Emily Harris

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Israeli Dads Welcome Surrogate-Born Baby In Nepal On Earthquake Day

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Mazel tov, it's a global baby boy! The egg was from a South African donor; the sperm was from Israel. The surrogate mom lived in Nepal. And when the dads came to meet their son, an earthquake struck.

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Clearing The Tangled Path For Land Ownership In The West Bank

Friday, April 24, 2015

Palestinians often buy and sell land without title deeds, or proof of ownership. That's because most of the land doesn't have them. It's a problem dating back generations.

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And The Fate Of The Hermaphrodite Goat Is...

Monday, April 13, 2015

The male milk-giving goat of Gaza has been turned into meat.

Owner Jaser Abu Said sold the goat for the 400 Jordanian dinars (close to $600) that he and his business partner spent on it. He found a buyer willing to slaughter the goat for meat. And he stuck around ...

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With Few Choices, Gaza Family Makes Bombed-Out Shell Its Home

Sunday, April 12, 2015

In Gaza, reconstruction is happening, but slowly. Months after the war between Israel and Hamas, the main United Nations organization tracking progress, UNRWA, says fewer than half the homes it has assessed as "damaged" have been repaired, and not one of the over 9,000 totally destroyed homes has been rebuilt.

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A Hermaphrodite Goat Could Be The Ultimate Scapegoat

Friday, April 10, 2015

The goat trade is a good business in Gaza. Every couple of weeks, Abdel Rahman and his business partner, Jaser Abu Said, buy half a dozen young goats imported from Israel and sell them for meat.

Last time, they got something unusual. Of the five goats they bought, for about ...

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After Reelection Win, Netanyahu Faces Demands From Right-Wing Base

Monday, March 30, 2015

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to form a center-right government following the election. But pressure from President Obama might make Netanyahu back off some campaign pledges.

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Making Cheese In The Land Of The Bible: Add Myrrh And A Leap Of Faith

Saturday, March 28, 2015

In spring, West Bank almond trees bloom white. Dry brown hills turn temporarily green and are dotted with bright wildflowers. The ewes and nanny goats of Bedouin herders that wander the West Bank eat well this time of year.

It's cheese season.

I first watched a Bedouin woman, Mechchas Bne ...

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Israelis Hope Obama-Netanyahu Rift Will Result In Change

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

"Business-like" is how Obama characterized his relationship with the Israeli prime minister. He says the rift is based on fundamental differences in policy regarding the future of a Palestinian state.

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After Netanyahu Win, What's Next For Israel Still Unknown

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's victory in parliamentary elections shows that Israelis are backing the status quo. But the shape of a new government and the international ...

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Netanyahu Emerges With Victory In Israeli Election

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Benjamin Netanyahu's center-right Likud party has won at least a five-seat victory over its principal rival, the center-left Zionist Union. If he succeeds in forming a coalition gover...

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Netanyahu Hopes To Win 4th Term In Israeli Election

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Polls are now closed in Israel's parliamentary elections. NPR's Emily Harris says that voter turnout was a little higher than expected Tuesday.

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Benjamin Netanyahu Faces A Big Test As Israelis Head To Polls

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

The Israeli prime minister has warned his party may lose in Tuesday's election. That's despite his recent speech before the U.S. Congress that was expected to give him an advantage.

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Netanyahu Maintains Focus On Iran As His Voter Support Falls

Sunday, March 15, 2015

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The West Bank Battle For Land ... And Water

Thursday, March 12, 2015

In the 1990s, Israelis and Palestinians made temporary arrangements in the West Bank as they worked toward a peace deal. The talks are now in the deep freeze, but the arrangements are entrenched.

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Like The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, Area C Is Complicated

Thursday, March 12, 2015

We journey the rugged hills and windy roads of what's known as Area C. It comprises most of the Israeli-occupied West Bank — it's where Israelis and Palestinians rub shoulders as closely as anywhere.

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In Israeli Election, Arab Sportscaster Runs On Ticket Of Mainstream Jewish Party

Monday, March 09, 2015

Sportscaster-turned-politician Zouheir Bahloul is one of the few Arab citizens of Israel to ever run for parliament on the ticket of the Labor Party, which is a mainstream Jewish part...

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'Zionist Union' Party Creates A Stir In Israeli Elections

Thursday, March 05, 2015

The opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party in the Israeli elections calls itself the "Zionist Union" as it looks to claim the country's middle-ground voters.

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In Israel, A Vote To Choose A Leader And An Identity

Thursday, March 05, 2015

Israel's March 17 election is two years earlier than it should be, thanks to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government in December. Contributing to the breakup was an impassioned debate over whether a stronger legal emphasis on the country's Jewish character would ultimately make Israel less democratic.

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How Jewish Should Israel Be? 2 Israelis Voters Have Answers

Wednesday, March 04, 2015

Israeli voters go to the polls in two weeks. One issue that prompted the government's fall in December was an impassioned debate over exactly how Jewish this democratic country should be.

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In Israel, Jewish Divorce Is Granted Only By Husband's Permission

Sunday, March 01, 2015

In Israel, religious law governs family matters.

For a Jewish divorce, an Orthodox rabbi oversees a ritual that begins with the husband placing a folded decree, called a get or gett, into the wife's cupped hands. But that paper can be hard to obtain, because the husband can refuse to ...

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