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Gilad Shalit released from the military

Jewish Journal April 18, 2012

Former captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been released from the Israel Defense Forces.

American hikers released from Iran

Jewish Journal September 21, 2011

Two American hikers who were imprisoned in Iran two years ago after they strayed across the border were released on bail.

WikiLeaks reveals secrets, backroom dealmaking—and cluelessness

Jewish Journal November 30, 2010

A careful reading of the WikiLeaks trove of State Department cables — which is laying bare some 250,000 secret dispatches detailing private conversations, assessments and dealmaking of U.S. diplomats — reveals a notable if perhaps surprising pattern: how often they get things wrong.

Learning to Breathe

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater January 6, 2005

For the last several years I have had a relationship with a man in prison, and I have seen how his soul has become anguished and diminished by sitting in that cell.

I met William after he was released from prison the first time, and I helped him get back on his feet. Now I write him words of comfort from the Psalms, from the Torah and from meditations that I have found to enhance an ailing spirit.

Five Iranian Jews Remain Jailed

Michael J. Jordan October 31, 2002

Three Iranian Jews imprisoned on charges of spying for Israel have been released, but the last five remain in jail, contrary to earlier reports.

Sources close to the issue said Monday that Iranian authorities had granted the last five an indefinite furlough. On Wednesday, however, those sources confirmed that the reports from Iran were \”disinformation.\”