Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel appears in the following:

Book tells the story of a bus crash that embodies the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Thursday, November 02, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nathan Thrall about his book — A Day in the Life of Abed Salama — which explores the Israeli-Palestinian relationship through the story of a tragic bus accident.

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For a 20-year-old engineering student in Gaza, everything has changed

Thursday, November 02, 2023

As Israel expands its war in Gaza, we hear from a college student, one of Gaza's more than 1.4 million displaced people, who sent us voice messages about the loss of her home and her daily fears.

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Morning news brief

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

How Israel's plan to destroy Hamas will unfold is unclear. Speaker Johnson believes a stand-alone aid package for Israel will pass the House. It's Google turn to call witnesses in its monopoly trial.

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Gaza was in a near total blackout as Israel expanded its ground and air campaign

Monday, October 30, 2023

Voices from Gaza in the midst of a communication blackout as Israel forced continue airstrikes on the enclave.

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Morning news brief

Monday, October 30, 2023

Israel presses ahead with attacks along Gaza's eastern border, and it has been trading fire with a militia over its northern border. President Biden to take some big steps Monday to try to rein in AI.

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UAW president calls tentative deals with Ford and Stellantis big wins

Monday, October 30, 2023

Over the weekend, the strike against General Motors expanded to a huge engine plant in Springhill, Tenn. Workers at Ford and Stellantis are returning to their jobs after tentative deals.

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The suspect in Maine is still at large after 2 mass shootings killed 18 people

Friday, October 27, 2023

When communities suffer trauma they often come together, sharing their grief. That's not possible in Lewiston, Maine — the suspect is still on the loose, so the community is locked down.

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Americans in Gaza feel abandoned by their government

Friday, October 27, 2023

For nearly three weeks, a Massachusetts couple have been begging for a way home. They're living under bombardment and running out of supplies. They ask why the U.S. government can't get them out.

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Morning news brief

Friday, October 27, 2023

European countries call for humanitarian pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas. Manhunt intensifies for suspected Maine mass shooter. There's major destruction in Acapulco after Hurricane Otis.

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Hurricane Otis leaves Acapulco, the popular Mexican tourist destination, in ruins

Friday, October 27, 2023

Acapulco is a scene of widespread destruction — two days after being hit by a Category 5 hurricane.

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Now that Rep. Mike Johnson is House speaker, what's that mean for Louisiana?

Friday, October 27, 2023

The election of Mike Johnson to House speaker means two Louisianans hold two of the top spots in House leadership. That could mean issues important to the state could get more attention in Congress.

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600 Americans are estimated to be trapped in Gaza, including a Massachusetts family

Thursday, October 26, 2023

A couple and their baby have been stuck in Gaza since the siege began. They are among an estimated 1,700 people with European and U.S. citizenships who are trapped in the Gaza strip.

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Loved ones of Hamas attack victims diverge over Israel's war in Gaza

Friday, October 20, 2023

People who lost their family and homes in the surprise incursion into Israel by Hamas reckon with the aftermath.

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Palestinians brace for more violence after reprisal attacks in the West Bank

Friday, October 20, 2023

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in the days after Hamas' attack on southern Israel.

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Palestinians appear to have been killed in reprisal attacks in the West Bank

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in the days after Hamas' attack on southern Israel. Some of those deaths appear to be reprisal killings.

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Survivors of the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Be'eri describe the apocalyptic scene

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

People who lost their family and homes in the surprise incursion into Israel by Hamas reckon with the aftermath.

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Israeli army warns more than 1 million people to evacuate northern Gaza

Friday, October 13, 2023

The fighting between Israel and Hamas entered a seventh day on Friday with fears of a ground offensive growing stronger following an Israeli order to evacuate the northern region of the Gaza Strip.

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Morning news brief

Friday, October 13, 2023

Israel's ground invasion of Gaza may begin soon. Steve Scalise drops out of race for House speaker. Colorado jury convicts a white police officer in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man.

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Palestinian Israelis near the Gaza border know the grief of this war on both sides

Friday, October 13, 2023

In Rahat, a city of Palestinian Bedouin Israelis about 20 miles from the Gaza border, people know loss and fear on all sides of the conflict.

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'Is there any safe place?' Residents say Gaza is under attack like never before

Thursday, October 12, 2023

In response to Hamas' surprise attack, Israel has put Gaza under siege and unleashed heavy bombardments. Gaza residents tell NPR there is no place to seek shelter, unlike in previous conflicts.

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