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Originally from Casablanca, Morocco, Amelie made aliyah in 2014. She specializes in diplomatic affairs and geopolitical analysis and serves as a war correspondent for JNS. She has covered major international developments, including extensive reporting on the hostage crisis in Israel.

The U.S. president said the contacts were “in depth, detailed and constructive,” and could lead to a “complete and total resolution” of the conflict.
In February, the former PM called on the public to “besiege” parliament to force an early vote.
Demonstrators breach a police cordon around the Prime Minister’s Residence; Shin Bet director: Violence “could lead to dangerous places.”
Hagay Lober, who son Elisha Yehonatan was killed in action in Gaza, says they are hijacking the captives’ cause to try to bring the government down.
“At the end of the day, we want the same things: the release of all hostages and the end of the Hamas regime,” says a spokeswoman for the Prime Minister’s Office.
“This waiting period [ahead of the IDF operation in Rafah] is giving political groups an opportunity to be center stage,” said Shimon Or, whose nephew Avinatan is in Gaza.
Brothers Daniel and Neria Sharabi survived Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, only to be harassed by U.K. border agents in Manchester.
The families asked for guarantees that the negotiation teams have the tools and the leverage to bring their children home by Passover.
Israeli Ambassador to Cyprus Oren Anolik speaks with JNS about the Cyprus-Israel maritime corridor to Gaza, and the impact of the war with Hamas on bilateral relations.