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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Israeli settlers are pressing ahead with a new outpost on occupied West Bank land — closing it off to Palestinians and posing a test for Israeli leaders who will have to rule on it.
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Some projects had been on hold for years because of objections from the U.S. and European countries, which believe construction could complicate the possibility of an independent Palestinian state.
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Six militants who escaped from a maximum security Israeli prison have captured the imagination of Palestinians. They also present a dilemma for their leaders.
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Former Israeli and Palestinian officials and combatants say the attacks shaped the course of the Second Intifada and the enduring Israeli-Palestinian impasse. -
President Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to try to reset U.S.-Israel relations after their predecessors' polarizing relationship.
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Israel takes pride in its high-tech industry — and it brings in big bucks. But one of its star cybersecurity firms, NSO Group, is at the center of a spying scandal, and the government plays a role.
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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will seek to set a new tone when he meets President Biden following tense moments between Israel's former leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Democrats.
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Israeli author Micah Goodman has the ear of new prime minister Naftali Bennett with ideas on how to handle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His proposal to "shrink the conflict" has become policy.
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What happened? Here are six lessons learned from Israel's experience — and one looming question for the future of the pandemic.
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More than two months after a fierce 11-day war between Hamas and Israel, reconstruction on the devastated Gaza Strip is mostly on hold. Negotiations continue over what supplies can be allowed in.
