As Evan Gershkovich returns home, another Jewish prisoner’s captivity reaches 500 days
The family of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a Princeton graduate student kidnapped in Iraq in 2023, has been told that she is still alive
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Elizabeth Tsurkov spoke Hebrew in a video in which she claimed — apparently under coercion — to be a spy for the West
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Fast Forward Woman kidnapped in Iraq was doing research authorized by Princeton
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Elizabeth Tsurkov’s writings often focused on the dangers of Iranian influence across the Middle East
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Fast Forward Israeli kidnapped by Shi’ite militia in Iraq
Elizabeth Tsurkov is an academic who has visited Iraq using her Russian passport as part of her work for her doctorate and academic research for Princeton University
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