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US bureau chief Jacob Magid appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (AP)
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Daily Briefing Sept. 29: Board of Peace envisions transformation in Gaza, and Israel
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
US bureau chief Jacob Magid brings us discussions on Gaza reconstruction and de-radicalization, Norway's thoughts on Israeli settler violence, and the US response to the UK's sanctions
Espen Barth Eide, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway, speaks during a high-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State solution at UN Headquarters on July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
September 24, 2026, 3:54 am
Norway says sanctioning settlements ‘the right thing to do,’ despite potential Israeli retaliation
Israeli reprisals to previous measures have impaired Oslo’s ability to aid Palestinians; Norwegian FM says latest step shows that ‘the world that helped establish Israel now wants to see this [West Bank] problem solved’
By Jacob Magid
Norway Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide speaks on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Metro Manila, July 22, 2026. (Rolex Dela Pena/Pool via AP)
September 14, 2026, 4:50 pm
Norway weighing bill imposing up to 3 years in prison for trade with settlements
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide says situation in West Bank ‘has become even worse,’ and the world is no longer swayed by accusations from Jerusalem that ‘they were antisemites’
By Nava Freiberg
King Harald V of Norway leaves the Notre Dame cathedral after attending at the funeral of the Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, in Luxembourg, on May 4, 2019. (AP/Francisco Seco)
August 28, 2026, 12:59 pm
Norway’s King Harald V dies at age 89 after more than 35 years on throne
Norway mourns beloved king, Europe’s oldest monarch, as his son succeeds him; Herzog hails king’s ‘loyalty and devotion’
By Mark Lewis
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
Illustrative: A policeman holds handcuffs. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
July 30, 2026, 6:51 am
UK court convicts Norwegian over role in murder-for-hire ordered by Iran-linked gang
London cops say 19-year-old was recruited by sanctioned Swedish organized crime group known as the Foxtrot Network, which has targeted Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe
By AP
American-Israeli teenager Michael Kadar (R), accused of making dozens of antisemitic bomb threats in the United States and elsewhere, is escorted by guards as he leaves a Rishon Lezion courtroom on March 23, 2017. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
June 23, 2026, 8:08 am
Extradited US-Israeli indicted in Florida for 2016-2017 threats to Jewish institutions
Michael Kadar, 27, faces hate crime and bomb threat charges in Florida, Georgia and Washington, DC for calls to Jewish institutions; has previously served 7 years in Israel
By Luke Tress and ToI Staff
This picture taken from the 'E1 corridor' northeast of Jerusalem in the West Bank shows vehicles moving along a highway near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim (top) on February 4, 2026. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
June 19, 2026, 11:44 pm
Norway readies bill to ban all trade with Israeli settlements
Legislation will be subject to consultations for three months before vote is held; FM: These ‘colonies undermine the very foundations of the Palestinian state’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Damage at the US Embassy after a loud bang was reported at the site, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026. (NTB/Fredrik Varfjell/via REUTERS)
March 11, 2026, 9:12 pm
Norway arrests 3 brothers with Iraqi roots over blast at US embassy
Police say suspects are all in their 20s, set bomb ‘with the intention of taking lives or causing significant damage,’ may have been working for a foreign state
By Reuters
Damage at the US Embassy after a loud bang was reported at the site, in Oslo, Norway, March 8, 2026. (NTB/Fredrik Varfjell/via REUTERS)
March 8, 2026, 2:26 pm
Police probe terror as blast strikes US embassy in Oslo, causing no injuries
Norway’s foreign minister calls the incident ‘unacceptable’ as police, dogs, drones, and helicopters search for one or more perpetrators
By AFP
US President Donald Trump gestures at the end of his speech after touring the Coosa Steel Corporation factory in Rome, Georgia, February 19, 2025. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
February 20, 2026, 1:19 pm
Trump considering limited strikes to force Iran to make nuclear deal – report
WSJ: Attacks could expand, possibly to effect regime change, if Tehran keeps refusing to give up enrichment; Iran tells UN that all Mideast assets of ‘hostile force’ are fair game if US attacks
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Alex Brandon)
January 21, 2026, 2:35 pm
Netanyahu accepts invite to Trump’s Board of Peace; Europe formulating common position
Egypt announces participation; Witkoff says Putin expected to join; Sweden and Norway reject invitations; Italy said to believe joining the board would violate its constitution
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store shake hands during the group photo at the Gaza International Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13 2025. (Yoan Valat, Pool photo via AP)
January 19, 2026, 11:50 pm
Trump ratchets up Greenland rhetoric as allies seek to bring tensions down
US president tells Norway he no longer puts peace first after Nobel Prize snub; Danish FM says US invasion of Arctic island not impossible; UK urges ‘calm discussion’
By AAMER MADHANI, Geir Moulson and Emma Burrows
US President Donald Trump (R) holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2025. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
January 19, 2026, 12:50 pm
Trump tells Norway’s PM he’ll no longer think ‘purely of peace’ after Nobel snub
US president says he will be prioritizing ‘what is good and proper’ for Washington; Norwegian leader says he explained to Trump his government has no role in awarding Peace Prize
By Agencies
A woman wearing a Palestinian flag pushes a stroller on a crosswalk outside EU headquarters in Brussels, May 26, 2024. (AP/Virginia Mayo)
January 8, 2026, 6:25 pm
Europe’s harshest Israel critics aren’t driven by Islamism or antisemitism, report suggests
Study to be released before International Holocaust Remembrance Day finds diplomatic failures, national narratives and virtue signaling in countries leading charge against Israel
By Zev Stub
People protest against the participation of the Israeli national team in the 2026 Soccer World Cup qualification match against Italy being played in Udine, Italy, October 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
November 7, 2025, 7:44 pm
FIFA fines Italy, Norway soccer federations for incidents involving anti-Israel fan
Both federations face charges relating to disturbance of national anthems, spectators invading field of play and ‘order and security’ at games, FIFA says
By AP
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