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Lazar Berman

Lazar Berman

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
September 11, 2026, 11:54 am
Yossi Abravanel: Despite sanctions, Israel must keep communication open with Europe
The UK, France, and Canada announced unprecedented sanctions against settlements. Domestic politics might be behind the moves, but Israel must not go too far in its response.
By Lazar Berman
This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows vehicles at the western entrance of the Pickaxe Mountain tunnel complex adjacent to the Natanz Nuclear Facility near Natanz, Isfahan province, central Iran, on June 21, 2026. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor/AFP)
September 10, 2026, 7:59 pm
UN nuclear watchdog chief says construction observed at Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain
Underground site in Natanz likely used to store nuclear material, according to Western intel; Trump also cites ‘a little activity’ at Pickaxe, warns Tehran ‘not to get cute’ there
By Lazar Berman
Joel Lion, Israel's top envoy to Turkey. (Armenian Technology Ministry)
September 10, 2026, 6:57 pm
Israel’s new envoy to Turkey takes up post as relations remain strained
Joel Lion takes over as acting chargé d’affaires after presenting his credentials to Ankara, where the Israeli embassy is still shuttered amid tensions over Gaza and Syria
By Lazar Berman
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a joint press conference with Slovenia’s Foreign minister prior to the opening of Israel’s embassy in Slovenia, in Ljubljana on September 9, 2026. (Martin Metelko/AFP)
September 10, 2026, 12:12 am
Israel has no plans ‘to expel or to deport’ Palestinians from Gaza, Sa’ar says
Speaking at embassy opening in Slovenia, FM says those who want to leave war-torn Strip can, but no one will be forced out
By Lazar Berman
From left, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono and United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Minister Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar pose for a group photo prior their meeting to discuss the ceasefire and next steps for Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
September 9, 2026, 8:53 pm
8 Muslim states, including UAE, call for countries to follow UK in sanctioning settlements
Joint statement also calls to implement Trump’s plan for Gaza and reiterates demand for Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital, saying it’s only ‘viable path’ to peace
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents the new members joining the Likud party’s candidate list ahead of the upcoming general elections, in Jerusalem, September 8, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 9, 2026, 5:22 pm
Netanyahu says he’ll sue Haaretz over report UAE leader warned him days before Oct. 7
PM again denies he had call with Emirati president, demands criminal probe of the journalists who wrote the story; separate report says Egypt shared intel with Netanyahu that said Hamas wanted to ‘make the ground in Gaza tremble’
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) via the Parliament TV website in the House of Commons on September 8, 2026, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband delivers a speech on an import ban of goods from West Bank settlements. (PRU/AFP)
September 9, 2026, 5:14 pm
Failing to act in the West Bank or in the West, Israel brought UK’s sanctions upon itself
Netanyahu’s government could have done more to head off the move announced by the UK’s foreign secretary. Instead it let London go the way of Dublin and Madrid
By Lazar Berman
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/Flash90)
September 9, 2026, 2:37 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 9 – ‘As a Jew,’ UK’s Miliband announces sanctions on settlements
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on the UK’s allegations of ‘ethnic cleansing,’ a report that Netanyahu was warned of Oct. 7 by the UAE, and updates on the US-Iran war
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Lazar Berman
Bassem Naim, an official in Hamas's political wing, speaks in Istanbul, Turkey, December 5, 2024. (AP/Francisco Seco)
August 16, 2026, 10:55 am
Group closely tied to Norway’s government secretly met with top Hamas officials in 2021
NOREF, founded and funded by Oslo, discussed mediating between EU and terror group in undisclosed Gaza meeting, Hamas documents show; ‘Contact does not imply endorsement,’ says organization
By Lazar Berman
Dr. Bjorn Lomborg joins host Lazar Berman for this week's Lazar Focus. (R Mathiasson)
August 14, 2026, 12:08 pm
Bjorn Lomborg: Energy, climate, and the fight for a better world
The Iran war emphasized how reliant we are on fossil fuels; a leading Danish thinker explains how we should think about energy needs, global warming, and the welfare of mankind
By Lazar Berman
President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, August 11, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 13, 2026, 9:10 am
Trump says US to maintain blockade, as Iran vows to keep Hormuz closed until demands met
Tehran denies reports of ceasefire extension, saying there’s ‘nothing to extend’; 30 countries condemn Islamic Republic’s executions, say they’re used to ‘silence dissent’
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman
A photograph taken from the southern Lebanese viallage of of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah shows Israeli troops stationed in the nearby village of Zawtar al-Charkiyah on August 11, 2026. (Ammar Ammar/AFP)
August 13, 2026, 12:02 am
Lebanese PM says Israel breaching international law as Katz boasts of ‘destroying all houses’
Drawing US rebuke, defense minister vows Israel will be in southern Lebanon for the long term; Israel denies agreeing with Beirut on which nations will verify Hezbollah disarmament
By Agencies, ToI Staff, Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Palestinians in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip, August 12, 2026. (Abed Rahim Khatib/FLASH90)
August 12, 2026, 7:43 pm
Board of Peace’s Gaza envoy denies financial deal with Hamas: ‘Not on the table’
$400 million will pay ‘legitimate’ contractors, severance to Hamas civil servants not hired by new technocratic government, sources tell ToI; NCAG to audit Hamas books
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
August 12, 2026, 5:04 pm
Mecca defense pact isn’t meant to challenge Israel, at least not on the battlefield
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey aren’t going to go to war for each other. But they do want to show the US and Iran that they are ready to lead in a region they see as destabilized by Jerusalem
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US President Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office on July 28, 2026. (GPO)
August 12, 2026, 2:03 am
Israeli intel on Iranian plot said to have spurred decision to sneak Trump off Air Force One
WSJ says intelligence from Israel indicated that Iran planned to take down plane with shoulder-fired missiles; Rubio and other aides remained onboard despite threat
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
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