The Rev. Jesse Jackson said he would ask Hezbollah for evidence that two Israeli soldiers it is holding hostage are alive. “The Israelis want some physical evidence, some verification, some sign of life,” Jackson, who has been on a goodwill mediation trip in the Middle East, said Sunday in a Reuters interview. “That could break the deadlock and I think we are very close.” Jackson flew to Beirut over the weekend after talks with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem.
Reporting the stories that define our era. When history unfolds in real-time, the Jewish world turns to JTA. Your support ensures we can document the complexities of war and the resilience of Jewish communities with integrity.
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.
