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Jacob Magid

Jacob Magid

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
This picture taken from the E1 area northeast of Jerusalem shows vehicles moving along a highway near the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim on February 4, 2026. (AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP)
August 21, 2026, 11:51 pm
US stresses opposition to Israeli West Bank annexation but avoids condemning E1 plan
Trump administration says it wants to see ‘a stable West Bank’ as top EU official, FMs of several Arab and Muslim nations denounce Jerusalem over controversial settlement project
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Ilustrative: Offices of Discount and Hapoalim banks in the center of Tel Aviv (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)
August 21, 2026, 1:11 am
Progress made in talks with Israeli banks to delay move that could collapse PA economy
Sources tell ToI that Discount and Hapoalim are likely to hold off on threat to stop providing critical correspondent services to Palestinian banks, following Western intervention
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 26, 2024 in New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP)
August 20, 2026, 8:47 pm
US plans to again bar Abbas from going to NYC for UN address next month — official
PA leader enlists Turkey’s Erdogan to appeal to ‘good friend’ Trump on his behalf; UN official to ToI: We hope US will honor host country obligation to let in General Assembly speakers
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump listens as Gemini co-founder and president Cameron Winklevoss, left, and Gemini co-founder and CEO Tyler Winklevoss, right, watch, during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, August 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
August 20, 2026, 6:46 am
Declaring ‘economic D-Day,’ Trump says any country trading with Iran will be sanctioned
‘These maniacs are on the ropes, and these HISTORIC MEASURES will cripple them,’ claims president, as US military said helping get millions of barrels of oil through Hormuz daily
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from right) and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer (right) meet with top White House adviser Jared Kushner (second from left) and US adviser Aryeh Lightstone (left) in Jerusalem on November 10, 2025. (Haim Zach/GPO)
August 19, 2026, 3:54 am
PM, Kushner clashed over continued Israeli strikes on Oct. 7 terrorists — officials
Officials tell ToI that Trump aide also took issue with Netanyahu’s refusal to let police recruits leave Gaza for training, as Board of Peace needs them for Hamas weapons handovers
By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump (left) greets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a summit on Gaza in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP)
August 19, 2026, 3:08 am
Palestinian official worries US ‘replicating’ PM’s strategy of boosting Hamas at PA’s expense
Concern expressed to ToI after Kushner meets with Hamas chief and Netanyahu, while ignoring Ramallah; Trump aide says PA should focus on reforms, which the official accuses Jerusalem of hobbling
By Jacob Magid
A map posted by US President Donald Trump, showing the Strait of Hormuz as a "New US Territory," August 18, 2026. (Via Truth Social)
August 18, 2026, 7:56 pm
Trump says ‘no talks’ with Iran, posts map showing Hormuz as ‘new US territory’
President seems to contradict Kushner who touted ‘robust’ talks with Iran a day earlier; Trump claims Strait of Hormuz open and de-mined, despite limited traffic amid fears of Iranian strikes
By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg
Palestinians walk past tents sheltering displaced civilians in Gaza City, August 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
August 18, 2026, 5:40 pm
Hamas says it’s ‘committed’ to 15-point Gaza deal while Board of Peace weighs new plan
Terror group affirms support for US-backed gradual disarmament framework as Israel pushes for full handover ahead of any pullout; UN says just 3% of Gaza’s cropland undamaged
By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and AFP
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
August 18, 2026, 1:28 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 18 – US holds direct talks with Hamas. Why it’s the new normal
US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the Board of Peace’s floated potential new way forward out of the Gaza quagmire, 60 days from the ‘end’ of the war with Iran, and an update from hotspot Qusra
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Gaza Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov in Jerusalem on May 13, 2026 Foreign policy aide Caroline Glick is seated second from the left. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
August 18, 2026, 2:40 am
Amid Israeli pushback, source reveals Board of Peace weighing new disarmament framework
Official involved in talks tells ToI that US-controlled panel may abandon phased approach to Hamas weapons handover — already approved by Hamas but rejected by PM — in favor of wholesale plan
By Jacob Magid
Left to right: White House adviser Jared Kushner, Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP, Chaim Goldberg/ FLASH90)
August 17, 2026, 5:19 pm
Meeting with Kushner, PM doubles down on IDF remaining in Gaza until Hamas disarmed
Kushner predicts progress in Hamas weapon handover within 30 days, reportedly cautions PM against interpreting ‘imminent threat’ too broadly when approving Gaza strikes
By Nava Freiberg, Agencies and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump returns a salute as he walks from Marine One to his limousine upon his arrival at the Ellipse just outside of the White House, August 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
August 17, 2026, 3:26 pm
Trump threatens to bomb Oman over its deal with Iran on Hormuz, as 60-day MOU expires
US president says stopping Iran from building nuclear weapon is top priority for US, contradicting Vance; drones target office of Iraqi Kurdistan’s PM, home of top intel official
By Nava Freiberg, Jacob Magid and Agencies
US President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Morristown Airport, August 16, 2026, in Morristown, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 17, 2026, 6:05 am
Trump cheers defense pact between Saudis, Turkey and Pakistan: ‘The Mideast is coming together’
US president says the agreement is ‘BIG, BOLD, IMPORTANT FIRST STEP’ toward having countries ‘finally being able to defend themselves in a more meaningful way’
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
US envoy Jared Kushner (left) and Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya (right) in a photo montage. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP; AP/Khalil Hamra)
August 16, 2026, 6:33 pm
Kushner meets Hamas chief in Egypt in push for Gaza disarmament; IDF continues strikes
Hamas says it will only begin disarming if Netanyahu publicly commits to plan, diplomat tells ToI; Egyptian, Turkish and Qatari mediators also present; after his first meet with terror group head since ceasefire, Kushner flies to Israel
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Palestinians walk among tents and rubble on the coastal road in Gaza City, in the Strip's north, on August 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
August 14, 2026, 12:04 am
‘Just like before Oct. 7’: Gaza border surveillance troops say they’re seeing terror activity
Kushner and Mladenov to visit Israel next week to lean on Netanyahu to restore halt on strikes, adhere to humanitarian commitments, in bid to advance Hamas disarmament, source says
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
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