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אליזבט צורקוב עיתונאים חוקרת ישראלית, נחטפה לפני 7 חודשים על ידי ההתנגדות העיראקית

Trump envoy calls on Iraq to free Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov

She was kidnapped in Baghdad while conducting field work; Adam Boehler accuses Iraqi PM of being 'either incapable or complicit in her abduction'

Ynet | 04.15.25

Elizabeth Zurkov's sister says new administration gives hope for captive's release

Emma Tsurkov says she has been in contact with U.S. officials in efforts to secure Elizabeth's release after the previous administration did not do enough to hold the Iraqi government accountable

Alexandra Lukash | 03.13.25

Kidnapped Elizabeth Tsurkov 'may have been transferred to Iran', senior Iraqi official admits

Iraqi prime minister does not know where Israeli-Russian researcher kidnapped in Baghdad in 2023 is being held; Official says 'any decision regarding her will come only from the government in Tehran'; Emma, Elizabeth's sister, tells Ynetnews: 'For the first time since the kidnapping - there is room for optimism'

Smadar Perry, Alexandra Lukash | 03.12.25

Trump administration warns Iraq: Free Israeli researcher or 'face consequences'

Officials say US envoy conveyed direct messages to Iraqi PM, making it clear Baghdad bears full responsibility for securing Elizabeth Tsurkov’s release

Lior Ben Ari | 03.10.25

Trump envoy issues unusual threat to Iraqi PM demanding release of kidnapped Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov

US president's hostage affairs envoy issues implicit threat to Iraqi prime minister, calling for release of Israeli woman kidnapped in his country; 'Either he is incapable, or he is an accomplice in the kidnapping,' Adam Boehler says

Itamar Eichner | 02.05.25

Iraqi militias deny negotiations for Israeli hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov’s release

Pro-Iranian militia sources in Iraq deny reports of negotiations for Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov’s release, saying, 'There are no channels with the Israeli enemy' and dismiss Iraq’s claim of efforts to free her

Lior Ben Ari | 02.02.25

Terror group seeks Hezbollah prisoner swap for Elizabeth Tsurkov, report

Iraqi and Lebanese sources say Kata’ib Hezbollah offers Israel to release terror group operatives and ship captain for Israeli researcher's return two years after her abduction

Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner | 01.31.25

Kidnapped Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov is alive in Iraq and efforts are being made to release her

Iraqi's foreign minister announced that the government in Baghdad is working to release the researcher, who was kidnapped two years ago by a pro-Iranian militia; New push comes with Israel increasing efforts to free her in the background, and optimism in the shadow of Trump's return to the White House and the hostage deal with Hamas

Reuters | 01.23.25

Israel rallies global support to secure release of researcher kidnapped in Iraq

Senior official says 'changes in the region' have created opportunity to work toward Elizabeth Tsurkov's release; family of Israeli woman kidnapped in 2023 meets with foreign hostage and missing persons coordinators

Ynet | 01.10.25

Israel steps up efforts to free researcher held hostage in Iraq

Family of Elizabeth Tsurkov meets Israeli and international hostage negotiators as Jerusalem seeks third-party pressure on Iraq, eyeing potential shift with new US leadership

Itamar Eichner | 01.09.25

Sister demands release of Israeli-Russian researcher kidnapped in Iraq

Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov has been held by a Shiite militia since March 2023; her US-based sister, leading the fight for her release, shares about her frustration with US tax dollars going to her sisters' kidnappers, the hierarchy vs. Gaza hostages, hopes for Trump and years without sleep

Daniel Edelson, New York | 12.15.24

Biden to urge Iraq's prime minister act to release Israeli Elizabeth Tsurkov

Senior American source says Biden closely follows the situation and will urge to locate Tsurkov and ensure her swift release

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.12.24

Captors release video of Israeli researcher abducted in Iraq after months in the dark

Video marks first sign of life from Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in March by an Iranian-backed militia; in the footage, she also speaks about the Gaza war, indicating it was recorded recently

Lior Ben Ari, Lihi Gordon | 11.13.23

Sister of Israeli researcher kidnapped in Iraq: 'If nothing is done, I will never see her again'

More than six months after Elizabeth Tsurkov was abducted in Iraq, Princeton University recognizes that she was 'kidnapped while enrolled at the University and was in Iraq conducting research related to her approved Ph.D. dissertation topic'; Emma Tsurkov: 'We don’t have a proof of life. We don’t have a list of demands. We don’t have anything'

Ynet | 10.04.23

Six months after abduction in Iraq, US congressmen fear for Israeli researcher's life

Two senators have reached out to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to work for the return of Israeli citizen Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was abducted from Baghdad on March 26; State Department: 'we are closely tracking this case'

Daniel Edelson, New York | 09.21.23

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