hostage

Let them go: Its time to bring the hostages home, for burial and for rehabilitation

As we eat the matzah and taste the bitter maror, we will carry it all: The pain of the families who wake each day not knowing the fate of their loved ones.

'No place for such venom' Herzog tells released hostage Liri Albag after online threats

Ahead of Passover, the two called for the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.

For a second straight Passover, Jews mark Festival of Freedom while hostages remain in Gaza

Jews worldwide are preparing to leave seats empty at their tables to symbolize the hostages’ plight, or share the stories of hostages during their seders, for the second straight year.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
12/04/2025

Berger remained on 'path of faith' in captivity, she describes in WSJ op-ed

Berger reminded readers that hostages are now facing a second Passover in captivity and urged the world not to allow a third.

Jewish Guatemala

‘Hostages’ in Guatemala: The Fight for 140 Children

Guatemalan courts are struggling to free 140 children from the extremist Jewish sect Lev Tahor, despite evidence of abuse, with Israeli relatives urging global intervention.

By GABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
11/04/2025
 Members of Montreal's Jewish community demonstrate in support of Israel in Montreal

A turbulent time for the Jewish people can be an opportunity to come together

The Jerusalem Post's op-ed editor shares the realities of journalism and being an Israeli, Jewish journalist during a war.

IDF 8200 intelligence soldiers call on gov't to stop fighting, bring back hostages

Hundreds of reservists, active-duty soldiers, and retired officers signed the letter.

Remembering the 24 living hostages still in Hamas captivity during Passover

We cannot normalize the hostages remaining in bondage this Passover. It was not normal in ancient Egypt, and not in modern-day Gaza.

Almost half of Israelis do not think you can remove Hamas and release hostages

Israel Democracy Institute found that 68% of respondents would prioritize returning the hostages, compared to 25% who would prioritize toppling Hamas.

Israel at war day 551: What's going on in Gaza, Lebanon, and Yemen?

Israel, Turkey hold talks on decreasing Syria tensions • Hezbollah open to talks with Lebanese gov't • IDF kills terrorist who partook in Oct. 7 attack

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