The U.S. House of Representatives approved Tuesday by a vote of 415-5 a non- binding resolution that asks the State Department to raise the fate of Israeli soldiers missing in action with Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian officials. The measure is named after Zachary Baumel, a citizen of both Israel and the United States who was captured by forces affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1982 while serving with the Israeli army in Lebanon.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
