American Hostage Omer Neutra’s Family Pleads for Son’s Safe Return

American Hostage Omer Neutra’s Family Pleads for Son’s Safe Return
Omer Neutra, a dual U.S.-Israel citizen and an Israeli army soldier, in a 2015 file photograph. Neutra family via AP
Salena Zito
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His first name roughly means “first crop,” which is what first-born son Omer was for Ronen and Orna Neutra 22 years ago.

Salena Zito
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Salena Zito has held a long, successful career as a national political reporter. Since 1992, she has interviewed every U.S. president and vice president, as well as top leaders in Washington, including secretaries of state, speakers of the House and U.S. Central Command generals. Her passion, though, is interviewing thousands of people across the country. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through the lost art of shoe-leather journalism, having traveled along the back roads of 49 states.
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