Melanie Lidman
@melanielidman
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Chicken raiser, marathon runner, bike commuter, burrito connoisseur. Current @AP, former @TimesofIsrael + @Sistersreport
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Joined October 2009
Released Israeli-Argentinian #hostage fights for brother still held by #Hamas.my interview with Iair Horn for @AP .
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As Israel has announced steps to increase humanitarian aid in Gaza, former hostage Iair Horn knows firsthand the impact of aid.
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The fighting has stopped between Israel and Iran. Families of hostages now hope for a deal in Gaza .my latest for @AP.
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The families of hostages held in Gaza have faced a 20-month-long nightmare. As they try to advocate for their loved ones’ fates, they have been confronted with the whims of Israeli and Hamas leaders...
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RT @cspan: President Trump on Israel and Iran: "We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t….
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RT @sewella: Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nu….
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar,...
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RT @sewella: Israel and Iran trade strikes for a third day as nuclear talks are called off. @jongambrellAP @melanielidman.@FrankelJulia. ht….
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Israel and Iran have traded more missile attacks despite international calls for a halt to the fighting, with neither country showing signs of backing down as the conflict between the regional foes...
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Israel's attack on Iran was years in the making. How did they get here?
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Israel’s massive strike on Iran on Friday morning came after decades of mutual hostility and a long-running shadow war of covert strikes and sabotage.
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#Netanyahu's government could collapse over ultra-Orthodox military draft law . as if there's not enough going on here already. my latest for @AP because domestic #Israeli politics never fail to disappoint.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a vote to dissolve parliament and key coalition partners have threatened to bring down his government.
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RT @StLiechtenstein: Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by th….
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels.
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Family of an Israeli held hostage in #Iraq for 800 days hangs on to hope for her freedom .#ElizabethTsurkov n.An interview with @emma_tsurkov marking 800 days of captivity since Elizabeth was kidnapped.
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With the world’s attention fixed on efforts to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, talks are quietly continuing to liberate a Princeton scholar and Israeli hostage held in Iraq by a differ...
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#Iran summons #French diplomat over praise of Palme d'Or-winning film .my first #Dubai byline for @AP (this place is wild).
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Iran has summoned France’s representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised a prize-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime’s oppression.”
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Released Israeli-American hostage's parents say the small things bring bliss as he recovers
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The parents of Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier who was held captive in Gaza for 19 months, are overjoyed he is home and slowly absorbing their son's life in captivity.
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I’m at the home of the grandparents of Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released today by Hamas. Varda Ben Baruch, his grandmother, said she prepared all of his favorite foods to welcome him home
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I was at the #Church of the Holy Sepulcher in #Jerusalem today to hear reactions to the death of #PopeFrancis. Many spoke of his dedication to dialogue, especially across religions, and concern for #Gaza, and said they would pray for peace in his memory @AP
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#Israelis mark another Passover hoping for Gaza captives to be freed .I couldn't believe I wrote a second #Passover article for @ap about hostages in #Gaza.
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Relatives of hostages in Gaza say they feel the absence of their loved ones acutely during Passover, which commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and their liberation from slavery.
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Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war .My latest for @ap .
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When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the military responded immediately, saying it would dismiss any active reservist...
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After a difficult day, during a difficult war, this rainbow took my breath away and reminded me of the promise of beauty even amidst heartbreak. I even snuck in a little reference to hope in my article for @AP even after they sent out an email about limiting word counts :)
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Israel grieves as Hamas turns over remains said to be of a mother and her children My latest for @AP
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The bodies of the youngest Israelis held hostage by the militant Hamas group have been returned to Israel, dashing the hopes of a nation hoping for a happier ending.
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RT @sewella: Israel says its forces will remain in 5 locations in Lebanon after Tuesday's pullout deadline . Via @JoudSally @melanielidman….
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Israel’s military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon after Tuesday’s deadline for their withdrawal under a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group.
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