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Jacob Magid
Jacob Magid
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US correspondent based in New York
An outpost near the Yitzhar settlement on October 24, 2019. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
November 25, 2020, 10:44 pm
Government plans to legalize dozens of wildcat West Bank outposts, minister says
Tzachi Hanegbi claims PM backs move to regulate illegal communities, many built on Palestinian land, but Blue and White minister says move will require AG backing
By Jacob Magid
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris introduce their nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts at The Queen theater, November 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
November 25, 2020, 8:27 am
7 things to know about Biden’s latest senior appointments
US president-elect’s nominees include pair of ‘2nd-generation survivors,’ an Iran deal and Gaza ceasefire negotiator, and 2 women trailblazers in diplomacy and national security
By Jacob Magid
Mitzpe Kramim. (Gideon Mermelstein)
November 24, 2020, 4:53 pm
High Court agrees to reconsider order to demolish West Bank outpost homes
Judges will weigh scope of law allowing Israel to appropriate Palestinian lands if structures were built ‘in good faith,’ after telling state it must raze part of Mitzpe Kramim
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken, June 30, 2015, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
November 24, 2020, 5:17 am
In tapping Blinken, Biden will be served by confidant with deep Jewish roots
US secretary of state nominee’s work with president-elect spans decades, and while the two sparred with Israel over Iran, they remain guided by fundamental support for Jewish state
By Jacob Magid
This combination of pictures created on November 23, 2020 shows US Ambassador to Liberia Linda Thomas-Greenfield in New York City, former deputy national security advisor and former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Avril Haines in Washington, DC, former US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J Blinken in Paris, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas in New York City, and former US Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris. (Photos by various sources / AFP)
November 23, 2020, 9:00 pm
Biden announces Blinken as secretary of state, John Kerry as climate envoy
Ex-Clinton aide to serve as national security adviser, Linda Thomas-Greenfield named next UN envoy, Avril Haines to become first woman director of National Intelligence
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Palestinian bedouins stand next to their belongings after Israeli soldiers demolished their tents in an area east of the village of Tubas, in the West Bank, on November 3, 2020. (AAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
November 23, 2020, 7:04 pm
US House progressives urge Pompeo to decry Israel’s razing of Palestinian hamlet
40 lawmakers sign letter slamming ‘violation of international law’ they say was made possible by US silence, demanding to know if US-sourced equipment was used in demolition
By Jacob Magid
People in the audience applaud as US President Donald Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception on December 6, 2018, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
November 23, 2020, 6:43 am
White House Hanukkah party invitees hesitant to attend due to coronavirus
Those who have RSVPed have been told to wear masks, but many are concerned given likelihood of event being held indoors and history of Trump hosting ‘superspreader’ events
By Jacob Magid
Jonathan Pollard with his wife Esther after they cut off his electronic monitor bracelet on November 20, 2020. (Adi Ginzburg/Justice for Jonathan Pollard)
November 23, 2020, 2:18 am
Pollard’s parole termination likely required ‘wink’ from White House — lawyer
Still, Eliot Lauer tells ToI ex-spy deserves to be free on merits of his case; says Pollard expresses ‘sincere regret’ for actions committed out of ‘extreme concern’ for Israel
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu meets Esther Pollard, the wife of US-Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, June 29, 2015 (Amos Ben Gershon/PMO, courtesy)
November 21, 2020, 6:31 pm
Netanyahu, Rivlin welcome end of Pollard’s parole, await his arrival in Israel
PM thanks envoy to US Ron Dermer for efforts to lift restrictions on ex-Navy analyst who spied for Israel; lawyer says he’ll make aliya when wife’s medical condition allows
By Jacob Magid
Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard and his wife, Esther, enter federal court in New York on April 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
November 21, 2020, 6:11 pm
Fully free, Pollard to head ‘home’ to Israel when wife’s health allows — lawyer
Esther Pollard undergoing chemotherapy for aggressive cancer, attorney says, adding his client was not told ahead of time that his parole would be terminated Friday
By Jacob Magid
(From L-R) Malka Leifer's attorneys Tal Gabay and Yehuda Fried speak to reporters at the Jerusalem District Court on September 23, 2019. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
November 21, 2020, 4:32 am
Malka Leifer’s lawyers step down weeks before latest long-shot appeal
Attorney Tal Gabay stands by argument accused child rapist is mentally unfit for trial; Supreme Court set to hear attempt to prevent her extradition to Australia in December
By Jacob Magid
Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, left, with his lawyer, Eliot Lauer, leaves federal court in New York following a hearing, Friday, July 22, 2016. (AP/Larry Neumeister)
November 20, 2020, 10:02 pm
US terminates Jonathan Pollard’s parole, ex-spy free to travel to Israel
Five years after being freed from prison, Pollard says he plans to move to Jewish state to care for ailing wife, thanks Israeli envoy Ron Dermer for assistance in effort
By Jacob Magid
(From L-R) Opposition chairman Yair Lapid poses for a photo at his office in Tel Aviv 21, 2020; Prime Minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok addresses the media during a joint statement with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Germany on February 14, 2020; Las Vegas Sands Corporation Chief Executive and Republican mega donor Sheldon Adelson listens as US President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Florida on December 7, 2019. (Oded Balilty, Michael Sohn, Patrick Semansky/AP)
November 20, 2020, 9:54 pm
Lapid, Sudan’s PM and a Malibu-home-for-normalization bribe that never happened
Sudanese media picks up report from fake Israeli site, claiming Yesh Atid chair told Knesset that Hamdok agreed to peace in exchange for $5 million home purchased by Adelson
By Jacob Magid
In this UN Photo, Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, is shown on video monitors as he makes closing remarks, September 29, 2020, at UN headquarters. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo via AP)
November 20, 2020, 5:09 pm
UN panel votes 163-5 in support of Palestinian statehood, end of occupation
Draft calling for two-state solution passes General Assembly’s Third Committee in large package of annual pro-Palestinian resolutions that Israel argues shows bias against it
By Jacob Magid
Boston Celtics forward Enes Kanter (L) and Israel's UN Ambassador Enes Kanter on November 18, 2020. (Israeli UN Mission)
November 20, 2020, 6:18 am
Erdan talks combating anti-Semitism with NBA player, Erdogan critic Enes Kanter
Turkish, Muslim center for Boston Celtics, left stateless after criticism of Turkey’s leader, meets Israel’s UN envoy, shares plan for sports camp for Jewish and Arab children
By Jacob Magid
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