Family Separation

Israel's war cabinet to meet with Gaza hostage families Tuesday

Children returned from captivity were covered in rashes, lice of the head and body, and were found rationing their food.

 FAMILY MEMBERS, friends, and supporters of those taken hostage on October 7 by Hamas complete the final stage of their march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem last weekend.
 Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza set a symbolic shabbat table with more than 200 empty seats for the hostages, at  "Hostage Square", outside the Art Museum of Tel Aviv, October 20, 2023.

These are the abductees' relatives who were left behind

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Chasing after heartbreak: Man's extreme response to breakup

 An Italian fire brigade helicopter prepares to lift the crashed cable car cabin, which left 14 people dead, after it collapsed on May 23, 2021, in Stresa, near Lake Maggiore, Italy November 8, 2021.

Israeli who kidnapped grandson after Italy cable car crash settles case


S.Korea offers talks with N.Korea to discuss reunion of separated families

The two Koreas have held family reunions around major holidays, mostly under liberal governments in the South.

Soldiers from North and South Korea verify the removal of guard posts on each side of the Demilitarized Zone, December 12, 2018.

Israeli Arabs affected by the family reunification law

The law was first passed in 2003, at the height of the Second Intifada, and requires annual renewal.

Girls walk on the outskirts of the Bedouin city of Rahat, southern Israel

Tracing the Tribe: First steps in Jewish genealogy

Jewish genealogy is complex because Jewish history is complex but you can still “meet” your ancestors.

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Jewish activists are helping families separated at the border

A broad spectrum of Jewish groups have spoken out against the policy, along with many other religious organizations.

A Mission Police Dept. officer (L), and a US Border Patrol agent watch over a group of Central American asylum seekers before taking them into custody on June 12, 2018 near McAllen, Texas