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kidnapping
Brooklyn man sentenced to four years for religious divorce scheme
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to four years in federal prison for attempting to violently coerce a recalcitrant husband into giving a religious divorce.
Israeli who faked own kidnapping indicted for incident
An Israeli man who faked his own kidnapping, and his accomplice, were indicted in a Jerusalem court.
Prosecutors seek 2nd trial in Etan Patz case following mistrial
Prosecutors requested a second trial for the accused killer of 6-year-old Etan Patz after a mistrial was declared.
Israel catches kidnapper behind murder of the three teens
The West Bank man believed to be the leader of the cell that kidnapped and killed three Jewish teens was arrested.
Kidnapped Israelis shot 10 times with silenced gun, U.S. lab says
Three Israeli teenagers who were abducted by Palestinians in the West Bank last month were shot at least 10 times with a silenced gun in what appeared to be premeditated killings, a U.S. official involved in the investigation said.
Israel names two Hamas militants as key suspects in kidnappings
Israel on Thursday named two Hamas Islamists as leading suspects in the June 12 kidnappings of three Israeli teenagers, in the most concrete report yet of results after weeks of searches in the West Bank.
Search for abducted teens faces complicated political landscape
Since the three teenagers were abducted last week, Israel’s goals have been simple: Find them and punish their kidnappers.
Netanyahu demands assistance from Abbas, who condemns kidnapping
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas that he expected his assistance in the return of three teens believed to have been kidnapped.