Hostage posters

Even with hostages home, ‘Torn’ documentary about NYC’s poster wars remains relevant

“Torn” was first released last year, when about 100 Israelis were still held hostage, out of roughly 250 taken on. But even now, with all the living hostages home, it is still a relevant piece.

Nim Shapira’s thought-provoking, in-depth documentary TORN: The Israel-Palestine Poster War on NYC Streets.
Ruchama Bohbot, mother of Elkana, an Israeli hostage expected to be released on Monday

‘We forgot we have a prime minister’: Mother of hostage thanks Netanyahu

Natali Zangauker and Einav Zangauker, the sister and mother of Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, react during a celebration after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Tel Aviv

I stood in Hostages’ Square and watched Israel begin to come home

PRIME MINISTER of India Narendra Modi looks on during his 2017 visit to Israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signs a document of cooperation.

Modi backs Trump’s Israel-Hamas plan, praises Netanyahu


TORN: The film that captures New York’s poster wars after October 7

TORN, Nim Shapira’s new documentary, examines how hostage posters became symbols of solidarity for some, and targets for others, on New York’s streets.

Nim Shapira’s thought-provoking, in-depth documentary TORN: The Israel-Palestine Poster War on NYC Streets.

Netanyahu knows gov't survival hinges on Gaza invasion, IDF source says

IDF officials estimate fighting in Gaza may continue for several months, with the military preparing by sending call-ups to some 60,000 reservists earlier this week.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the opening ceremony of the new Knesset museum, in Jerusalem, August 11, 2025

Hostage protests: Fighting each other is what Hamas wants - editorial

Even in all of this darkness, there is still the value of human dignity and holding space for those we disagree with; that is not a negotiable value to lose.

Police tackle protesters in Tel Aviv, Israel after families of hostages have called for a nationwide strike to demand the return of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza, August 17, 2025.

'Partial deal would be a death sentence': Hostage families in Washington rally for complete deal

Families of hostages gathered in Washington and pleaded for a ceasefire that "leaves no one behind," as Trump and Netanyahu are set to meet on Monday evening.

 Hostage families gathered in Washington DC ahead of Netanyahu's meeting with Trump.

Protests to bring back the hostages resume despite security concerns

While still subdued due to the threat of Iranian missiles strikes, protesters gathered around the country to call for the return of the hostages.

Poster of hostage Yonatan Mordechai Samerano during demonstrations for the hostages still held in Gaza.

Elderly Jewish man assaulted in NYC while hanging hostage posters

For Amnon Shemi and his wife, Diane, the Gaza hostages are a more personal issue because a member of their extended family was kidnapped.

 POSTERS BEARING the photos of Israelis being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza are seen on a street in Port Washington, NY

Olim-run Tel Aviv bike shop to ride 600 laps around city landmark for hostages

Dizengoff Square, where the ride will take place, has become a symbolic site of remembrance and resilience, with memorials and gatherings taking place there regularly since the war began.

 DIZENGOFF SQUARE in Tel Aviv, which had become a symbol of disunity last Yom Kippur over the placement of a prayer partition between men and women, transformed into a hub after October 7 for anyone who needed to grieve, the writer notes.

Vance meets with former hostages, families of hostages in Washington

US Vice President JD Vance met with a group of former hostages and families of hostages.

US Vice President JD Vance addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, US, February 20, 2025

State of Israel 'given up on hostages,' families tell 'Post'

"The prime minister and cabinet chose knowingly to sacrifice the hostages in the [Gaza] Strip," said the brother of released hostage Tal Shoham.

Demonstrators protest for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, March 17, 2025

'On the verge of despair, I screamed to God to get me out' Omer Shem Tov tells Herzliya crowds

Shem Tov told crowds of his experience in captivity, before removing his hostage portrait along with friends Maya and Itay Regev.

 Omer Shem Tov speaks in Herzliya 3/13/2025

'Nothing is sadder than a Jewish funeral': Watching Bibas family's last ride

It’s so clear what Dubois meant: at Jewish funerals, there is no talk of heaven or angels, of what a great place heaven is.

 People gather on the streets of Rishon Lezion during the beginning of the funeral procession for the Bibas family