U.S. Bureau Chief @timesofisrael; formerly West Bank Correspondent
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...“No one will be forced to leave Gaza, and those who wish to leave will be free to do so and free to return. We will encourage people to stay and offer them the opportunity to build a better Gaza.” (6/11)
Pair of videos of @LiorSchleien's convos w/ students have recently gone viral, w/ one of teens expressing desire to participate in killing of entirety of world’s Arab pop & another asking whether Israel should commit genocide in Gaza bc “there are no innocents” there (10/11)
“The 20-pt plan speaks of ‘deradicalized’ Gaza & that's our remit. But it’s undeniable that increasingly extremist views in Israel make what we’re trying to do harder,” said BoP official, taking particular issue w/ widespread support for “encouraging emigration” of Gazans (2/11)
“Beyond this policy being immoral, it is also completely impractical,” the BoP official said, insisting that countries arent prepared to accept massive numbers of Palestinian emigrants, as they do not believe Israel will allow them to return to Gaza if they choose to do so (4/11)
Critics say “voluntary emigration” is a euphemism for the forced displacement of Palestinians, given the current untenable living conditions in the Strip and the fact that many supporters of the initiative want to replace Palestinian towns with Israeli settlements. (3/11)
🧵NEW: Trump's 20-point plan envisions a "deradicalized" Gaza, but a Board of Peace official suggests to @TimesofIsrael that a similar transformation will be needed in Israel for the effort to succeed (1/11) timesofisrael.com/board-of-p…
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Why did the US grant Iran entry visas but not the PA?
US Bureau Chief Jacob Magid explains Washington's "transactional politics" and how the administration wants something from Iran—the restoration of free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz—whereas the PA offers little utility.
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Interview: Norwegian FM @EspenBarthEide tells @TimesofIsrael sanctioning settlements ‘the right thing to do,’ as potential Israeli retaliation looms timesofisrael.com/norway-say…
This recovery plan has been updated and will be unveiled this morning at a briefing on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly timesofisrael.com/board-of-p…
🧵NEW: The new Palestinian technocratic government tasked with replacing Hamas in Gaza has crafted 71 projects for rehabilitating the war-decimated Strip, aiming to implement them in its first 6 months, according to docs obtained by @TimesofIsrael (1/21)
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🧵New: Israel asked US to intervene on its behalf in response to UK settler sanctions announcement, an Israeli official told @TimesofIsrael
Rubio indicated response could come, but 2 weeks later & Trump still claiming he’s unfamiliar w/ UK decision (1/3) timesofisrael.com/trump-show…
“The US reaction was very mild,” said Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, whose country was one of the 11 that followed the UK in committing to restrict trade to the settlements. (2/3)
Responding to Israeli criticism of French President Emanuel Macron’s UNGA speech claim that "Hamas was never active in the West Bank," a French diplomatic official tells @TimesofIsrael that Macron “meant to say that Hamas does not govern the West Bank.”
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🧵New: Yasser Abbas, the son and top aide of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, sought to skirt a ban on Palestinian officials entering the US by using his Canadian passport, a US official and two sources familiar told @TimesofIsrael (1/15) timesofisrael.com/pa-preside…
PA officials continue insisting that the PLC election will be held, but preparations for the PLO council vote are more advanced.
The PA's PLC is elected directly by voters in the Palestinian territories, while PLO's PNC is chosen through a mix of elections & appointments (14/15)