hostage
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Appeared in the February 19, 2026, print edition as 'Mamdani Takes New York Hostage'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Mr Chorev, the Hostage Families Forum's chief strategist, considers that long-held Jewish and Israeli traditions won through.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
"Hostage" has become an instant bestseller in Israel, selling over 100,000 copies.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
Yet even politicians’ presence couldn’t detract from the happiness of the crowd, according to Mastbaum, who has been coming to Hostage Square every week for the last two years.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
It was the Hostage House that sent its poisonous breath to meet them.
From The Pools of Silence by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)
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