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Political reporter for Axios covering foreign policy & the 2024 election. CNN analyst. Washington correspondent for Walla. Author of Trump's Peace. link in Bio
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Apr 8 โ€ข 5 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
1 \ ๐Ÿ“ข New details about the U.S. proposed hostage deal: A key issue in the new proposal concerns Israel's demand that Hamas release 40 hostages who are alive, even if some of them do not meet the original criteria for release on humanitarian grounds, two senior Israeli officials told me 2 \ The first phase of the deal includes the release of women, female soldiers, men over the age of 50 and men under the age of 50 with serious medical conditions. In recent negotiations, Hamas said it does not have 40 living hostages from these categories, the officials said
Apr 3 โ€ข 19 tweets โ€ข 3 min read
1 \ The deep divides between the U.S. and Israel over Israel's planned operation in Rafah were evident in a virtualย meetingย between senior officials from both countries, three sources with direct knowledge of the meeting told me
axios.com/2024/04/03/isrโ€ฆ 2 \ Why it matters:ย An operation in the city, where more than one million Palestinians are sheltering, has become one of the most contentious issues between the U.S. and Israel around the war in Gaza
Apr 2 โ€ข 4 tweets โ€ข 1 min read
1 / ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจื‘ืจื™ื™ืงื™ื ื’: ืืจื”"ื‘ ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจื” ืžืกืจ ืœืื™ืจืืŸ ืœืคื™ื• ื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืขื•ืจื‘ืช ื‘ืฉื•ื ืฆื•ืจื” ื‘ืชืงื™ืคื” ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช ื‘ืกื•ืจื™ื” ืืžืฉ ื•ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ื“ืขื” ื›ื™ ื”ื™ืขื“ ืฉื™ื•ืชืงืฃ ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืžืชื—ื ื”ืฉื’ืจื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืื™ืจืื ื™ืช ื‘ื“ืžืฉืง, ื›ืš ืืžืจื• ืœื™ ืฉื ื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืžืžืฉืœ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ 2 / ืœืžื” ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘: ื”ืžืกืจ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ ืœืื™ืจืืŸ ืžืžื—ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื—ืฉืฉ ื‘ืžืžืฉืœ ื‘ื™ื™ื“ืŸ ืžื›ืš ืฉื”ืชืงื™ืคื” ื‘ื” ื—ื•ืกืœ ืžืคืงื“ ื›ื•ื— ืงื•ื“ืก ื‘ืกื•ืจื™ื” ื•ื‘ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ ืชื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืกืœืžื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ื•ืœื—ื™ื“ื•ืฉ ื”ืชืงื™ืคื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ืฆื™ื•ืช ื”ืคืจื• ืื™ืจืื ื™ื•ืช ื ื’ื“ ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ื ื‘ืกื•ืจื™ื” ื•ื‘ืขื™ืจืืง
Apr 1 โ€ข 11 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
1 \ BREAKING: The Israeli negotiations team in the talks in Cairo over the hostage deal presented today a significantly bigger willingness for Israeli flexibility regarding Hamas' demand for the return of Palestinian civilians to the northern Gaza Strip, an Israeli official said 2 \ Why it matters:ย Senior Israeli officials claim that the issue of the return of Palestinian civilians to northern Gaza is the main point of contention in the indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas
Mar 29 โ€ข 11 tweets โ€ข 3 min read
1 / Below is the letter the US Department of Treasury sent this week to the Bank of Israel regarding sanctions imposed on settlers involved in attacks against Palestinians which states the Israeli banks can allow those settlers to use their bank accounts for humanitarian needs Image 2 / US officials say that contrary to Finance Minister Smotrich's claims, there was no US concession on the sanctions. They emphasize it wasn't part of a "deal" with Smotrich to make him withdraw his threat to cut off the Palestinian banks from the Israeli banking system
Mar 29 โ€ข 11 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
1 / ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจืœื”ืœืŸ ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ืฉืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืื•ืฆืจ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ ืฉืœื— ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืœืžืคืงื— ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื ืงื™ื ื‘ื‘ื ืง ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืกื ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื˜ืœื• ืขืœ ืžืชื ื—ืœื™ื ืฉืžืขื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ื”ืชืงืคื•ืช ื ื’ื“ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื ื•ื‘ื• ืฆื™ื™ืŸ ื›ื™ ื”ื‘ื ืงื™ื ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืืคืฉืจ ืœืื•ืชื ืžืชื ื—ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื ืง ืฉืœื”ื ืœืฆืจื›ื™ื ื”ื•ืžื ื™ื˜ืืจื™ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืจื›ื™ืฉืช ืžื–ื•ืŸ ื•ืชืจื•ืคื•ืช Image 2 / ื‘ื›ื™ืจื™ื ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื›ื™ ื‘ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืœื˜ืขื ื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ืฉืจ ื”ืื•ืฆืจ ืกืžื•ื˜ืจื™ืฅืณ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื•ื™ืชื•ืจ ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ ืื• ื”ืงืœื” ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืกื ืงืฆื™ื•ืช. ื”ื ืžื“ื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื›ื™ ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ืœื ื ืฉืœื— ื›ื—ืœืง ืžืดื“ื™ืœืด ืขื ืกืžื•ื˜ืจื™ืฅืณ ืฉื ื•ืขื“ ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื• ืœื”ืกื™ืจ ืืช ืื™ื•ืžื• ืœื ืชืง ืืช ื”ื‘ื ืงื™ื ื”ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื ืžืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื‘ื ืงืื•ืช ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช
Mar 29 โ€ข 4 tweets โ€ข 1 min read
1 / ื”ืฉืจื™ื ืื™ืชืžืจ ื‘ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ื•ื“ื•ื“ื™ ืืžืกืœื ืชืงืคื• ืืชืžื•ืœ ืืช ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื‘ืดื› ืจื•ื ืŸ ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ื”ืงื‘ื™ื ื˜ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ื ื™ ื•ื˜ืขื ื• ื›ื™ ื”ืฉื‘ืดื› ืื™ื ื• ืžืื‘ื˜ื— ืืช ืจืืฉ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืกืคืงืช ืœืื•ืจ ืื™ื•ืžื™ื ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื•, ื›ืš ืœืคื™ ืฉื ื™ ืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืžืขื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืคืจื˜ื™ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ื”ืงื‘ื™ื ื˜ 2 / ื”ืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ืฆื™ื™ื ื• ื›ื™ ื‘ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ื•ืืžืกืœื ืืžืจื• ืœืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื‘ืดื› ืฉื™ืฉ ื”ืชื’ื‘ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื™ื•ืžื™ื ืขืœ ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ื•ื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื• ืžืฆื“ ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื, ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉืืจ ื›ืืœื” ืฉืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื ื‘ื”ืคื’ื ื•ืช
Mar 24 โ€ข 8 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
BREAKING: During the negotiations in Qatar over the weekend, Israel agreed to release 700 Palestinian prisoners, among them 100 who serve life sentences for killing Israelis, in return for the release of 40 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, two Israeli officials tell me ๐ŸšจWhy it matters: This proposal is very similar to the one Qatari mediators proposed three weeks ago. Then, Israel rejected it outright & claimed it wouldn't agree to discuss it because Hamas had not yet responded to the original Paris proposal, Israeli officials said
Mar 23 โ€ข 5 tweets โ€ข 1 min read
BREAKING: A senior Israeli official tells me CIA director Bill Burns presented today in Doha a U.S. bridging proposal on the number of Palestinian prisoners that will be released for every hostage held by Hamas. Israel agreed to the U.S. proposal and is awaiting Hamas' response The Israeli official said the issue of the "keys" that determine how many Palestinian prisoners will be released for each hostage in the various categories - women, soldiers, elderly men - is the main issue around which the negotiations have been taking place in recent days
Mar 15 โ€ข 9 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
1 \ The Israeli negotiations team led by the director of the Mossad, David Barnea, is expected to leave for Doha as early as Sunday and meet with the Prime Minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdel Rahman Al Thani, and discuss Hamas' response to the hostage deal proposal 2 \ Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is expected to hold consultations on Saturday night or Sunday morning on whether and how to expand the mandate of the Israeli negotiating team before it leaves for talks in Qatar regarding the hostage deal, two Israeli officials said
Mar 12 โ€ข 6 tweets โ€ข 1 min read
1 \ Gaza hostage talks update: Israeli officials claim that in recent days Israel received indications from Qatari & Egyptian mediators that point to shifts among Hamasโ€™ leadership that may lead within days to progress that will allow moving to serious negotiations on a deal 2 \ A senior Israeli official said that Qatar and Egypt have significantly increased their pressure on Hamas, including threats from Qatar to expel senior Hamas officials from Doha (Confirming a report in the @WSJ)
Mar 11 โ€ข 6 tweets โ€ข 1 min read
1 / ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืงื‘ื™ื ื˜ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ืืžืฉ (ืจืืฉื•ืŸ) ื”ื•ื—ืœื˜ ืœื ืกื•ืช ื•ืœืžืฆื•ืช ืืช ื”ืœื—ืฅ ืฉืœ ืงื˜ืืจ ื•ืžืฆืจื™ื ืขืœ ื—ืžืืก ืœื”ืกื›ื™ื ืœืžืชื•ื•ื” ืขืกืงืช ื”ื—ื˜ื•ืคื™ื ื•ืœื ืœื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ื–ื” ืืช ื”ืžื ื“ื˜ ืฉืœ ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืžื•"ืž, ื›ืš ืœืคื™ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืžืขื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืชื›ื ื™ ื”ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื” 2 / ืœืžื” ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘: ืจืืฉ ื”ืžื•ืกื“ ื“ื“ื™ ื‘ืจื ืข, ืจืืฉ ื”ืฉื‘"ื› ืจื•ื ืŸ ื‘ืจ ื•ื ืฆื™ื’ ืฆื”"ืœ ื”ืืœื•ืฃ ื ื™ืฆืŸ ืืœื•ืŸ ื”ืžืœื™ืฆื• ืคื” ืื—ื“ ืœืงื‘ื™ื ื˜ ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ืœื”ืžืชื™ืŸ ืขื•ื“ ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ื”ืื ื—ืžืืก ืžื—ื–ื™ืจ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืžืชืืคืฉืจืช ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ืœืžื•"ืž ืจืฆื™ื ื™ ื•ืžืคื•ืจื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ืขืกืงื”
Mar 9 โ€ข 7 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
1 \ BREAKING: President Biden said in an interview with MSNBC that he would like to come to Israel again to address the Knesset and speak to the Israeli people. Biden refused to specify whether there are discussions on such a possibility and refused to discuss it further 2 \ Biden was asked what he meant when he was caught on a hot mic saying that he would hold a "come to Jesus meeting" with Netanyahu. He answered that It's a phrase that is used in a serious way. โ€œBibi knows what I meantโ€, Biden added
Mar 5 โ€ข 16 tweets โ€ข 3 min read
NEW: Israeli minister Benny Gantz encountered harsh criticism & tough questions about the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza & Israel's war strategy during his meeting with VP Harris & National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Monday. My story on @axios axios.com/2024/03/05/isrโ€ฆ Why it matters: Gantz, who is considered a more moderate member of the Israeli war cabinet, absorbed a lot of the frustration the White House has with the Israeli government right now, a U.S. official told me
Mar 5 โ€ข 11 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
1 / ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืคื’ื™ืฉื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืจ ื‘ื ื™ ื’ื ืฅ ื‘ื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ ืืžืฉ ื”ื•ื ืฉืžืข ืžืกื’ื ื™ืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืงืžืœื” ื”ืืจื™ืก ื•ืžื”ื™ื•ืขืฅ ืœื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืœืื•ืžื™ ื’'ื™ื™ืง ืกืืœื™ื‘ืŸ ืžืกืจื™ื ื—ืจื™ืคื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืชื™ื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื”ื•ืžื ื™ื˜ืืจื™ ื‘ืขื–ื” ื•ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื™ืฉืจืืœ ืื™ื ื” ืขื•ืฉื” ื“ื™ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื–ื”, ื›ืš ืœืคื™ ืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื ื•ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ื ืฉืžืขื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืชื›ื ื™ ื”ืคื’ื™ืฉื” 2 / ืœืžื” ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘: ื’ื ืฅ ื”ื•ืคืชืข ืžืขื•ืฆืžืช ื”ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ื•ื”ื“ืื’ื” ืฉืฉืžืข ืžื‘ื›ื™ืจื™ ื”ืžืžืฉืœ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ื”ื•ืžื ื™ื˜ืืจื™ ื‘ืขื–ื”. "ื™ืฉ ืคื” ืงื•ืฉื™ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืจืื•ืช ืื™ืš ืžืชื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœื™ื•", ืืžืจ ืžืงื•ืจ ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืจื” ื‘ืชื›ื ื™ ื”ืคื’ื™ืฉื•ืช
Feb 28 โ€ข 6 tweets โ€ข 1 min read
1 \ Update on the Israel-Hamas hostage talks: The Israeli negotiations team is expected to return from Qatar tomorrow if there is no significant progress in the talks on the deal for the release of the hostages in Gaza, two Israeli sources familiar with the matter told me 2 \ An Israeli source said the original plan was for the negotiators to return to Israel on Thursday, but if there is a breakthrough, talks can be extended. Later today it will be decided whether there is enough progress that justifies keeping the team it in Doha
Feb 26 โ€ข 4 tweets โ€ข 1 min read
1 \ Qatari mediators have informed Israel that Hamas officials are "disappointed" with the framework of the hostage deal that was presented in Paris last Friday & emphasized that there is a significant gap between the proposal and their demands, 2 Israeli officials told me 2 \ Representatives of the Mossad, the Shin Bet and the IDF held today a first round of talks in Doha with the Egyptian and Qatari mediators on the humanitarian aspects of the hostage deal. These talks are expected to continue tomorrow
Feb 25 โ€ข 11 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
1 \ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told @margbrennan on @FaceTheNation that a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas will delay an IDF operation in Rafah but stressed Israel will have to conduct such an operation at a certain point later 2 \ Netanyahu told @margbrennan that he wants to get a hostage deal and appreciates U.S. efforts to try and reach it. He stressed that if Hamas drops โ€œit delusional demandsโ€ and presents reasonable positions a deal will be possible
Feb 12 โ€ข 5 tweets โ€ข 1 min read
BREAKING: A special IDF and Shin Bet force rescued two Israeli hostages who were held by a Palestinian faction in the city of Rafah, IDF says The hostages who were rescued are Fernando Merman (67) and Luis Har (70). They were kidnapped from the Kibbutz of Nir Iyshak on October 7
Feb 6 โ€ข 18 tweets โ€ข 3 min read
1 / ืžืžืฉืœ ื‘ื™ื™ื“ืŸ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืœื”ื•ื“ื™ืข ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืชื•, ืฆืจืคืช, ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ื”, ื’ืจืžื ื™ื” ื•ืื™ื˜ืœื™ื”, ืขืœ ื”ื‘ื ื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ืคืกื™ืงื• ืืช ื”ืœื—ื™ืžื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื—ื™ื–ื‘ืืœืœื” ื•ื™ืฉื™ื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืจื’ื™ืขื” ืœื’ื‘ื•ืœ ื”ืฆืคื•ืŸ, ื›ืš ืœืคื™ ืฉื ื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืจื™ื ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื ื•ืžืงื•ืจ ืฉืžืขื•ืจื” ื‘ื ื•ืฉื 2 / ืœืžื” ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘: ืื—ืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ื™ื“ืŸ ืžืื– ื”-7 ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœืžื ื•ืข ืžืœื—ืžื” ื›ื•ืœืœืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื—ื™ื–ื‘ืืœืœื”. ื‘ื™ื™ื“ืŸ ื”ืคืงื™ื“ ืืช ื”ืชื™ืง ื”ื™ืฉืจืืœื™-ืœื‘ื ื•ื ื™ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ื™ื•ืขืฆื• ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ ืขืžื•ืก ื”ื•ื›ืฉื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ื”ืœ ืืช ื”ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืœื‘ื ื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืกื›ื ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœ ื”ื™ืžื™ ืฉื ื—ืชื ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ 2022
Feb 1 โ€ข 11 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
ื‘ืจื™ื™ืงื™ื ื’: ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื™ื™ื“ืŸ ื™ื—ืชื•ื ื”ื™ื•ื ืขืœ ืฆื• ื ืฉื™ืื•ืชื™ ื ื’ื“ ืžืชื ื—ืœื™ื ืฉืžืขื•ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ื”ืชืงืคื•ืช ื ื’ื“ ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื’ื“ื” ื”ืžืขืจื‘ื™ืช. ื›ืœ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื ื‘ื›ืชื‘ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘-@WallaNews
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