Released Israeli Hostage Eliya Cohen Calls Trump a Hero in Israel

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Eliya Cohen -- formerly a hostage in Gaza -- tells TMZ President Donald Trump has gained massive popularity in Israel thanks to the new peace deal ... but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? Not so much.

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00:00How is Israel reacting to all of this?

00:07You know, this must be just a monumental moment to get the hostages back and the prospect of peace.

00:14So, for all the Israeli people now, it's so exciting.

00:18You know, everyone here is so weighted for all the hostages.

00:23All the people around Israel went to the hostages' square and prayed.

00:29Now everyone is home and, you know, all the social media is with a lot of videos of the hostages.

00:37And we are so happy here, really so happy.

00:40You met with President Trump this morning before he addressed the parliament.

00:48What was said there?

00:51Finally, you know, here in Israel, Trump is a really, really, really hero.

00:57It was just because of him I released and I'm alive and I'm free.

01:01And this is what I told him today.

01:03Because he did so much thing for the hostages, for the family hostages.

01:09The Jewish.

01:10Actually, for all the Jewish.

01:12So, I told him, you know, the children have a superman and all this.

01:18For the Jew, we have President Trump.

01:20You are our hero because you help us.

01:23You know, I was struck when Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the Knesset.

01:32He got applause.

01:34When the peace deal was announced in hostage square, he was booed.

01:39So, what's the sentiment toward Benjamin Netanyahu right now in Israel?

01:45So, it depends.

01:47It really depends because the Prime Minister Netanyahu actually did a lot.

01:54Did a lot for Israel.

01:56But there is a lot of compliment about it.

02:00I want to say thanks to Prime Minister Netanyahu also because he did a lot for Israel.

02:07Happiness, obviously, for the return of the hostages.

02:12What about, what are, are people just focused on that?

02:15Or is there really a hope for a lasting peace?

02:19That this is not just going to be a temporary ceasefire and that there will be peace?

02:26I think the civilian, the Israeli civilian, to live in peace.

02:32And now it's their first peace of hope to be in peace with those people.

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