Lahav Harkov

Lahav Harkov, the Knesset reporter for The Jerusalem Post, has interviewed major figures across the Israeli political spectrum and is well-connected to the country's top lawmakers. Harkov is often invited to lecture on Israeli government and politics, and international news outlets, such as the BBC, France 24 and Sky News seek her insights and analysis about breaking news. She has published articles in The Jewish Week and the Hebrew-language newspaper Makor Rishon, as well as Jewish culture website Jewcy. Harkov grew up in New Jersey, making aliyah at age 17, where she did two years of National Service (Sherut Leumi) at museums dealing with Jewish and Israeli history. Harkov has a degree in Political Science and Communications at Bar-Ilan University, where she is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Creative Nonfiction Writing.

The mother of Avraham Mengistu, 28, weeps during a family press conference, at the costal city of Ashkelon, Israel, Thursday, July 9, 2015. An Israeli security official said Thursday the Hamas militant group has been holding Mengistu in the Gaza Strip for nearly a year. The Israeli defense body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs, said Mengistu, born in 1986 from the Israeli city of Ashkelon, independently crossed the border fence into the Gaza Strip in September last year, nearly two weeks after the end of the Israel-Gaza war. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)

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Baskin: Hamas says Mengistu refused to go back to Israel

Hamas sources told Baskin that they did not keep track of Mengistu and they believe he went to Sinai via a tunnel and have no knowledge of his whereabouts.

By Lahav Harkov, 11 yearsSeptember 7, 2015 ago