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David Halbfinger @halbfinger

Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times.

Joined May 2009
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May 13
Replying to @IsraelMFA @nytimes
“This is false. The Times never passed on the Civil Commission report and wasn’t told about its completion or the timing of its release. Once the report was made public, we covered its findings. The commission’s work also had no bearing on Nicholas Kristof’s opinion column or its publication timing.” — Charlie Stadtlander, a spokesperson for The New York Times

ALT “This is false. The Times never passed on the Civil Commission report and wasn’t told about its completion or the timing of its release. Once the report was made public, we covered its findings. The commission’s work also had no bearing on Nicholas Kristof’s opinion column or its publication timing.” — Charlie Stadtlander, a spokesperson for The New York Times

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Shalom Lipner@ShalomLipner
Feb 27
"@usembassyjlm has told its workers they may leave Israel & warned them that if they want to, it is vital they do so immediately... Those wishing to leave “should do so TODAY,” @USAmbIsrael wrote in an email, sent Fri at 10:24 AM." @natan_oden, @halbfinger nytimes.com/2026/02/27/world…

U.S. Says Staff Can Leave Israel, Urging Speed, as Possible Iran Strike Looms

In an email to embassy workers Friday morning, Ambassador Mike Huckabee warned them that if they wanted to leave Israel, they “should do so TODAY.”

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U.S. Says Staff Can Leave Israel, Urging Speed, as Possible Iran Strike Looms

In an email to embassy workers Friday morning, Ambassador Mike Huckabee warned them that if they wanted to leave Israel, they “should do so TODAY.”

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Feb 26
Let us in. For more than two years, we’ve been barred from entering Gaza to report freely. It’s long past time for Israel to lift this ban and #LetUsIn. Join us. Share this post. And sign the FPA’s petition: c.org/BfXbQdXjd9
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John Lyndon@JohnLyndon_
Feb 18
Great piece by @halbfinger on the remarkable work being done by Dr. David Hasan— a force of nature— and the Gaza Children’s Village. With schools, women’s centres and medical facilities all being rolled out in the most challenging circumstances imaginable nytimes.com/2026/02/18/world…

At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum

A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.

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Israel Gives Itself More Control Over Occupied West Bank

The security cabinet took actions that make it easier for Jews to buy land in the territory. Critics say the changes violate the Oslo Accords and international law and accelerate attempts to annex...

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RT @farnazfassihi: Scoop: US is pressing the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution that would enshrine President Trump’s Gaza peace pla…

U.S. Wants Security Council to Adopt Trump Plan for Gaza (Gift Article)

The alternative, Ambassador Michael Waltz bluntly told diplomats, was to watch the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas give way to a return to war.

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Birtherism, meet burgerism. nytimes.com/2024/10/20/us/po…

Kamala Harris and McDonald’s: A College Job, and a Trump Attack (Published 2024)

Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that Ms. Harris never worked at the fast-food chain. Her campaign and a friend say she did.

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Ron Fournier@ron_fournier
10 Aug 2024
BLOCKBUSTER. Trump: 1. Calls Harris a “bitch” 2. Directs attack on top donor 3. “Disorientated” by Harris surge. 4. Says Dem “weird” meme aimed at Vance, not him. 5. Donors “rattled” by flat-footed response to Harris. Via @maggieNYT @jonathanvswan nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/po…

Inside the Worst Three Weeks of Donald Trump’s 2024 Campaign (Published 2024)

People around the former and would-be president see a candidate knocked off his bearings, disoriented by his new contest with Kamala Harris and unsure of how to take her on.

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Biden Tells Governors He Needs More Sleep and Less Work at Night Scoop by @reidepstein & @maggieNYT nytimes.com/2024/07/04/us/po…

Biden Tells Governors He Needs More Sleep and Less Work at Night (Published 2024)

The president’s opening remark to a group of key Democratic leaders — that he was in the race to stay — chilled any talk of his withdrawal, participants said.

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Today’s absolute must-read, by ⁦@rebeccadobrien⁩ nytimes.com/2024/06/19/us/po…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Conspiracy of Ravens (Published 2024)

The presidential candidate keeps two of the free-minded birds as wild pets. They’re much better behaved than his old emu, Toby, who would attack his wife, Cheryl Hines.

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Nice way to close out an awesome yearlong fellowship on @nytpolitics, @anjalihuynh! Thanks for all your terrific work — and good luck!
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Boom, as they used to say. Welcome back, @teddyschleifer, to The Times. Let the scoops roll in.
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22 May 2024
We’re thrilled to announce that @teddyschleifer is returning to The Times as a correspondent on the Politics desk. nytco.com/press/teddy-schlei…
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Way to go, @alyce_mcf!!! So well earned. nytco.com/press/introducing-…

Introducing Additional Times Fellows, Our Dow Jones News Fund ing Interns and Our Ida B. Wells...

We are pleased to announce two additions to the 2024-25 Fellowship class: Alyce McFadden and Kenya Romero. The fellows begin June 3, and you can learn more about the class here. Every year…

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Big, big get right here.
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13 May 2024
We're excited to welcome back @ShawnMcCreesh to The Times, who is joining @nytpolitics as a feature writer. nytco.com/press/shawn-mccree…
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A very strong addition to our muscular editing team. Welcome, @gonzoeditor!
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1 Apr 2024
We’re thrilled to announce that Miguel Gonzalez is joining Politics as day editor. nytco.com/press/new-editor-o…
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The @jessbidgood era is about to begin.
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20 Mar 2024
We’re thrilled to announce that @jessbidgood is rejoining The Times as the new managing correspondent of the On Politics newsletter. nytco.com/press/a-new-voice-…
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Jonathan Swan
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6 Mar 2024
News: Trump met with Elon Musk on Sunday. Comes as Musk has been attacking Biden's immigration policies and signaling privately that Biden must be defeated in November. Not yet clear whether he'll write a big check for Trump. w @maggieNYT @RMac18 nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/po…

Donald Trump, Seeking Cash Infusion, Meets With Elon Musk (Published 2024)

It’s not clear whether Mr. Musk will spend any of his billions on the former president’s behalf. If he does, he could erase Mr. Trump’s financial disadvantage in the 2024 race.

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Scoop by @reidepstein Biden White House aide takes reins of re-election campaign nytimes.com/2024/01/23/us/po…

Two Top Biden Aides Are Taking the Reins of His Re-election Campaign (Published 2024)

The aides, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon and Mike Donilon, will move from the White House to his re-election headquarters in Wilmington, Del.

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The Emasculation of Ron DeSantis by the Bully Donald Trump ⁦@MichaelCBender⁩ ⁦@NickNehamas⁩ A last look back at a yearlong humiliation. nytimes.com/2024/01/22/us/po…

The Emasculation of Ron DeSantis by the Bully Donald Trump (Published 2024)

The former president’s brutal, yearlong campaign of humiliation helped torpedo the Florida governor’s White House hopes and left his next moves in politics uncertain.

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