From burnout to fury in Judea and Samaria as terrorist prisoners freed “The fact that terrorists are being released into Judea and Samaria—it's just mind-blowingly pathetic that they would even take that chance," said Hillel Fuld, whose brother's murderer was released as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Judith Segaloff Feb. 5, 2025
Qatar, Turkey expected to take in bulk of Palestinian murderers released as part of ceasefire The talks on where to send the released Palestinian murderers are reportedly being conducted in full coordination with Jerusalem. Jan. 29, 2025
Hamas names four hostages to be released on Saturday The four women, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag, were taken on Oct. 7 when Hamas overran the Nahal Oz military base. Andrew Bernard Jan. 24, 2025
Why is now the right time to make a deal with Hamas? Netanyahu understood months ago that if Israel gave into Hamas’s terms, it would lose any leverage or pressure it had on the terror. Farley Weiss Jan. 24, 2025
I knew this day would come … Prisoner releases are a terror victim’s nightmare. Stephen M. Flatow Jan. 16, 2025
Jerusalem to free thousands of terrorists in hostage deal, PLO official claims The initial stage of a potential deal could entail the release of 1,248 terrorists, according to Qadura Fares. JNS Staff Jan. 13, 2025
Being part of ‘prisoner-exchange deal’ isn’t a ‘free pass’ for terrorists, State Department says "The members of Hamas that we designated yesterday, we designated for being involved in terrorist activities," Matthew Miller, the U.S. State Department spokesman, said on Wednesday. Nov. 20, 2024
The new hostage paradigm Israel must not allow its enemies to believe that taking hostages will lead to major concessions. Daniel Rosen Sept. 5, 2024
In prisoner swap, Russia releases Gershkovich, three other Americans “It says a lot about the United States that we work relentlessly to free Americans who are unjustly held around the world,” U.S. President Joe Biden said. Andrew Bernard Aug. 1, 2024