Daniel Estrin appears in the following:
How a Turkish couple survived pinned under rubble after the earthquake
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
A Turkish man describes how he and his wife survived last week's earth quake when their apartment building collapsed around them.
European allies condemn Israel's plan to build more housing units in the West Bank
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom joined the U.S. in condemning Israel's plans to build 10,000 more housing units in existing settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Turkey's government scrambles to respond to anger over lax building rules
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Following the earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people, Turkey's government struggles to respond to anger over lax building rules, and its plans for the thousands who need homes.
Israel says 2 people are dead after a man rammed his car into a group of people
Friday, February 10, 2023
Officials say a 6-year-old boy and a man in his 20s were killed when a Palestinian driver rammed a car into a group of people at a bus stop in a largely ultra-Orthodox Jewish settlement neighborhood.
To survive WWII, a young man hid his Jewish identity and joined the Hitler Youth
Thursday, February 09, 2023
Holocaust survivor Solomon Perel recently died at the age of 97. He made it through World War II by hiding his Jewish identity and joining the Hitler Youth.
People in Jerusalem are mourning after a recent shooting outside a synagogue
Sunday, February 05, 2023
Mourners and the family of the gunman look back on the recent shooting outside a Jerusalem synagogue.
Israel's far-right government wants the power to override its Supreme Court
Saturday, February 04, 2023
Despite huge protests, Israel's new far-right government is doubling down on its first major initiative: to weaken the judiciary. Hungary and Poland's far-right did the same when they entered office.
Secretary of State Blinken is in the Middle East to address latest round of violence
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Amid rising tensions, Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Tuesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He met with Israel's prime minister on Monday.
Israel clears a hurdle for visa-free U.S. travel — but there are strings attached
Monday, January 30, 2023
The State Department has announced Israeli tourists may qualify for visa-free travel to the U.S., but only if Israel stops discriminating against Arab Americans.
Blinken's Israel visit comes during heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions
Monday, January 30, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Israel and the West Bank comes against a backdrop of violence, including deadly attacks in Jerusalem and a Palestinian refugee camp.
Here's what is driving the latest spiral of Israeli-Palestinian violence
Saturday, January 28, 2023
A 10-month military crackdown, a half-century occupation, increasing Palestinian militancy and a far-right Israeli government could impact the chances for more violence.
Antony Blinken is on a trip to the Middle East amidst a spate of violence
Saturday, January 28, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East next week following three violent incidents that left several civilians dead in recent days.
A 13-year-old Palestinian wounded 2 people in an attack in East Jerusalem, police say
Saturday, January 28, 2023
The attack on Saturday morning comes just a day after a Palestinian gunman opened fire outside of a synagogue in Jerusalem at the start of the Jewish sabbath, killing seven people.
Jerusalem synagogue attacked as violence intensifies in Israeli-occupied West Bank
Friday, January 27, 2023
A gunman killed at least 7 people gathering for the sabbath at a synagogue in Jerusalem. This comes as violence intensifies with Israeli forces conducting a campaign of raids in the occupied West Bank
At least 7 people killed in a Jerusalem synagogue shooting
Friday, January 27, 2023
Israeli police say they shot and killed the gunman. The State Department condemned the "absolutely horrific" attack.
Gaza militants fire rockets toward Israel after Israeli troops killed 9 Palestinians
Friday, January 27, 2023
Militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets toward Israel and Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas sites in Gaza a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in the West Bank in years.
An Israeli military raid on a Palestinian refugee camp left 9 people dead
Thursday, January 26, 2023
An Israeli military raid on a Palestinian refugee camp left nine people dead — including several militants and a woman — as months of violence in the West Bank raise concerns about an escalation.
Palestinians say 9 killed in the West Bank, the deadliest Israeli raid there in years
Thursday, January 26, 2023
The Palestinian Authority condemned the raid and said it was cutting off security coordination between Palestinian police and Israeli forces.
Protesters in Israel criticize the judicial overhaul planned by the new government
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Israel's new government wants to weaken the judiciary — prompting unprecedented levels of protest. Critics say the effort echoes steps taken by the far-right governments in Hungary and Poland.
Israelis are protesting against the Netanyahu government's proposals to weaken the judiciary
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding protests over his government's proposals that would allow parliament to interfere with court decisions.