{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"American Israeli held hostage by Hamas performs songs of survival and hope","publication_date":"September 21, 2026","summary":"Recently, the small Israeli town of Nir Oz, devastated by the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, held a unique concert. The singer was not a professional musician, but an American Israeli man who was kidnapped by Hamas and held in Gaza for nearly 500 days. Producer Karl Bostic and Nick Schifrin report. ","author_name":"By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Karl Bostic","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/09\/26d32b7c66ddf17e7c0c2bb3d12ffa2a-Israel-Dekel-Chen_frame_1340-1024x576.jpeg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}