US human rights commission

Eliya Cohen calls for hostages to 'press button' on Hamas terrorists as death penalty bill advances

"Raping, murdering, smashing heads, desecrating bodies, burning babies, kidnapping civilians, and torturing them 24/7, is that not a violation of the international convention?" said Cohen.

|ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
Eliya Cohen, a hostage held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, is escorted by Hamas militants as he is released as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo listens during a news conference in Reykjavik

Orthodox rabbi to serve on new US human rights commission

Commission members include Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and Katrina Lantos Swett, the daughter of the late Sen. Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor elected to Congress.

|ByMARCY OSTER/JTA