https://freerepublic.com/tag/elizabethtsurkov/ en-us Thu, 6 Jul 2023 07:16:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4165867/posts An Israeli-Russian academic who had been missing in Iraq for several months is being held by the pro-Iran armed faction Kataib Hezbollah, the Israeli prime minister’s office announced on Wednesday. “Elizabeth Tsurkov is still alive and we hold Iraq responsible for her safety and well-being,” a statement released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. Tsurkov had visited Iraq “on her Russian passport at her own initiative pursuant to work on her doctorate and academic research on behalf of Princeton University in the US,” the statement said. According to an Iraqi intelligence source, Tsurkov was kidnapped in the Iraqi capital... Al Arabiya https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4165867/posts#comment Thu, 6 Jul 2023 07:16:19 GMT