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Jacob Magid

Jacob Magid

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Members of the left-wing NGO Breaking the Silence hold images allegedly showing abuses by the Israeli military, during a tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, November 2, 2022. (Flash90)
May 27, 2023, 10:56 pm
Likud bill targeting NGOs’ foreign funding shelved amid international uproar
Proposed law that would radically limit donations to human rights groups pulled from ministerial agenda on Sunday, following outcry from allies including US, France, Germany
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid, Jeremy Sharon and Carrie Keller-Lynn
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers stand by as Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinians during clashes in the town of Huwara in the West Bank on October 13, 2022. (Oren Ziv / AFP)
May 27, 2023, 5:41 pm
US laments ‘rising trend’ of settler violence after 4 Palestinians hurt by gunfire
State Department highlights ‘attacks against Palestinians in homes and farms in which they have lived for decades,’ while also calling out attempted stabbing by a Palestinian
By Jacob Magid
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., speaks during a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing on America's Energy and Mineral potential, Wednesday, February 8, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
May 27, 2023, 1:38 am
White House raps Republican who said its antisemitism strategy targets conservatives
‘If anyone finds opposition to hate threatening, they best look inward,’ Biden spokesperson says after Boebert claimed president’s initiative uses ‘tactics out of USSR playbook’
By Jacob Magid
Members of the Breaking the Silence organization during a tour in the West Bank city of Hebron, November 2, 2022. (Flash90)
May 26, 2023, 5:58 am
Amid overseas outcry, gov’t said rethinking bill targeting foreign funding for NGOs
US, Germany, other EU states denounce proposed law to radically limit donations to human rights groups, reportedly prompting Netanyahu, Foreign Ministry to consider postponement
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Illustrative: This frame grab from video shows the launching of underground ballistic missiles by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard during a military exercise on July 29, 2020. (Sepahnews via AP)
May 25, 2023, 11:24 pm
US warns of ‘serious threat’ after Iran unveils new ballistic missile
State Department spokesman asserts that administration using variety of tools, including sanctions, to counter further advancement of Tehran’s ballistic missile program
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, introduces US President Joe Biden during the celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House, May 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
May 25, 2023, 11:13 pm
‘Hate won’t prevail:’ White House releases first-ever strategy to combat antisemitism
Israeli envoy, Jewish groups across spectrum hail unveiling of initiative, which outlines steps government agencies can take to combat phenomenon
By AP and Jacob Magid
Construction equipment clears land for the illegal Homesh outpost on May 25, 2023. (Screen capture/YouTube)
May 25, 2023, 8:05 pm
Ministers sign off on construction work en route to authorizing Homesh yeshiva
Settlers begin process of moving wildcat outpost off private Palestinian land to make way for its legalization, despite Israeli assurances to Biden that it would not do so
By Jacob Magid
An illustrative photo of a banner supporting the Breaking the Silence organization, in Tel Aviv, July 1, 2017. The banner reads 'We are all breaking the silence.' (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 25, 2023, 2:35 am
US sounds alarm over Likud bill targeting rights groups backed by foreign governments
State Department says human rights organizations ‘should have space to raise resources’ worldwide; NIF bashes ‘government of extremists’ as coalition weighs bill to impose 65% tax
By Jacob Magid
Israelis gather at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank on April 10, 2023. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
May 23, 2023, 8:57 pm
Amid signs of expansion, Israel assures US it’s not planning to double settler numbers
PM’s aides rush to do damage control after Smotrich reported to be aiming for 1 million settlers and IDF revokes order barring Israelis from return to evacuated Homesh settlement
By Jacob Magid
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, flanked by police officers, greets people gathered in front of Damascus Gate leading to the Old City of Jerusalem on May 18, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
May 22, 2023, 3:49 am
US flogs Ben Gvir for ‘provocative, inflammatory’ tour on tense Temple Mount
State Department slams far-right minister for politicizing holy site with visit meant to show Israeli muscle; move paving way for resurrection of Homesh outpost also panned
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
(L) US Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks at a conference in Brussels on October 20, 2022. (R) Likud MK Amichai Chikli speaks at the Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022. (US State Department/Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 20, 2023, 3:50 am
US antisemitism envoy pans attacks on Soros, after criticism by Diaspora minister
Following Amichai Chikli’s defense of Elon Musk, who claimed that megadonor ‘hates humanity,’ Deborah Lipstadt likens such rhetoric to antisemitic tropes invoking Rothschild family
By Jacob Magid
In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
May 19, 2023, 9:51 pm
MBS says Palestinians ‘the central issue’ for Arabs, as US pushes Israel-Saudi peace
Saudi crown prince stresses backing for Palestinian state amid intensified US effort to secure normalization; Egypt’s Sissi, who mediated Gaza ceasefire, slams Israeli ‘escalation’
By Jacob Magid
Israeli police push away Palestinians from a street in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, shortly before a march through the area by Jewish nationalists, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (AP /Ohad Zwigenberg)
May 19, 2023, 1:30 am
Israel draws fire from allies over Flag March, lawmakers’ visits to Temple Mount
UAE, Bahrain, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt condemn ‘storming’ of holy site and Jewish prayers held in violation of status quo; US blasts racist chants at nationalist rally
By Jacob Magid
Israeli participants in the annual Flag March beat Palestinian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem on May 18, 2023. (Ir Amim)
May 18, 2023, 8:06 pm
At Jerusalem Flag March, chants of ‘Death to Arabs’ and assaults on Palestinians
Still, contentious event ends without major incident as thousands of religious nationalists participate; some attack Palestinians and reporters, sing ‘May your village burn’
By Carrie Keller-Lynn, Jeremy Sharon and Jacob Magid
Smoke and fire rise from an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike targeting a building in Gaza, May 13, 2023. The building was owned by an Islamic Jihad official. (AP Photo/Ashraf Amra)
May 14, 2023, 12:57 pm
‘We made no promises’: FM Cohen says Israel offered PIJ nothing beyond ceasefire
Foreign minister insists Jerusalem didn’t agree to concessions as part of deal to end Gaza fighting, says that controversial Flag March will go through Muslim Quarter as planned
By Jacob Magid
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