In first sign of life since her March abduction, an Israeli-Russian academic appears in a video
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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'Bring Hersh home!' a crowd of about 500 chanted as the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted on Oct. 7, made their way toward the building
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News Vivian Silver, 74-year-old peace activist, grandmother, and friend, confirmed dead
Friends and family of Vivian Silver, who has spent much of her life advocating for Israeli-Palestinian peace, lost touch with her when Hamas attacked her home
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Fast Forward A mother and daughter flew to Israel from Chicago for the holidays. Now they’re missing
The kibbutz they were visiting was attacked. They were last seen being taken away by Hamas
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News ‘I found a hostage!’: Inside the Tel Aviv war room where civilians locate the kidnapped
Over 1,500 Israeli tech experts volunteer around the clock to find kidnapped or missing civilians
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Fast Forward Woman kidnapped in Iraq was doing research authorized by Princeton
University statement sought by sister of Elizabeth Tsurkov affirms that she was doing work approved for her Ph.D. when she was abducted in March
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Fast Forward Israeli woman kidnapped by Iranian militia has opined extensively in the Forward
Elizabeth Tsurkov’s writings often focused on the dangers of Iranian influence across the Middle East
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Fast Forward Two Children Fleeing Lev Tahor Cult Kidnapped On Shabbat In Catskills
Two children were reportedly kidnapped in Upstate New York on Saturday morning after attempting to escape from the Ultra-Orthodox cult Lev Tahor, The Yeshiva World reported. Two children of the Teller family, which fled from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in Guatemala, were spending the weekly holiday with a family in the Catskills, sources told YWN….
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