Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe07:26 PM • July 09 2026 IDTProminent U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday called on Israel to release Gaza hospital director Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who has been held without charge since his arrest in late 2024 in "life-threatening danger," according to his lawyer, calling on the United States to halt aid to Israel so long as Israel does not facilitate his release.In the NewsWho's Next? Platner's Possible Replacements and Their Stance on IsraelU.S. Democrat Lawmakers Urge Israel Release 'Kidnapped' Gaza Doctor Abu SafiyaRahm Emanuel Wants to Save Israel. But Are Israelis Listening?Analysis | If Netanyahu Loses the Election, Will He Go Full Trump?Democrats Ignored Graham Platner's Antisemitism, Now They're Paying the PriceRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians InsideMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding Israel