Iran-backed Shi'ite Militia Holds Israeli Citizen Hostage in Iraq

(JNS) Elizabeth Tsurkov, a doctoral candidate at Princeton University, has been missing for four months. The Iran-backed Shi'ite militia Kata'ib Hizbullah, which the U.S. State Department designates as a Foreign Terror Organization, is holding a dual Israeli-Russian citizen hostage in Iraq, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office revealed on Wednesday. Tsurkov was visiting Iraq using her Russian passport to conduct academic research for her doctorate.


2023-07-06 00:00:00

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