Gaza hostages
Former Gaza hostage, October 7 survivors receive therapeutic Healing Ink tattoos
Healing Ink aims to help survivors take back a sense of agency through tattooing, in what CEO Craig Dershowitz described as “a reclamation of their body, of their mind, and of their life story."
The hospital beneath the city: Ichilov’s wartime reinvention
Father of released hostage Eitan Mor joins Smotrich's Religious Zionist Party
NYT defends op-ed on Palestinian abuse as Israel’s military readies new F-35 upgrade
From national PTSD to national post-traumatic growth: Israel must turn pain to power – opinion
Israel has the chance to turn national trauma into national growth and emerge more resilient than ever.
Voices of October 7: Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of fallen soldier Hersch
I will love you, and I will miss you every single day for the rest of my life.
Eli Sharabi’s ‘Hostage’ memoir named Jewish book of the year
Sharabi’s memoir, which details his abduction from Kibbutz Be’eri and the more than year he spent in captivity, became a bestseller in Israel and was later released in English in the United States.
Wife of Jewish anti-Zionist convicted of theft for removing hostage poster from memorial in 2024
The British woman was given an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered her to pay $1,637 in prosecution costs.
'If this isn’t a massacre, what is?': Ex-hostage decries removal of 'massacre' from Oct. 7 bill
Former Gaza hostage Or Levy also commented on government attempts to block the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre and related national security failures.
‘We are prepared to move from defense to offense’: Israel signals harder line in Gaza
Military leaders warn that failure to disarm Hamas could trigger renewed operations even as diplomacy moves forward.
A manicure, a memorial and the music of David - opinion
After two years of yellow hostage ribbons on her nails, the author removes them and finds meaning in orange, memory, and music.
Kibbutz Nir Oz decries Netanyahu's attempt to drop 'massacre' from October 7 bill
Notably, 65 members of Kibbutz Nir Oz were murdered by Hamas during the massacre, and another 83 were taken hostage.
Lessons from Hostages Forum: Making a Jewish movement for peace, equality - opinion
For too long, too many religious Jews have been asked to choose between loving our people and fulfilling our values.
The faces of hostages and victims persist: A call for justice after October 7
NATIONAL AFFAIRS: Despite the return of hostages, Israel still grapples with unanswered questions and the need for justice after the October 7 attack.
