Daniel Estrin
Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.
Since joining NPR in 2017, he has reported from Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates. He has chronicled the Trump Administration's policies that have shaped the region, and told stories of everyday life for Israelis and Palestinians. He has also uncovered tales of ancient manuscripts, secret agents and forbidden travel.
He and his team were awarded an Edward R. Murrow award for a 2019 report challenging the U.S. military's account about its raid against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Estrin has reported from the Middle East for over a decade, including seven years with the Associated Press. His reporting has taken him to Britain, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Jordan, Russia and Ukraine. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Republic, PRI's The World and other media.
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Lapid, a former journalist and finance minister, is seeking to convince political opposites that their desire to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power outweighs ideological disputes.
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At least 45 people were killed and some 150 injured in a crush at the gathering of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel, where tens of thousands had convened.
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The last elections were held in 2006 and the Palestinian parliament hasn't conducted real business in years. Many observers predict the Islamist party Hamas is poised to win if elections are held.
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In a new report, the rights group accuses Israel of "apartheid and persecution" crimes against Palestinians. Israel's Foreign Ministry said the report's claims are "preposterous and false."
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"This is the most effective way to enable movement of people between countries," an Israeli official says. Israel says this is the world's first bilateral agreement on COVID-19 vaccine passports.
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As anti-vaccine sentiment spread among ultra-Orthodox Jews, officials waged an aggressive campaign against rumors and hesitancy. Today, 80% of ultra-Orthodox adults over age 30 are vaccinated.
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Are Israel and the U.S. working at cross purposes on countering Iran's nuclear program? That's the question after the sabotage at an Iranian nuclear site over the weekend.
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The city is seeing Christian and Jewish religious gatherings this week after the same events were canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his opponents appear to have a secure path to forming a majority coalition. The scales could tip as more votes are counted in the coming days.
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With nearly all the votes counted, there appears to be enough for analysts to conclude that Prime Minister Netanyahu could struggle to form the majority coalition he needs to win another term.