Volker Beck hat sich erfolglos um die Leitung des Tel Aviver Büros der Böll Stiftung beworben | Christoph Schult on Twitter | Twitter

Ex-hostage Avinatan Or details unsuccessful escape attempt, severe beatings – ‘One night, I reached the outside. I saw stars for the first time in years,’ Or tells event in DC, adding that he wrote ‘hostage’ on a sandbag in hopes someone would find it | The Times of Israel