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Jacob Magid

Jacob Magid

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Joe Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, September 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
September 29, 2023, 3:07 am
Report: For Saudi deal, PM open to steps to keep chance for Palestinian peace alive
Biden told Netanyahu that he wants agreement to include measures that maintain prospects for two-state solution; Netanyahu kept his affirmative response vague
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides attends a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, September 11, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 27, 2023, 7:38 pm
Ex-envoy Nides: Visa waiver success proves Israel can make concessions when it wants
Jerusalem agreed to reforms regarding Palestinian travelers that it initially thought were ‘nuts,’ former ambassador tells ToI, offering lesson as Saudi normalization moves forward
By Jacob Magid
Passengers at Ben Gurion International airport on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2022. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
September 27, 2023, 3:00 pm
US admits Israel into Visa Waiver Program, in major boost to bilateral ties
Israelis will be able to travel to US visa-free in 2 months after the country meets all requirements, including easing restrictions on Palestinian-Americans
By Jacob Magid and Lazar Berman
A Saudi diplomat listens to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2023. (Prime Minister's Office)
September 26, 2023, 7:49 pm
Saudis putting aside Arab Peace Initiative amid Israel normalization talks – officials
Riyadh will continue to pay lip service to proposal conditioning peace with Israel on Palestinian state, but those involved in effort say kingdom ready to normalize ties for less
By Jacob Magid
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on October 16, 2019, shows King Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) receiving Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) in the capital Riyadh. (AFP / Saudi Royal Palace / Bandar AL-JALOUD)
September 26, 2023, 1:40 pm
PA officials: If Israel stops unilateral actions for Saudi deal, we’ll stop ours
Saudis ‘told us they’re not brokers between us and Israel. They’re our partners,’ Palestinian official says, expressing confidence Riyadh won’t forget their cause
By Jacob Magid
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen seen during an interview at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, June 12, 2023. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
September 26, 2023, 4:53 am
FM: Israel joining US Visa Waiver Program; State Department: No decision made yet
Eli Cohen hails ostensible acceptance into program as ‘important news for all Israelis’; Washington is widely expected to announce decision later this week
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides speaks at an event in Jerusalem on February 19, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
September 23, 2023, 11:53 am
Wells Fargo taps former US envoy to Israel Tom Nides as vice chairman
Ex-ambassador, who also held positions at Morgan Stanley and Fannie Mae, hailed as ‘important asset’ by bank’s CEO
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to meet with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations on September 20, 2023 in New York City. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images/AFP)
September 23, 2023, 6:33 am
In meet with US Jewish leaders, PM dodges criticism of extremist coalition partners
Netanyahu says he can’t control everyone, other countries have a bigger problem with coalition politics; Sara Netanyahu interjects amid question about disparagement of protesters
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 22, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. (AP/Mary Altaffer)
September 23, 2023, 3:36 am
Palestinian officials fume after Netanyahu UN speech, call address ‘arrogant, racist’
Mahmoud al-Habash, an adviser to Abbas, charges Israeli PM’s speech ‘full of lies and contradictions,’ says there can be no regional stability when Palestinians rights violated
By Jacob Magid
Amiram Ben Uliel, convicted of the Duma arson murder in July 2015, in which three members of the Dawabsha family were killed, attends a hearing on his appeal, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on March 7, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 23, 2023, 1:40 am
US blasts ‘inflammatory rhetoric’ after far-right MK hailed Jewish terrorist
Security official says goal of recent fundraising campaign for Ben Uliel is to delegitimize the Shin Bet, deter it from pursuing Jewish extremists; warns of ‘danger to security’
By Jacob Magid
(From L-R) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman. (AP/collage)
September 21, 2023, 11:32 pm
US said weighing defense pacts with Israel, Saudis as part of normalization talks
But treaties are controversial, with some fearing they’d undercut Israeli claim to defend itself by itself, others warning they could curb Israel’s ability to strike Iran
By Jacob Magid
President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi holds a news conference in New York, September 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
September 21, 2023, 6:28 am
Iranian president says Israel-Saudi ties would be ‘stab in the back’ to Palestinians
After Saudi crown prince says deal getting closer ‘every day,’ Raisi says normalization will not ‘bring security for the Zionist regime’
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the APEC Leader's Informal Dialogue with Guests during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC summit, November 18, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Athit Perawongmetha/Pool Photo via AP)
September 21, 2023, 12:43 am
Saudi crown prince: Israel and Saudi Arabia moving closer to normalization ‘every day’
MBS: Would be biggest deal since end of Cold War; will work with ‘whoever runs Israel’; Palestinians ‘important’; US official: PM knows ‘very hard things’ needed on Palestinian front
By Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden, left, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 20, 2023. (Avi Ohayon, GPO)
September 20, 2023, 7:55 pm
Meeting Netanyahu, Biden talks up Saudi deal hopes, calls to uphold democratic values
PM pledges to safeguard democracy as leaders hail prospect of Saudi normalization; senior Israeli: Netanyahu told Biden ‘Palestinians should be part of process but can’t have veto’
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
Then-US vice president Joe Biden, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a joint press conference at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem, March 9, 2010. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
September 20, 2023, 6:36 am
Biden to push Netanyahu on concessions for Palestinians in bid to boost Saudi deal
As he readies for meeting with US president on UN sidelines, PM constrained by far-right partners and expected to try to limit gestures to economic aid for PA, official says
By Jacob Magid
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