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Jacob Magid
Jacob Magid
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US correspondent based in New York
Arthur Finkelstein and Benjamin Netanyahu in March 10, 1999. (Flash 90)
March 7, 2021, 3:20 pm
Tippecanoe and Lapid too: US pollsters import American-style campaigns to Israel
Their familiarity with Israel’s language and politics pales compared to local strategists, but American consultants still hot commodity given experience one can only rack up in US
By Jacob Magid
A Palestinian worker gets vaccinated by Israeli Magen David Adom staff at the Sha'ar Efraim checkpoint in the West Bank, March 4, 2021 (COGAT)
March 7, 2021, 2:00 pm
After delay, COGAT says its vaccine drive for Palestinian workers back on track
Military liaison says employees to be inoculated at checkpoints on Monday and at West Bank industrial zones on Tuesday after budget problems delayed program
By Jacob Magid
Sen. Kamala Harris, left, hosted by Israeli PM Netanyahu in his Jerusalem office, November 2017 (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
March 5, 2021, 1:25 am
Netanyahu speaks to Harris, tells her he won’t allow Iran to obtain nukes
US vice president condemns ICC decision to investigate Israel for war crimes, congratulates premier for successful vaccine drive, PM’s office says
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
Undated image of Jacob Daskal, the president of the Shomrim Brooklyn South Safety Patrol. (screen capture: New York Daily News)
March 4, 2021, 10:50 pm
Brooklyn Jewish patrol founder charged federally for rape of 15-year-old
Jacob Daskal already facing state-level indictment from 2018 over alleged sexual assaults, though those charges likely to be dropped in place of new, more severe ones
By Jacob Magid
A demonstrator poses with a Palestinian flag outside the International Criminal Court, ICC, during a rally urging the court to prosecute Israel's army for war crimes, in The Hague, Netherlands, November 29, 2019. (AP/Peter Dejong)
March 4, 2021, 2:00 pm
Western envoys warn ICC its future is at risk over probe of Israel, Palestinians
Unnamed diplomats speak of growing concern over court’s alleged politicization; US secretary of state says investigation could undermine efforts for a two-state solution
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
Demonstrators carry banners and Palestinian flags outside the International Criminal Court, ICC, urging the court to prosecute Israel's army for war crimes in The Hague, Netherlands, November 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
March 4, 2021, 12:41 am
US opposes ICC probe into Israel, Palestinians; weighs maintaining sanctions
State Department spokesman says Palestinians aren’t sovereign state and therefore can’t delegate jurisdiction to The Hague, says decision ‘unfairly’ targets Israel
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the press regarding the Iranian nuclear program, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on September 9, 2019. (Sindel/Flash90)
March 2, 2021, 2:08 pm
Half of public unhappy with PM handling of virus; most don’t trust health rules
TV poll shows 48% unsatisfied with Netanyahu’s performance during ongoing crisis while just 28% satisfied; 62% don’t have faith in government’s health guidelines, while 28% do
By Jacob Magid
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the Union for Reform Judaism president, speaking at the movement's biennial conference in Orlando, Florida, November 7, 2015. (URJ/via JTA)
March 2, 2021, 2:53 am
‘Long time coming’: Reform, Conservative Jews hail Israel conversion ruling
Two movements, which make up majority of US Jewry, express hope move will lead to their integration in Israeli society; Orthodox Union, JFNA, Conference of Presidents silent
By Jacob Magid
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on February 25, 2021, examining wages at large profitable corporations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
March 2, 2021, 2:13 am
Sanders lauds Israeli health officials for pushing to vaccinate Palestinians
Progressive senator, who has criticized Jewish state over issue, urges Jerusalem to heed experts’ recommendation, saying it’s correct on both moral and public health grounds
By Jacob Magid
(From L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman. (AP/collage)
March 2, 2021, 12:49 am
US says it wants to push Israel-Saudi pact, but only if Riyadh honors its values
State Department spokesman says a ‘recalibration’ of relations with Riyadh that takes human rights into account will help prevent war with Iran and broaden region’s circle of peace
By Jacob Magid
Israel's Ambassador to the US Gilad Erdan (center) at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama with leaders of the African American community there; February 22, 2021. (Israeli Embassy in Washington)
February 28, 2021, 11:05 pm
Looking to boost ties with Black community, Erdan tours US civil rights sites
Israeli envoy likens plantations to concentration camps, says ‘no comparison’ between Jerusalem’s policies and struggles for racial justice in US
By Jacob Magid
Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah, the UAE's first ambassador to Israel (right), meets in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 23, 2021 with Eitan Na'eh, Head of Mission of the State of Israel to the UAE (via Twitter)
February 25, 2021, 10:59 pm
UAE’s first ambassador to Israel to take up post next week
Mohammad Mahmoud Al Khajah will present his credentials to President Riviln, meet top government officials, and look for a place to live
By TOI staff and Jacob Magid
A sign attests that the small promenade was built by the Jewish National Fund, known by its Hebrew acronym KKL, near the Israeli West Bank settlement of Alon Shvut on Feb. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
February 25, 2021, 8:27 pm
KKL-JNF board advances controversial $11.5 million purchase of West Bank land
Contentious decision passes by one vote after left-leaning members try to delay untill after election; purchase won’t go through until group decides its policy beyond Green Line
By Jacob Magid
Kathy Manning is seen during an election rally at Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
February 25, 2021, 3:58 am
Newly elected Jewish Democrat wants Biden to take tougher line on Iran nuke deal
In wide-ranging interview, former Jewish Federations chair Kathy Manning outlines goals on key Foreign Affairs Committee, including stepping up protection for Jewish institutions
By Jacob Magid
Israeli winemaker Yaakov Berg holds a bottle of his red blend named after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Psagot Winery in the Sha'ar Binyamin industrial park near the Psagot settlement in the West Bank, north of Jerusalem on November 18, 2020. (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
February 25, 2021, 2:05 am
Liberal US Jewish groups urge Biden to reverse Trump settlement label policy
Letter to homeland security chief says directive to label US exports from West Bank settlements as ‘made in Israel’ runs counter to new White House policy in support of two states
By Jacob Magid
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