Hadar Goldin

Leo Terrell’s civil rights roots fuel his fight against antisemitism

Fighting antisemitism is "personal to me," Leo Terrell tells the Magazine, as he leads a federal task force targeting threats to the Jewish community.

LEO TERRELL in his Washington office wearing his Hadar Goldin hat, with hostage pictures in the background. Lt. Goldin died in a 2014 Hamas ambush in Gaza, with his body finally returned to be laid to rest in Israel this past Nov.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir salutes as he stands with the family of fallen soldier Lt. Hadar Goldin at his funeral in Kfar Saba Military Cemetery, November 11, 2025.

After 11 years, Hadar Goldin's family marks Remembrance Day with closure

IDF soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel that Hamas used to attack Israel, in Beit Hanun, December 17, 2023

'Like a subway': IDF reveals Rafah tunnels where Hadar Goldin's remains were held

Tzur Goldin speaks at an event to remember his twin brother, Hadar.

Hadar Goldin's brother warns West of hostage-taking threat: 'This is not only an Israeli story'


Goldin family says Gantz broke pledge with Qatari funds transfer to Hamas

“There is an unimaginable distance between his public statements and his actions,” said Leah and Simha Goldin.

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz

Coronavirus opened a window of opportunity that can't be missed - analysis

The global pandemic has brought Israel and Hamas closer than ever to a long-awaited prisoner swap.

Lt. Hadar Goldin (left) and St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul were killed in action in the war against Hamas in 2014

Swiss diplomat joins Germany, Egypt on Hamas-Israel prisoner swap talks

'It seems that there is now a real possibility for a deal between Hamas and Israel for the release of all the prisoners of war and those missing in action'

Israelis Hadar Goldin, Oron Shaul, Avera Mengistu and Hisham Al-Sayed being held by Hamas in Gaza

Potential prisoner swap between Israel, Hamas is opportunity through crisis

According to reports, the deal would be nothing like the 2011 deal for Gilad Shalit, which saw Israel release 1,027 Palestinians, hundreds of whom were serving life sentences for killing Israelis.

A protest calling for the return of Avera Mengistu

Hamas: Reports about progress on prisoner swap 'inaccurate'

Recent Israeli “leaks” about progress in the negotiations to reach a prisoner swap deal were “inaccurate,” a Hamas official said.

HAMAS MEMBERS in Gaza.

Goldin, Shaul families told gov't negotiating prisoner exchange with Hamas

'To miss the opportunity now, would be a national irresponsibility'

Leah Goldin, mother of Hadar, speaks at a press conference, August 5, 2018

Hamas ready to release information on Israeli prisoners - report

A German mediator who was involved in the release of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit in 2011 is participating in the current talks.

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh next to his destroyed office (REUTERS/Handout)

Hamas: We are flexible on a prisoner swap with Israel

Sinwar said that the indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel over a prisoner exchange were suspended after the start of the political crisis in Israel.

The parents of fallen IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin with Members of Knesset hold signs reading "they're this close" at a protest near the Gaza border, calling for the bodies of their son and another IDF soldier to be returned

Coronavirus: The imperative for reciprocity of humanitarian aid

To this day, Hamas continues to hold his remains, presumably as a bargaining chip to extract political concessions.

Lt. Hadar Goldin (left) and St.-Sgt. Oron Shaul were killed in action in the war against Hamas in 2014

Jewish Agency calls on Diaspora to help return Hamas captives from Gaza

Goldin described Hadar as having an “unforgettable smile,” and whose mission in life was “to bring people together.”

THE FAMILY OF Hadar Goldin protests last year in Jerusalem.