My family member is a hostage in Gaza. With Netanyahu in charge, I’m afraid he’ll never make it home
The weekly solidarity rallies for hostage families are now merging with the anti-government protests
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Opinion Israeli women who spoke out about sex abuse in Gaza are being mocked online. This denial hurts survivors everywhere
The shame and stigma survivors always face has been compounded by the propaganda war around this conflict
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Opinion I spent months praying for a single Israeli hostage. Yesterday, I found out he’s dead.
The more I think about Uriel Baruch, the more I wonder about the Palestinian victims whose names and faces I do not know.
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Fast Forward This month marks a year since Evan Gershkovich and Elizabeth Tsurkov were deprived of their freedom
Families and colleagues of these two Jews — a reporter imprisoned in Russia and an academic kidnapped in Iraq — don’t want them forgotten
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News On the National Mall, 3 minutes in a ‘Hamas tunnel’
Advocates for the hostages plan to take the tunnel to New York and other cities
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Opinion ‘An act of faith’: I attended my first anti-Netanyahu protest — and confronted my own complacency
Almost six months into war, protesters are still showing up to demand change — even as hope wanes
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Fast Forward Itay Chen, 19, American-Israeli soldier missing since Oct. 7, is confirmed dead by IDF
Chen’s parents had become two of the most visible advocates for those being held hostage by Hamas
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Fast Forward New documentary to show never-before-seen footage of gunman taking Texas synagogue hostage
The soon-to-be released film includes footage of the gunman brandishing his weapon and Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker trying to calm him
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