Daniel Estrin

NPR

Daniel Estrin appears in the following:

Israeli Parents Ask: Should We Dismiss The Arab Cleaner At School?

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Two Palestinians armed with a gun and a knife boarded a bus in Jerusalem last week, and killed two Israelis and injured about 15 other passengers.

The attack took place just 200 feet from the Eitan School, an elementary school with a Jewish religious curriculum. One parent had almost boarded ...

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After A West Bank Home Goes Up In Flames, Tensions Flare In The Region

Saturday, August 01, 2015

A Palestinian baby was killed Friday in an arson attack in the West Bank. Jewish settlers are suspected in the attack, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called "an act of terrorism."

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Israeli Officials Promise To Find Arsonists Who Killed Palestinian Child

Saturday, August 01, 2015

Israeli leaders vowed to find the suspected Israeli extremists behind an arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler early Friday.

We reported Friday that the attack killed the 18-month-old boy and wounded four of his family members — some critically.

The injured were flown to an Israeli hospital where ...

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In The West Bank, A Rough Start Doesn't Deter New Arab TV Channel

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Worried about West Bank Palestinian influence on Arab citizens of Israel, the Israeli government has shut down an Arab TV station that bridges the two groups.

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Torn Between Native And Adoptive Lands, Israel's Iranian Jews Hope For Peace

Sunday, July 26, 2015

In a dry goods shop in the middle of Tel Aviv, plump sacks of dried lemons and spices practically spill out onto the street. There are signs everywhere handwritten in Farsi. It might as well be Tehran.

The owner, Behruz Baradarian, moved to Israel 30 years ago from the Iranian ...

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Ash Carter Visits Israel To Ease Concerns Over Iran Nuclear Deal

Monday, July 20, 2015

With U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter visiting their country, Israelis are grappling with how to respond to the nuclear deal with Iran. And it's not all about opposing the agreement.

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American-Israeli Is New First Fiddle in Israel Philharmonic

Saturday, May 09, 2015

David Radzynski is still getting used to his first job out of college as the new concertmaster of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
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7 Decades On, Israel Still Seeks Resolutions For 'Holocaust Art'

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Before and during World War II, the Nazis seized up to 600,000 works of art from all across Europe. This has created a long-running drama that is still playing out from movie studios in Hollywood to museums in Israel.

If you saw last year's movie The Monuments Men, starring George ...

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Both Sides Assess What's Been Lost In Gaza — And Consider A Way Forward

Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Israel says it destroyed tunnels built and used by Hamas, but Hamas appears to have forced Israel at least to negotiate over more freedom of movement for Gazans. And, as Daniel Estrin...

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War In Gaza Tests Israel's Tolerance For Dissent

Saturday, August 02, 2014

While fighting between Israel and Gaza militants rages on for a fourth week, there's another war being fought among Israelis themselves — a war on speech. The nation is proud of its tolerance for free expression. But some Israelis critical of the war say their views are under attack; others ...

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Palestinian's Death Provokes Israeli Debate On Defining Terrorism

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Israel says the recent killing of a Palestinian teenager was an act of terror and his family is eligible for state benefits. This doesn't sit well with one group that assists Jewish victims of terror.

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West Bank: Strewn With Broken Glass And Caught In The Crosshairs

Monday, July 14, 2014

For the first time, rockets from Hamas caused damage in Palestinian areas of the West Bank. Reporter Daniel Estrin surveys a damaged home and asks Palestinians how they feel about getting caught in the crossfire.

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Palestinians With Foreign Passports Leave Gaza As Attacks Continue

Sunday, July 13, 2014

The conflict between Israel and Hamas continued, with intensifying Israeli air strikes against in Gaza and Hamas rocket fire aimed at Israel. More than 160 people have been killed so far.

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Israel And Gaza Struck By Rockets, Bombs And A Sense Of Deja Vu

Saturday, July 12, 2014

The violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has taken on a grisly repetition: This is the third time in five years that Israel has bombed Gaza in response to Hamas rocket fire.

And as Israel considers what would surely be a bloody ground invasion, it's unclear ...

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6 Jewish Youths Arrested In Palestinian Teen's Death

Monday, July 07, 2014

The killing sparked violent protests in Jerusalem and Arab Israeli towns throughout Israel — raising fears of another Palestinian uprising. Officials say the autopsy shows the boy was burned alive.

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Jerusalem Is Roiled By Violence In A Third Day Of Clashes

Friday, July 04, 2014

Journalist Daniel Estrin reports that dozens of Palestinians and Israeli police were injured in clashes in Jerusalem after the funeral for a Palestinian teenager.

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Palestinian Teen's Death Dredges Fears Of Reciprocal Violence

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians are as high as they have been in years, following the killings of three Israeli teens and the death of a young Palestinian.

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As Teens Are Buried In Ceremony, Israelis React To Unearthed Recordings

Tuesday, July 01, 2014

After finding three Israeli teens dead in the West Bank, the Israeli government has released a recording of an emergency phone call placed during their kidnapping. It has also begun a campaign of air strikes aimed at Hamas.

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