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Jacob Magid

Jacob Magid

The Times of Israel

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Arab diplomat says hostage talks progressing but deal likely still weeks away

Hebrew media reports are slightly more optimistic, citing Israeli officials who speculate an agreement is possible before the year ends and credit CIA...

20.12.2024 60

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Blinken says Iran will think more about going nuclear after losing ‘lines of defense’

But US top diplomat stresses that he does not believe it’s inevitable Tehran will develop nuke, says Trump has a window to negotiate; rejects...

19.12.2024 30

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US won’t sanction Smotrich and Ben Gvir before end of Biden’s term — officials

Deeming far-right ministers responsible for destabilizing West Bank, US weighed unprecedented move on and off for months, but ultimately held off, as...

19.12.2024 20

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Trump says he’s ‘trying to help very strongly’ to bring hostages home

Reiterates his ‘hell breaking out’ threat if captives not released by Jan. 20; Israeli team arrives in Doha; PM says he seeks to maximize...

17.12.2024 20

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Family of American activist killed in West Bank meets with Blinken, urges US inquiry

Aysenur Eygi’s family says Blinken was ‘attentive’ but ‘very deferential to the Israelis,’ didn’t give any...

17.12.2024 30

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Dutch court rejects pro-Palestinian groups’ demand for weapons exports ban to Israel

Ruling says the Netherlands has done due diligence in ensuring the arms it exports to Israel aren’t used ‘in a way that could lead to a...

14.12.2024 40

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Top Biden adviser: Hamas has refused to provide names of hostages it’s holding

Sullivan says in Israeli TV interview that regional developments — not Trump’s election — are reason for fresh optimism about the...

14.12.2024 40

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Trump says Netanyahu knows he wants Gaza war to end; won’t commit to 2-state solution

Speaking to Time magazine after being again named ‘Person of the Year,’ US President-elect avoids backing his own ‘deal of the century,’...

13.12.2024 40

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Smotrich: Saudi normalization deal won’t happen if it requires Palestinian state

‘If that’s a deal breaker, the deal will sink, ‘ far-right minister tells Bloomberg; also tells reporters fall of Assad gives Israel...

10.12.2024 30

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Assad’s fall marks end to regime that crushed dissent, fostered anti-Israel terror

Dictator dashed hopes of reform after coming to power in 2000, resorting to father’s brutal tactics and plummeting country into civil war by...

08.12.2024 30

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Iranian foreign minister meets with Hamas leaders in Doha

Terror group frames Muhammad Darwish as its chief during talks with Iran’s Araghchi, as Hamas leadership again ensconces itself in Qatar

08.12.2024 20

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Trump aides asked Qatar to recall ousted Hamas chiefs in bid to revive hostage talks

Sources tell ToI that after Biden requested terror leaders’ expulsion, president-elect’s team urged reversal of move, deeming Doha’s...

07.12.2024 60

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US envoy: Israel shouldn’t make ‘small things into big things’ in tenuous Lebanon truce

On Gaza, Jack Lew argues Netanyahu’s vocal demands on Philadelphi ‘distracted’ from Hamas intransigence; says ‘there is no...

06.12.2024 30

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Trump nominations set stage for fresh clash between annexation, normalization backers

US president-elect returns to office with plans to expand Abraham Accords, but those pushing for Israel to annex West Bank are still bullish about...

06.12.2024 30

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Trump warns there will be ‘all hell to pay’ if hostages aren’t released by Jan. 20

After making threat as candidate at the RNC, president-elect doubles down, two days after Hamas releases video of American-Israeli captive begging him...

03.12.2024 100

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US: Administrative detention was one of the few tools Israel used to curb settler violence

State Department condemns Katz’s decision to end practice only against Israeli extremists, says it will continue taking its own actions, while...

26.11.2024 40

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Arab mediators: Netanyahu stalling, wrongly thinks Trump will deliver better Gaza deal

Root of hostage impasse is PM’s refusal to end war and withdraw IDF from Gaza, Arab officials tell ToI, rejecting Israeli and US assertions that...

24.11.2024 20

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US ‘fundamentally rejects’ ICC warrants, says it’s working with Israel on next steps

Biden calls move ‘outrageous’; Trump’s NSA pick vows strong response to ‘antisemitic bias’ as lawmakers urge sanctions on court, though...

22.11.2024 80

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Israel breathes small sigh of relief after most Senate Dems back arms transfers

Senior Israeli official tells ToI that embassy diplomats met with every lawmaker seen to be on the fence, managing to sway several who initially...

22.11.2024 40

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US vetoes UNSC resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire not conditional on hostage release

American officials say they offered compromises that were rejected, cast blame on Russia and China; US allowed a similar resolution to pass in March

21.11.2024 50

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Legendary rock producer Shel Talmy, who worked with The Who, The Kinks, dies at 87

Jewish, Chicago-born producer visited London for vacation in the 1960s and got swept up in the emerging rock scene, producing classics like ‘My...

16.11.2024 10

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Hamas urges Trump to pressure Israel to end Gaza war; PIJ releases hostage video

Security council to consider resolution calling for permanent ceasefire, release of all hostages; Israel sent formal response to US letter on Gaza aid...

16.11.2024 30

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Blinken urges IDF to implement days-long pauses in Gaza fighting to allow aid delivery

Secretary says this was one of three demands that Israel fell short of meeting from letter that threatened partial arms embargo, which the US held off...

14.11.2024 30

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Trump picks settlement backer Mike Huckabee as next US ambassador to Israel

Ex-Arkansas governor has visited Israel several times since 1973; he has slammed Biden’s pressure on Israel to moderate war in Gaza, is fierce...

13.11.2024 60

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US envoy for Lebanon says ‘there is a shot’ to get Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire soon

Netanyahu reportedly wants a ceasefire, but must figure out how to sell it to his base; Israel said to determine Hezbollah wants one too, is seeking...

13.11.2024 30

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Diplomat says Qatar quitting Gaza mediation role, Hamas to be booted from country

Doha later says reports on decision to close Hamas office are ‘inaccurate,’ without elaborating; Israel says no country should host Hamas...

10.11.2024 80

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Ex-envoy says Trump aims to weaken Iran, ‘deal of the century’ likely back on table

Brian Hook, who will reportedly lead Trump’s transition at State Dept., accuses Biden administration of ‘appeasing and accommodating’ Iran,...

08.11.2024 50

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Israeli envoy to UN says Trump election offers opportunity to kibosh ICC, ICJ probes

Danny Danon tells ToI he expects president-elect to pressure global bodies that hold Israel to double standard, speculates lame duck Biden won’t...

08.11.2024 40

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Smotrich to sign one-month extension to law allowing PA banks to work with Israel

Extension comes after pressure from US and Western allies; US urges Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinian economy, fearing collapse

01.11.2024 20

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Mossad chief heads to Qatar Sunday to try to restart Gaza talks; Hamas team in Cairo

In Doha, Blinken says mediators hope to ‘capitalize’ on Sinwar’s death to advance agreement, though Hamas’s position is yet unknown

25.10.2024 40

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If Trump wins, Israeli officials fear clash over inability to quickly end Gaza war

Officials point to coalition’s ‘constraints’ on Netanyahu; opposition MK says it would also be an issue if Harris wins, but PM ‘campaigns’...

22.10.2024 60

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Harris campaign says she did not agree with protester accusing Israel of genocide

Protester claimed ‘19,000 children are dead’ in Gaza, VP said he’s ‘right’ about war needing to end, leading to accusations that she...

21.10.2024 60

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World leaders welcome Sinwar’s death, hope it will precipitate hostage deal, end to war

Biden says it’s ‘a good day’ for the world, calls Netanyahu to congratulate him; German, British, NATO officials say Hamas leader, architect of...

18.10.2024 90

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Biden and Netanyahu hold ‘direct and productive’ call in wake of Iranian attack

Top aide says US committed to holding Tehran accountable; Gallant: Our strike on Iran will be ‘lethal, precise and surprising’; administration...

10.10.2024 70

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US official: Sinwar likely alive in Gaza tunnel ‘with hostages in his vicinity’

Update on Hamas leader is most detailed in weeks from an administration member; US envoy slams Israel’s handling of humanitarian crisis amid...

10.10.2024 80

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One year since Oct. 7, US resigned to limits of its influence over Netanyahu

Despite super-power status, US finds itself being led by Israel on Lebanon policy, retreating from its own ceasefire initiative and chafing at...

07.10.2024 40

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US sets $20 million reward for info on Iranian behind plot to assassinate John Bolton

State Department discovered in 2022 that IRGC member Shahram Poursafi had paid someone $300,000 to kill Trump’s former national security advisor

27.09.2024 100

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Abbas, in UN speech, blasts Israeli ‘genocide’ in Gaza, sets out 12-point ‘day after’ plan

PA leader urges international protection for Palestinians, strong UNRWA, single government in West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, while never...

27.09.2024 100

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US, frustrated, says ceasefire plan rejected by Netanyahu had been coordinated with him

PM had been expected to relate to initiative in UN speech Friday. But after outcry back home, his office says he never backed it and he vows to keep...

27.09.2024 200

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US Mideast czar says ‘nobody shedding a tear’ for Hezbollah’s Aqil, but hints at unease

Brett McGurk highlights terror commander Ibrahim Aqil’s role in deadly US Embassy bombing in Beirut in 1983, but acknowledges ‘disagreements with...

22.09.2024 40

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US ‘deeply disturbed’ by video of IDF troops pushing bodies of gunmen off a rooftop

Israel says it will investigate incident, which ‘is not in line with IDF values’; military says local terror leader killed during Qabatiya...

21.09.2024 40

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US says it wasn’t involved in or tipped off about Hezbollah pager detonations

Administration says it’s still gathering info, largely refrains from commenting on explosion of beepers belonging to terror operatives in...

18.09.2024 40

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Working on revised ceasefire deal, US urges Israel to ‘give talks time to succeed’

Negotiators said to be revising framework, as May 27 outline ‘no longer working’; US ambassador says they’re unsure what Hamas will accept, but...

17.09.2024 40

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Vote for me or Israel will be annihilated, Trump says in pitch to Republican Jews

Warning marks intensification of effort to lure Jewish voters, as ex-president fumes they aren’t flocking in larger numbers; he puts colleges on...

06.09.2024 90

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‘A step away from victory’? Netanyahu says his April claim was not intended literally

PM tells foreign media he meant Rafah offensive would ‘pave way’ to triumph; pressed on why capturing Philadelphi took 7 months, he says IDF, with...

05.09.2024 40

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Emhoff ‘gutted’ over Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s killing, hails hostage’s parents’ strength

US second gentleman says American-Israeli’s death ‘feels personal’ to him and VP Harris, vows administration ‘working around the clock’ for...

04.09.2024 30

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Israel assured Qatar IDF would fully pull out of Philadelphi in ceasefire’s 2nd phase

Pledge came hours before PM vowed military will stay on Gaza-Egypt border indefinitely; Barnea said to tell mediators of willingness to withdraw,...

04.09.2024 30

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Harris says she won’t change US policy on arming Israel, stresses need for hostage deal

VP: I’m ‘unwavering’ in support for Israel, but how it defends itself matters; too many innocent Palestinians have died; ending war will allow...

30.08.2024 60

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Ministers back Netanyahu’s demand for IDF to stay in Philadelphi Corridor in any deal

Gallant votes against, Ben Gvir abstains, in largely symbolic vote after maps of planned IDF presence were already shown to Hamas and mediators;...

30.08.2024 60

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US says Israel behind aid convoy shooting, must ‘immediately rectify’ its conduct

US envoy claims IDF pinned incident on communication error; army is yet to formally comment after WFP paused Gaza activity following shooting toward...

30.08.2024 50

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