In Chicago, mayoral appointee resigns amid criticism for tearing down Israeli hostage poster
Ishan Daya apologized for tearing down the poster in 2023, whose wording he also called “racist and dehumanizing"
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Opinion Edan Alexander’s release was the last good news we’ll get from wartime Israel
I celebrated my fellow Tenafly native's freedom. But there are too many reasons to believe the future for other hostages is bleak.
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Opinion The staggering hypocrisy behind Trump’s deal to free the last living American hostage
Intermediary Bishara Bahbah has accused Israel of genocide — which has earned other critics detention
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Opinion Though sworn enemies, Hamas and Donald Trump seem to share a common language
Both the US president and the leaders of Hamas have urged sacrifice in the cause of greater glory
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News In Edan Alexander’s hometown in New Jersey, months of fear and anguish give way to joy and relief
As news spread of the American hostage’s release, neighbors and classmates gathered to celebrate
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Opinion Despite Netanyahu, Edan Alexander is finally free
Trump is the only reason the last living American hostage is home
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Fast Forward ‘New Jersey tough’: Gov. Phil Murphy on released Hamas hostage Edan Alexander, a Tenafly native
Murphy thanked the Biden and Trump administrations for the relentless efforts to secure the release of the last living American hostage in Gaza
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