The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/jacob-magid/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:45:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jacob Magid | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/jacob-magid/ 32 32 US stresses opposition to Israeli West Bank annexation but avoids condemning E1 plan https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-stresses-opposition-to-israeli-west-bank-annexation-but-avoids-condemning-e1-plan/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:51:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3883337 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

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]]> Progress made in talks with Israeli banks to delay move that could collapse PA economy https://www.timesofisrael.com/progress-made-in-talks-with-israeli-banks-to-delay-move-that-could-collapse-pa-economy/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:11:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3882885&preview=true&preview_id=3882885 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

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]]> US plans to again bar Abbas from going to NYC for UN address next month — official https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-plans-to-again-bar-abbas-from-going-to-nyc-for-un-address-next-month-official/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:47:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3882771 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

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]]> Declaring ‘economic D-Day,’ Trump says any country trading with Iran will be sanctioned https://www.timesofisrael.com/declaring-economic-d-day-trump-says-any-country-trading-with-iran-will-be-sanctioned/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:46:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3882464 '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

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]]> PM, Kushner clashed over continued Israeli strikes on Oct. 7 terrorists — officials https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-kushner-clashed-over-continued-israeli-strikes-on-oct-7-terrorists-officials/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:54:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3881689 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

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]]> Palestinian official worries US ‘replicating’ PM’s strategy of boosting Hamas at PA’s expense https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-official-worries-us-replicating-pms-strategy-of-boosting-hamas-at-pas-expense/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:08:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3881680 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

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]]> Trump says ‘no talks’ with Iran, posts map showing Hormuz as ‘new US territory’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-says-no-talks-with-iran-claims-hormuz-new-us-territory/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:56:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3881453 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

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]]> Hamas says it’s ‘committed’ to 15-point Gaza deal while Board of Peace weighs new plan https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-says-its-committed-to-15-point-gaza-deal-while-board-of-peace-weighs-new-plan/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:40:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3881351 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

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]]> Daily Briefing Aug. 18 – US holds direct talks with Hamas. Why it’s the new normal https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-aug-18-us-holds-direct-talks-with-hamas-why-its-the-new-normal/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:28:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3881234&preview=true&preview_id=3881234 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

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]]> Amid Israeli pushback, source reveals Board of Peace weighing new disarmament framework https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-israeli-pushback-source-reveals-board-of-peace-weighing-new-disarmament-framework/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:40:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3881025&preview=true&preview_id=3881025 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

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]]> Meeting with Kushner, PM doubles down on IDF remaining in Gaza until Hamas disarmed https://www.timesofisrael.com/kushner-netanyahu-meet-for-hours-in-jerusalem-amid-push-for-us-backed-gaza-plan/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:19:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3880639 Kushner predicts progress in Hamas weapon handover within 30 days, reportedly cautions PM against interpreting 'imminent threat' too broadly when approving Gaza strikes

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]]> Trump threatens to bomb Oman over its deal with Iran on Hormuz, as 60-day MOU expires https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-60-day-mou-deadline-expires-iran-says-it-has-reached-a-deal-with-oman-on-hormuz/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:26:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3880528 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

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]]> Trump cheers defense pact between Saudis, Turkey and Pakistan: ‘The Mideast is coming together’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-cheers-defense-pact-between-saudis-turkey-and-pakistan-the-mideast-is-coming-together/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:05:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3880325 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'

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]]> Kushner meets Hamas chief in Egypt in push for Gaza disarmament; IDF continues strikes https://www.timesofisrael.com/kushner-hamas-chief-in-egypt-for-talks-on-advancing-trumps-gaza-plan-idf-continues-strikes/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:33:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3880092 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

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]]> ‘Just like before Oct. 7’: Gaza border surveillance troops say they’re seeing terror activity https://www.timesofisrael.com/just-like-before-oct-7-gaza-border-surveillance-troops-say-theyre-seeing-terror-activity/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:04:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3878953 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

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