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Saturday, May 17, 2025
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Saturday, May 17, 2025
Elizabeth Tsurkov’s sister meets US hostage envoy: Kataeb Hezbollah, Iraqi PM ‘should consider what became of Hamas’
Elizabeth Tsurkov in an undated photo (Social media; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
The sister of Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Iraq two years ago, meets with US President Donald Trump’s hostage envoy Adam Boehler.
“Her captors, Kataeb Hezbollah, must be held accountable by Al Sudani,” Emma Tsurkov writes in a post on X, referring respectively to an Iran-backed Iraqi militia and the prime minister of Iraq. “They should consider what became of Hamas.”
Discussing my sister (and Princeton student) @elizrael —held hostage in Iraq for over 2 years. Her captors, Kataib Hezbollah, must be held accountable by Al Sudani @mohamedshia. They should consider what became of Hamas. @aboehler #FreeElizabethTsurkov pic.twitter.com/vnASpu4khs
— Emma Tsurkov #FreeElizabeth (@emma_tsurkov) May 16, 2025
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