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As a free society, we owe the victims of this abuse more than our support and empathy,
The U.S. government can do more to support the social reintegration of returned hostages,
Having been cut off from society for months or years, the returning hostages will face difficulty returning to ordinary life,
In May, the Stop Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act introduced by Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) passed the Senate unanimously. The House should approve the legislation without delay."
He credited some politicians for being part of the solution, recalling I was sleeping less than three hours a night, repeatedly waking from nightmares that I was back in prison. During the day, I was distracted and having trouble concentrating. So I neglected to sit down and address the problem,
The minute you pay for a hostage, you give an incentive to people to take more hostages."
You are the only one who can bring my boy home,
she implored him, ... according to the newspaper We are helping. We are doing something.”
I think if you let the pessimism in ... the game is over,
said Gershkovich's mother, Ella Milman Reporting on Russia is now also a regular practice of watching people you know get locked away for years."
In July 2022, eight months before his arrest, he tweeted There is nothing beyond our capacity when we act together — nothing, nothing, nothing.”
To the American people, he said I don’t buy this idea that you’re … going to let these people rot in jail because other people may be captured,
I remain concerned that continuing to trade innocent Americans for actual Russian criminals held in the U.S. and elsewhere sends a dangerous message to Putin that only encourages further hostage-taking by his regime,
Michael McCaul, the Republican chair of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement There was no trust involved in this relationship or negotiation,
Finer told broadcaster CNN This is Momma. Do you hear me? It's your mom,
Gershkovich's mother tells her son in the clip, posted on Biden's social media account on the X platform Since the arrest of Evan Gershkovich in March 2023, Jewish Federations have been actively in advocating for his release,
the Jewish Federations of North America wrote in a statement Thursday I will not stop working until every American wrongfully detained or held hostage around the world is reunited with their family.”
Some of these women and men have been unjustly held for years,
President Joe Biden said in a statement Thursday Evan, our community has been incomplete without you. Welcome home.”
There’s nothing that matters more to me than protecting Americans at home and abroad.”