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The decision comes two years after a prior unheeded attempt to ban the antisemitic Iran-backed Shi’i movement, whose infamous slogan calls, among other things, for 'a curse upon the Jews.'

Was Elizabeth Tsurkov on a spying mission for Mossad, MI6 or the CIA in Iraq? That’s not clear yet but what we can say is she has years of close association with spying agencies.

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The Israeli occupation Foreign Ministry says the settler was touring a forest in Ethiopia a few days ago before his traces disappeared.

The movement additionally accused Tsurkov of being connected with Israel's security services in a statement on Thursday.

The Iraqi government has opened an investigation into the kidnapping of Israeli citizen Elizabeth Tsurkov in Baghdad in March, a government spokesperson told Reuters on Friday. Who was Tsurkov, former Israeli settler turned anti-occupation activist?

Elizabeth Tsurkov says her research is informed by a desire to understand the points of view and experiences of people in the Middle East

An Israeli-Russian academic conducting research into militias in Iraq has been abducted and held by a pro-Iran group, according to reports.

Jerusalem (AFP) July 5, 2023 - An Israeli-Russian academic who had been missing in Iraq for months is being held by the pro-Iran armed faction Kataeb Hezbollah, the Israeli prime ministers office announced on Wednesday.

At the end of March, Elizabeth Tsurkov, a recognized expert on Syria, was kidnapped in Baghdad. She was abducted by Shiite militants, according to Israel.