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Amid overall shakeup, spokesman for Hostage Families Forum also steps down
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Haim Rubinstein, spokesman for the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, announces that he is stepping down as the spokesperson, after co-founding the headquarters nearly five months ago with Ronen Tzur and Dudi Zalmanovich.
Both Tzur and Zalmanovich have also since stepped down from their roles — both were separately asked by the families to leave at different points over the last months.
Rubinstein says that he had put his personal life on hold for nearly five months and survived on very little sleep with the 24/7 nature of the hostage family situation.
“I stressed to the families that I do not intend to go anywhere,” writes Rubinstein, who said he will pivot to the strategy department of the forum, continuing to advise and accompany the families.
The Times of Israel Community.