cool they were kept abreast of US politics while being held in captivity.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

While it's obviously not useful for a lot of situations...the "loose cannon/never know what they're going to do" can have its net-positive effects for certain situations.


Logically, it makes sense as well.

If we take the specific 2024 candidate names out of the mix (since that has a way of poisoning the well), and just think about it more generically.

Palestinian hostage-takers are obviously going to feel more comfortable if the world's superpower is being headed up by a person whose base is more pro-Palestinian than if it's being headed up by a person who's more overtly pro-Israel.

 

[Hentenza]

Pretty cool they were kept abreast of US politics while being held in captivity.

lol I had to go back and read the article again. It was not the hostages keeping abreast of US politics it was their captors. The hostage is recalling what their Hamas captors said.

 

[Servus]