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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A leading Palestinian writer has secretly moved his archives from the Israeli-occupied West Bank to Scotland, to save it from the risk of destruction in Israeli military operations.
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Travelers from the U.S. and other nations are denied entry to Israel after interrogations about their links to Palestinians, plans to visit the occupied West Bank and opinions of Israel, lawyers say. -
Lawyers say Israel has increased entry bans to U.S. and foreign visitors who plan to meet with Palestinians or for suspicions about their opinions about Israel.
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The Israeli military has ordered rare criminal investigations into two deadly incidents during the Gaza war, including the killing of a 5-year-old girl, her family and the medics sent to rescue her.
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Israel is launching a criminal investigation into the Gaza killings carried out by Israeli troops of a 5-year-old girl and her family and the medics sent to rescue her.
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President Trump's Middle East negotiator is in the region for talks on the future of Gaza. We look at where negotiations stand.
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U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called settlers besieging a West Bank home of an American-Palestinian family "terrorists."
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On the fringes of Israel's far right, some activists and political leaders dream of a Greater Israel, extending the country's area of control into neighboring countries.
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Until now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. After a long campaign, women can now also take the test - but still can't become rabbis -
New U.S. strikes on Iran come as the two countries try to reach a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz. Israel thinks it will be a bad deal, and it's increasing attacks in Lebanon.
