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Trump envoy issues unusual threat to Iraqi PM demanding release of kidnapped Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov

US president's hostage affairs envoy issues implicit threat to Iraqi prime minister, calling for release of Israeli woman kidnapped in his country; 'Either he is incapable, or he is an accomplice in the kidnapping,' Adam Boehler says

Itamar Eichner | 02.05.25

Iraqi militias deny negotiations for Israeli hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov’s release

Pro-Iranian militia sources in Iraq deny reports of negotiations for Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov’s release, saying, 'There are no channels with the Israeli enemy' and dismiss Iraq’s claim of efforts to free her

Lior Ben Ari | 02.02.25

אליזבט צורקוב עיתונאים חוקרת ישראלית, נחטפה לפני 7 חודשים על ידי ההתנגדות העיראקית

Terror group seeks Hezbollah prisoner swap for Elizabeth Tsurkov, report

Iraqi and Lebanese sources say Kata’ib Hezbollah offers Israel to release terror group operatives and ship captain for Israeli researcher's return two years after her abduction

Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner | 01.31.25

Kidnapped Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov is alive in Iraq and efforts are being made to release her

Iraqi's foreign minister announced that the government in Baghdad is working to release the researcher, who was kidnapped two years ago by a pro-Iranian militia; New push comes with Israel increasing efforts to free her in the background, and optimism in the shadow of Trump's return to the White House and the hostage deal with Hamas

Reuters | 01.23.25

Israel rallies global support to secure release of researcher kidnapped in Iraq

Senior official says 'changes in the region' have created opportunity to work toward Elizabeth Tsurkov's release; family of Israeli woman kidnapped in 2023 meets with foreign hostage and missing persons coordinators

Ynet | 01.10.25

Israel steps up efforts to free researcher held hostage in Iraq

Family of Elizabeth Tsurkov meets Israeli and international hostage negotiators as Jerusalem seeks third-party pressure on Iraq, eyeing potential shift with new US leadership

Itamar Eichner | 01.09.25

Sister demands release of Israeli-Russian researcher kidnapped in Iraq

Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov has been held by a Shiite militia since March 2023; her US-based sister, leading the fight for her release, shares about her frustration with US tax dollars going to her sisters' kidnappers, the hierarchy vs. Gaza hostages, hopes for Trump and years without sleep

Daniel Edelson, New York | 12.15.24

Biden to urge Iraq's prime minister act to release Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov

Senior American source says Biden closely follows the situation and will urge to locate Tsurkov and ensure her swift release

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.12.24

Captors release video of Israeli researcher abducted in Iraq after months in the dark

Video marks first sign of life from Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in March by an Iranian-backed militia; in the footage, she also speaks about the Gaza war, indicating it was recorded recently

Lior Ben Ari, Lihi Gordon | 11.13.23

Sister of Israeli researcher kidnapped in Iraq: 'If nothing is done, I will never see her again'

More than six months after Elizabeth Tsurkov was abducted in Iraq, Princeton University recognizes that she was 'kidnapped while enrolled at the University and was in Iraq conducting research related to her approved Ph.D. dissertation topic'; Emma Tsurkov: 'We don’t have a proof of life. We don’t have a list of demands. We don’t have anything'

Ynet | 10.04.23

Six months after abduction in Iraq, US congressmen fear for Israeli researcher's life

Two senators have reached out to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to work for the return of Israeli citizen Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was abducted from Baghdad on March 26; State Department: 'we are closely tracking this case'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 09.21.23

US should use its influence to help win the freedom of a scholar missing in Iraq, her sister says

Missing researcher's sister tries to draw attention to her fate, meeting in Washington this week with the State Department and Israeli and Russian government officials

Associated Press | 09.14.23

Uniting in faith: A Princeton rabbi responds to Tsurkov abduction

Rabbi Eitan Webb provides guidance and support to students and faculty impacted by kidnapping of Israeli researcher in Iraq, which has brought grief and anguish to the Jewish community in Princeton

Rabbi Eitan Webb | 07.30.23

A demonstration in the Gaza Strip to demand a prisoner swap for the release of Elizabeth Tzurkov

Gazans demand Elizabeth Tsurkov be 'exchanged' for 5,000 Palestinians

Prisoner rights activists in the Strip rally outside local Red Cross offices calling for Iraq, where Tsurkov is believed to be held, to pressure Israel into agreeing to a swap

i24NEWS | 07.18.23

Israeli researcher kidnapped in Iraq is just a bargaining chip in Iran's deadly game

Ynet exclusive: Elizabeth Tsurkov may be held by vicious terrorists, but she is a prized asset for their patrons in Tehran; Unfortunately for her, the ayatollahs may want to play a waiting game that involves her long-term incarceration

Colonel Richard Kemp | 07.15.23

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