Elizabeth Tsurkov arrives in Israel after two years of Iraq captivity

(JNS) — Elizabeth Tsurkov landed in Israel Wednesday, a day after the Israeli-born graduate student was released from two years of captivity in Iraq.

“The head of the Mossad thanks his Cypriot counterpart for the assistance in facilitating Elizabeth’s humanitarian transfer through Cyprus to Israel. The cooperation between the two countries once again proves itself,” read a joint statement from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Tsurkov, 38, an Israeli born to Russian parents who was kidnapped from B...