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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Could the U.S. and Israel be on the verge of launching a new attack on Iran? President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been suggesting that's on the table.
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The U.S. and Israel are preparing plans for a possible attack on Iran in early November, after the U.S. midterm elections, a person briefed on war planning told NPR. Iran said it is prepared. -
Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander along with dozens of American and Israeli rabbis and activists were helping Palestinian olive harvesters when they were detained by Israeli forces. -
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank step up their attacks, targeting European diplomats this time.
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Israel faces an election that many voters see as one of its most critical ever.
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On the three-year mark since the Hamas-led deadly attack, Israelis are grappling with reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned by regional allies ahead of time. -
Israel remembers those killed on Oct. 7, three years after the Hamas attack that triggered wars across the region.
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Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh has secretly sent his archives from the Israeli-occupied West Bank to Scotland, worried they could be destroyed in an Israeli military raid.
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Leading Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh has documented Israel's occupation of the West Bank since day one. Fearing the occupation might consume his archive, he secretly moved it to Scotland. -
Relations between the Trump administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have turned rocky since Trump called a truce with Iran. Trump seeks progress in Gaza, but Netanyahu is taking a defiant stance ahead of an election.
