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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The corporate owner of Ben & Jerry's has made a deal to keep selling ice cream in Israel and its West Bank settlements, working around an attempt by the ice cream maker to protest Israeli occupation.
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As Israel investigates the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, military experts critique the shortcomings of Israel's prosecution of other Palestinian civilian casualties.
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Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says he will step down, bringing Israel to its fifth round of elections in just over three years. It comes as former leader Benjamin Netanyahu tries to return to power. -
Pakistan doesn't recognize Israel. After a delegation visited Israel and even met with its president, Pakistani senators were outraged and one visitor got fired.
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Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American, had been covering a military raid on the Jenin refugee camp "when she was shot in the face by a single bullet, despite wearing a press vest," Al Jazeera said.
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NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Sylvie Kauffmann, editorial director at Le Monde, about what France's election means for the future of the country.
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NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert about his book, "Searching for Peace: A Memoir of Israel." He's said he's innocent, but went to prison for corruption charges.
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The latest weapon in the disinformation war: Fake fact checkers. Some channels on the app Telegram look like independent fact checkers, but are pro-Russian propaganda outlets spreading falsities.
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Elon Musk has been in headlines for trying to buy Twitter, but one Harvard historian says his brand of capitalism goes back to his teen years and a particular reading of science fiction stories.
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An estimated $600 billion in taxes will go uncollected this year because the IRS doesn't have the people and technology it needs to enforce the existing tax law.
