Jacob Magid is a Chicago native and Washington diplomatic correspondent for The Times of Israel, covering US-Israel relations and Middle East policy. He previously served as the outlet's settlements/West Bank correspondent before his promotion to US bureau chief. Education: Ida Crown Jewish Academy (high school, class of 2012; two-year editor of school newspaper The Crown Prints); University of Maryland, College Park (BA in Arabic studies and political science). Online presence: Twitter/X @JacobMagid (https://x.com/JacobMagid).