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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Israelis seeking non-religious or same-sex weddings have been going abroad for years. Lately hundreds of couples got married over Zoom from Utah. An Israeli court ruled those marriages are valid.
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Young Palestinian men — in their teens and twenties — are taking up guns and organizing into small militias with names like the Lion's Den.
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Israel has escalated military arrests and raids in the West Bank as a new cohort of Palestinian militants seems to be gaining strength. Scores of Palestinians have been killed.
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Israel's military says there is a "high possibility" one of its soldiers killed a Palestinian-American journalist in May. The victim's family is calling for an independent U.S. investigation.
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The Israeli military says it is highly likely that one of its soldiers was responsible for the bullet that killed the Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May.
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It's a summertime delicacy — unripe baby watermelons are cooked over flames in the Gaza Strip.
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Unripe watermelons are cooked over flames are a summer delicacy available only for a short time. The dish is made in the southern part of Gaza, traditionally associated with Bedouin desert culture.
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NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Superorganism's singer, Orono, about the band's latest album, "World Wide Pop."
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NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about Serena Williams' retirement announcement and a baseball all-star's 80-game suspension.
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There's a deadly battle taking place in the region. At the same time, progress is being made to clean up the territory's Mediterranean beaches as the people seek an escape from the violence.