Daniel Estrin

NPR

Daniel Estrin appears in the following:

Israel's Netanyahu Embraces Populist Allies, Driving Opposition At Home

Sunday, April 07, 2019

During his decade in power, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expanded Israel's diplomatic reach. And he's embraced nationalists like Putin, Orban and Duterte.

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What To Know About Israel's Elections

Sunday, April 07, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dogged by corruption allegations but could be re-elected as the country votes Tuesday. His main challenger is a retired general promising clean government.

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How A Decade Of Netanyahu Has Reduced The Chances Of A 2-State Solution

Friday, April 05, 2019

A decade ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly backed a Palestinian state. Now as Israel heads to elections, he has campaigned on his opposition to one.

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How Israeli Attitudes Toward Democracy Have Changed Under Benjamin Netanyahu

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Under 10 years of Benjamin Netanyahu Israel's democracy has been put to the test in new ways — with new laws declaring Israel a Jewish state and making work tougher for left-wing advocates.

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Netanyahu's Tough Election Campaign Approach Appears To Channel Trump

Monday, April 01, 2019

The Israeli leader and his Likud party are waging a mudslinging campaign on social media, taking a page from the prime minister's close ally President Trump in style and substance.

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4 Palestinians Killed Along Gaza Border In 'Great March of Return' Protest

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Despite these deaths, the day was calmer than expected, as Israel and Palestine work to negotiate a deal. "This was not something extraordinary," retired Israeli Brig. Gen. Yossi Kuperwasser told NPR.

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Israeli Troops Kill At Least 4 Palestinian Protesters, Gaza Health Officials Say

Sunday, March 31, 2019

On the first anniversary of major protests at the border fence between Israel and Gaza, demonstrations were calmer than usual, but four Palestinians were killed.

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German Police Report Rise In Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The number of anti-Semitic hate crimes in Germany is on the rise. It's a source of great discomfort to many Germans, given their country's history.

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Israel Strikes Hamas Targets In Gaza After Rocket Attack Injures 7 People

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Explosions rang out in the Gaza strip after Israel's military struck Hamas targets in retaliation for a rocket fired from Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu cut short a Washington trip and returned home.

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Israel Says The Hamas Militant Group In Gaza Launched A Rocket At Israel

Monday, March 25, 2019

A rocket launched from Gaza toward central Israel injured seven people and prompted Israel's prime minister to cut short a trip to Washington, D.C. Before leaving, he met with President Trump.

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Netanyahu To Cut U.S. Trip Short After Rocket Attack From Gaza

Monday, March 25, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "respond forcefully" to a Gaza rocket attack. He's cutting his U.S. trip short to return to Israel after Monday's meeting with President Trump.

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Trump Says U.S. Will Recognize Israeli Sovereignty Over The Golan Heights

Thursday, March 21, 2019

President Trump has tweeted that the U.S. will recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

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In Gaza, Hamas Cracks Down On Palestinians Protesting Newly Imposed Taxes

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Faced with unusual protests about bad public services, Hamas has cracked down with widespread arrests in the Gaza Strip.

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Flurry Of News Could Affect Israel's Elections Next Month

Monday, March 18, 2019

Three weeks before elections, Israel's high court banned a far-right candidate. There was also violence between Israelis and Palestinians, and unusual unrest in Gaza.

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Netanyahu Says Israel Is 'Nation-State Of The Jewish People And Them Alone'

Monday, March 11, 2019

The remark made less than a month before Israeli legislative elections prompted many people — including Israel's president and the star of Wonder Woman — to defend Israel's Palestinian Arab minority.

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Warsaw Gets Trendy

Saturday, March 09, 2019

Warsaw once had a reputation for being a gloomy communist city. Today the Polish capital is rapidly developing, with skyscrapers, vegan restaurants and a budding video game industry.

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Thousands Of Israelis Now Call Berlin Home And Make Their Cultural Mark

Thursday, March 07, 2019

Berlin's buzzing food scene, its fine cultural offerings and its real estate boom all have the imprint of the city's burgeoning Israeli community.

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Palestinian Leaders Angered As U.S. Moves Main Diplomatic Mission

Monday, March 04, 2019

In another blow to the Palestinians, the U.S. has folded the diplomatic mission to them into the U.S. embassy to Israel — which is run by a strongly pro-Israel ambassador.

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As U.S. Jerusalem Consulate Shuts, Pro-Israel Envoy Takes On Palestinian Relations

Friday, March 01, 2019

The U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem long served as a key diplomatic line to the Palestinian Authority. Now the U.S. is downgrading the mission and merging it with the Embassy to Israel.

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Israeli Attorney General Prepares To Indict Netanyahu

Friday, March 01, 2019

Israel's attorney general is preparing a corruption indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Charges could take months but the move casts new doubt on Netanyahu's re-election bid.

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