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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Jack Lew

US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew at the Prime Minister's Office, December 12, 2024 (David Azagury/ US Embassy Jerusalem)
January 12, 2025, 12:46 pm
The ambassador’s farewell warning: You can’t ignore the impact of this war on future US policymakers
Biden’s support for Israel, amid huge opposition in the media and parts of his party, contributed to the collapse of his reelection bid, argues Jack Lew in a long, worried interview
By David Horovitz
Palestinians line up for food in Deir Balah, Gaza, on December 25, 2024. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)
December 25, 2024, 10:20 pm
US-backed monitor takes down report alleging north Gaza famine after envoy’s critique
Washington says Famine Early Warning System Network inflated estimated civilians in the area by 5 to 10 times; US ambassador to Israel called report ‘irresponsible’
By Jacob Magid
Demonstrators dressed as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, right, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, take part in a performance during a protest against the government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas terrorist group, in Tel Aviv, December 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
December 25, 2024, 2:34 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 25: Day 446 – Qatari mediators ask Israel to be more flexible
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses latest in hostage negotiations, comments made by Trump national security pick Mike Waltz, and parting shot from US Ambassador Jack Lew
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
Humanitarian aid waiting to be picked up on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom aid crossing in the Gaza Strip, December 19, 2024. (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)
December 24, 2024, 11:48 pm
US envoy pans new report asserting famine in north Gaza as ‘outdated and inaccurate’
Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew calls assessment by USAID-backed agency ‘irresponsible’ for relying on ‘inaccurate data’ to inflate affected population; IDF kills gunmen in Gaza hospital
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Religious Zionisn party head MK Bezalel Smotrich (right) with head of the Otzma Yehudit party MK Itamar Ben Gvir at a vote at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 28, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
December 19, 2024, 7:39 am
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 for months, but ultimately held off, as Trump would likely reverse it
By Jacob Magid
US Ambassador Jack Lew speaks in an interview with Kan news on December 5, 2024. (Kan screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 6, 2024, 2:52 pm
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 arms embargo on Israel’ after PM’s insinuations otherwise
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew with Israeli artist Doron Adorian and her painting, 'Green,' at the ambassador's Jerusalem residence on September 20, 2024 (David Azagury, U.S. Embassy Jerusalem)
September 25, 2024, 5:22 pm
US ambassador fills home with Israeli art showing post-Oct. 7 resilience
Jack Lew opens official residence and shows off a collection built up over the tumultuous first year of his posting
By Jessica Steinberg
Egypt’s army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Ahmed Fathy Khalifa visits the Gaza border on the Egyptian side of Rafah, September 5, 2024. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 5, 2024, 8:23 pm
Egypt’s army chief visits Gaza border after Israel says Sissi failed on smuggling
Cairo says Netanyahu trying to hide failures with his comments on need to remain in Philadelphi Corridor; US expresses frustration with PM but blames Hamas for slow progress in talks
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
People stand inside their damaged home, a day after an attack by Jewish settlers on the village of Jit near Nablus in the West Bank that left a 23-year-old man dead and others with critical gunshot wounds, on August 16, 2024.(Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
August 16, 2024, 2:57 pm
White House leads international outrage over settler rampage, calls for accountability
Top EU diplomat to propose sanctioning government ‘enablers’ of Israelis who ran riot through West Bank village; settler leader claims attackers were outsiders
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew participates in a joint press conference with the ambassadors of Germany and Great Britain at the Hostage Families’ Forum in Tel Aviv, August 14, 2024. (David Azagury/US Embassy Jerusalem)
August 14, 2024, 9:54 pm
US, UK and German envoys push for Gaza deal: ‘All remaining issues have solutions’
Netanyahu gives go-ahead for Israeli negotiators to attend Doha talks on Thursday, but Hamas still refusing to take part
By Sam Sokol and Tal Schneider
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (R) with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (L) at a 'Victory Conference' calling for renewed Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, January 28, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 20, 2024, 5:35 pm
US revisiting idea of sanctioning Ben Gvir, Smotrich over West Bank policy – officials
Biden rejected move in past, but White House again considering option, believing that far-right ministers are behind lack of enforcement on settler violence, settlement expansion
By Jacob Magid
US Vice President Kamala Harris’s national security adviser Philip Gordon speaks at the Herzliya Conference, June 24, 2024. (Ronen Topelberg)
June 24, 2024, 10:51 pm
Senior US official: Rejecting Biden hostage deal won’t bring total victory
Speaking in Israel, VP Kamala Harris’s national security adviser says Hamas is walking away from own proposal; US envoy says he understands Israel’s ‘impatience’ over weapons
By Lazar Berman
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/AFP)
May 21, 2024, 9:29 pm
Blinken acknowledges Israel may reject Saudi deal if pathway to Palestinian state required
US envoy Lew and Herzog suggest possibility of Israel-Saudi ties be seriously considered; in testimony to Congress, secretary of state attacked from both sides over Israel policy
By Jacob Magid, Reuters and ToI Staff
Israeli protesters block a highway during a demonstration calling on the government to reach a deal with Hamas to bring home hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 6, 2024 (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
May 18, 2024, 1:46 pm
Ambassadors, musicians headline rally highlighting plight of international hostages
Hillary Clinton sends video message; US, UK, German and Austrian envoys address crowd, along with Rachel Polin-Goldberg; Eden Golan, Netta Barzilai, Noga Erez perform
By ToI Staff
Bereaved families, friends and Israeli soldiers visit the graves of fallen soldier during Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on May 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 13, 2024, 1:10 pm
Daily Briefing May 13: Day 220 – A day of reckoning as Israel observes Memorial Day
Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on Egypt’s backing of the ICJ genocide case, US Ambassador Jack Lew’s rare interview; Those We Have Lost project coordinator Amy Spiro on the fallen
By ToI Staff
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