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Jacob Magid

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Top Abbas aide: Hamas must step aside, let Palestinian Authority govern Gaza

Top Abbas aide: Hamas must step aside, let Palestinian Authority govern Gaza

Mahmoud Habbash tells ToI that Palestinian people together with PA and Arab states have ability to coax terror group into giving up power after 17...

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Hamas: Deal reached for ‘simultaneous’ release of 4 slain hostages, Palestinian prisoners

Hamas: Deal reached for ‘simultaneous’ release of 4 slain hostages, Palestinian prisoners

Agreement confirmed by Israeli official, who says the captives’ remains will be returned on Wednesday; ToI told that if no further hostages released...

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Hamas hostage ceremonies angered US, spurring pressure for plan to push group out

Hamas hostage ceremonies angered US, spurring pressure for plan to push group out

Diplomats say Hamas’s use of performances as show of force has roiled Trump administration, which now more forcefully demands Arab allies come up...

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EU delegation nixes trip to Jerusalem, West Bank after Israel banned 4 participants

EU delegation nixes trip to Jerusalem, West Bank after Israel banned 4 participants

Interior Ministry bans lawmakers and staffers, one of whom had previously called Israel a ‘terrorist state’

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Israel optimistic US will ‘soon’ ease travel advisory, officials say

Israel optimistic US will ‘soon’ ease travel advisory, officials say

Seeking to encourage tourism, Jerusalem has been leaning on US State Department to upgrade advisory from ‘reconsider travel’ to ‘exercise...

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In first, Witkoff says US looking to extend hostage deal’s current phase

In first, Witkoff says US looking to extend hostage deal’s current phase

Trump envoy will head to region this week, as agreement veers off original framework, but he insists it is still possible to get back on track with...

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‘Disgraceful what’s going on there’: Trump pans Hamas treatment of hostages

‘Disgraceful what’s going on there’: Trump pans Hamas treatment of hostages

US president says six captives released Saturday ‘not in great shape’ but others have been worse; Secretary of State Rubio slams ‘savagery’ in...

23.02.2025 50

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Biden could possibly have ended Gaza war in 2023 by forcing Israeli reckoning — ex-aide

Biden could possibly have ended Gaza war in 2023 by forcing Israeli reckoning — ex-aide

After Mideast czar’s defense of administration’s policy, Ilan Goldenberg suggests Biden should have tried leveraging post-Oct. 7...

20.02.2025 30

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Biden’s Mideast czar says Trump ‘right to stand firmly by Israel’ on hostage deal

Biden’s Mideast czar says Trump ‘right to stand firmly by Israel’ on hostage deal

In first op-ed since leaving government, senior diplomat Brett McGurk defends previous administration’s handling of Gaza truce talks, says Hamas...

17.02.2025 20

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Trump: I’d take a hard stance on Gaza Saturday, but can’t say what Israel will do

Trump: I’d take a hard stance on Gaza Saturday, but can’t say what Israel will do

US president appears to credit his noon deadline for leading Hamas to release three captives as scheduled, says he thinks the terror group...

15.02.2025 60

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Israeli envoy: Egypt’s Sissi is breaking peace deal, ‘playing both sides’ with Hamas

Israeli envoy: Egypt’s Sissi is breaking peace deal, ‘playing both sides’ with Hamas

Yechiel Leiter tells US Jewish leaders Israel will start sharing ‘truth’ about Qatar after having to ‘suck it up’ for captives’ sake, says...

15.02.2025 40

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Rubio suggests resumption of Gaza war won’t end Hamas threat to Israel

Rubio suggests resumption of Gaza war won’t end Hamas threat to Israel

Top US diplomat says Arab allies must figure out how to remove Hamas from power or Israel will have to, ‘and then we’re back to where we’ve...

14.02.2025 30

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Israel said readying for three hostages to be freed Saturday, still pushing for more

Israel said readying for three hostages to be freed Saturday, still pushing for more

Netanyahu meets defense brass as report indicates bid to pressure Hamas into expediting releases of six others in first stage; don’t get your hopes...

14.02.2025 50

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US sanctions ICC chief over arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant

US sanctions ICC chief over arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant

Measures freeze Karim Khan’s US assets, bar him from entering the country, a week after Trump signed order to punish court for having ‘abused its...

13.02.2025 10

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‘Big win for Trump’: US welcomes PA prisoner payment reform, which Israel dismissed

‘Big win for Trump’: US welcomes PA prisoner payment reform, which Israel dismissed

State Department spokesperson tells ToI decree signed by Abbas ‘appears to be positive step,’ Washington will monitor its implementation; EU envoy...

13.02.2025 10

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Backing return to fighting, Rubio says Israel can’t let Hamas use ceasefire to rearm

Backing return to fighting, Rubio says Israel can’t let Hamas use ceasefire to rearm

US secretary of state reiterates Trump’s warnings that Israel will go in and eliminate terror group unless all hostages are released, but expresses...

12.02.2025 30

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Musk walks back administration’s claim about $50 million condom allotment for Gaza

Musk walks back administration’s claim about $50 million condom allotment for Gaza

‘Some of the things I say will be incorrect,’ says DOGE chief after reporting reveals that Gaza Strip was mistaken for province in Mozambique

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Abdullah says Jordan to take in 2,000 sick Gazan kids as Trump pushes relocation plan

Abdullah says Jordan to take in 2,000 sick Gazan kids as Trump pushes relocation plan

Figure satisfies US president, who calls it ‘music to his ears’ while saying he doesn’t believe Hamas will release all the remaining hostages by...

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US denies Israel’s request to further push off deadline for Lebanon withdrawal

US denies Israel’s request to further push off deadline for Lebanon withdrawal

Washington official confirms Jerusalem asked for extension but administration planning on keeping to February 18 date for IDF exit

12.02.2025 20

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Architect of US law against PA ‘pay-to-slay’ skeptical of Ramallah effort to end it

Architect of US law against PA ‘pay-to-slay’ skeptical of Ramallah effort to end it

Sander Gerber ‘cautiously optimistic,’ but says ‘ambiguous’ Abbas decree making welfare stipends contingent on economic need doesn’t address all...

11.02.2025 10

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Jacob Magid

Trump urges ending Gaza ceasefire if all hostages not released by noon Saturday

Trump urges ending Gaza ceasefire if all hostages not released by noon Saturday

After Hamas says it will delay release of hostages, US president says he will call for resumption of war if all captives not freed by weekend;...

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In major win for Trump, PA’s Abbas signs decree ending ‘pay-to-slay’ system

In major win for Trump, PA’s Abbas signs decree ending ‘pay-to-slay’ system

Reform will bring families of prisoners and slain attackers into same welfare system as all other Palestinians, and be based on economic need, as...

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Trump says Israel would hand Gaza to US when war ends, no American troops needed there

Trump says Israel would hand Gaza to US when war ends, no American troops needed there

Controversial plan reportedly caught Netanyahu, top White House aides off guard; Rubio says Gazans’ displacement would be only temporary,...

06.02.2025 20

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Jacob Magid

Trump’s Gaza takeover pitch aimed at reeling in Riyadh, but will Saudis bite?

Trump’s Gaza takeover pitch aimed at reeling in Riyadh, but will Saudis bite?

Arab diplomat says US shouldn’t bank on Saudi bail out after president went ‘too far’ with proposal that Riyadh won’t simply offer...

06.02.2025 30

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Trump’s hostage envoy warns Iraq of consequences if Elizabeth Tsurkov not freed

Trump’s hostage envoy warns Iraq of consequences if Elizabeth Tsurkov not freed

The Trump administration’s hostage envoy on Wednesday weighed in for the first time on the captivity of Princeton University researcher Elizabeth...

06.02.2025 40

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Hosting PM, Trump urges permanent relocation of all Gazans: ‘That place has been hell’

Hosting PM, Trump urges permanent relocation of all Gazans: ‘That place has been hell’

In Oval Office remarks, US president suggests ‘we could do something really beautiful’ for Gazans so ‘they wouldn’t want to return’; says...

05.02.2025 50

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Countering Trump, Saudi Arabia says no Israel normalization without Palestinian state

Countering Trump, Saudi Arabia says no Israel normalization without Palestinian state

Riyadh says its ‘firm and unwavering’ stance has been relayed to administration; PA envoy rejects Trump’s call for permanent relocation of...

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Trump: US will ‘take over’ Gaza, level it and create ‘Riviera of the Middle East’

Trump: US will ‘take over’ Gaza, level it and create ‘Riviera of the Middle East’

In press conference with PM, US president doesn’t rule out possibility of sending troops to Strip, says he’ll be making ‘announcement’ about...

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After finishing DC tour, an Israeli ambassador known for his discretion is ready to talk

In astonishingly uncharacteristic interview, Michael Herzog claims State Department bureaucrats withheld weapons to Israel, pans Netanyahu’s...

04.02.2025 30

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American officials welcome release of US citizen Keith Siegel from Hamas captivity

White House, former VP Kamala Harris, and officials from Siegel’s home state of North Carolina issue statements celebrating his release, urging...

02.02.2025 50

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Senate Democrats block legislation to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants

John Fetterman is lone Democrat to vote to advance bill, which House already approved; GOP lawmakers now likely need to resume compromise talks in...

29.01.2025 40

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Trump invites Netanyahu to visit White House; PM’s office says meeting set for Feb. 4

US official says date not finalized but stresses the sit-down, the president’s first with a foreign leader since returning to office, will be early...

29.01.2025 50

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White House: Biden allotted $50M for Gaza condoms; ex-official denies ‘feverish dream’

Trump’s press secretary says expenditure, which would amount to over 80% of USAID spending on contraceptives in 2023, was uncovered by budget office...

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Qatar, Turkey to host Palestinian murder convicts freed in hostage deal — officials

Decision on where to send the prisoners is coordinated with Israel, officials tell ToI; Hamas said to vow Fatah and PFLP terror chiefs will be...

29.01.2025 20

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Breaking with Biden, Trump envoy expresses support for Israeli laws targeting UNRWA

US representative tells Security Council Jerusalem justified in effort to shutter UN agency over its ties to Hamas, rejects claims that doing so will...

29.01.2025 10

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Trump doubles down on proposal to move Gazans; insists Egypt and Jordan will agree

US president brushes aside staunch Arab opposition to idea that Strip’s residents leave territory, saying violence is endemic to Gaza; Albanian...

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Netanyahu aiming to meet Trump at White House next week in first visit by foreign leader

US officials say details of trip could be arranged when presidential envoy Steve Witkoff visits Israel this week; PM’s health also a factor as he...

28.01.2025 40

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Arab Americans for Trump chair blasts president’s ‘wild’ call to relocate Gazans

Bishara Bahbah says Palestinians need not leave Gaza for reconstruction to take place, suggests relocation idea was by aides who are far more...

26.01.2025 10

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Trump proposes Jordan, Egypt take in Gazans so decimated Strip can be ‘cleaned out’

Testing regional taboo, US president suggests Arab nations help ‘build housing where they can live in peace for a change,’ says he raised issue...

26.01.2025 100

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Trump confirms lifting hold on delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel

Shipment had been withheld by Biden administration due to concern over potential use in densely populated areas of Gaza

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UN rights chief warns antisemitism is ‘rampant,’ says Jews face increasing threats

Volker Turk says the upcoming 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation is a wake-up call to the dangers of de-humanization, complacency and apathy

24.01.2025 30

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Taliban slams possible ICC arrest warrant, says court should go after Israel and US

Kabul accuses court of trying to ‘impose a particular interpretation of human rights’ after chief prosecutor says Taliban heads suspected of...

24.01.2025 20

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‘We averted much worse’: Biden’s top Mideast diplomat looks back on tumultuous term

Barbara Leaf ends diplomatic career hopeful about developments in Syria and Lebanon, regrets she could not convince Netanyahu to advance alternative...

24.01.2025 20

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How ‘the stars aligned’ after over a year to reach a hostage release-ceasefire deal

Damage to Hezbollah, Sinwar’s killing pressured Hamas, officials say, while Trump’s ‘hell to pay’ threat gave new momentum; Qataris credit...

23.01.2025 30

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Swiss prosecutors examine ‘incitement to genocide’ claims against Herzog

Swiss AG confirms receiving ‘several criminal complaints’ against Israeli president, who attended Davos conference but has since left Switzerland

23.01.2025 40

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In sign of priorities, Trump’s first call with foreign leader held with Saudi prince

MBS says he plans to invest $600b in US during 2nd Trump term; Netanyahu fields first call from new Secretary of State Rubio, who vows to ‘work...

23.01.2025 60

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Trump considering Mideast visit but ‘not yet,’ again claims credit for hostage deal

‘We have a thing called “the hostages are coming back” going on right now,’ US president tells reporters, as envoy Witkoff confirms he’ll go...

22.01.2025 20

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Trump nominee vows to combat ‘antisemitic rot’ at UN, slams UNRWA’s ‘terrorist ties’

Touting her grilling of university heads over campus antisemitism, Elise Stefanik vows to take similar approach at UN; also says Israel has biblical...

22.01.2025 40

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Trump ‘not confident’ Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal will hold through all 3 phases

New US president ‘might’ help rebuild Gaza, which has ‘phenomenal location’; Hamas can’t govern Strip –...

21.01.2025 20

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Trump order appears to target some foreigners participating in anti-Israel protests

Executive decree says US government must be ‘vigilant’ in issuing visas and ensure recipients support ‘do not advocate for, aid, or...

21.01.2025 20

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