Daniel Estrin
Stories
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Books
Short 'Stories from the Tenants Downstairs' describe the gentrification of their home
NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with author Sidik Fofana about his debut collection, "Stories from the Tenants Downstairs."
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Politics
Biden says the U.S. will work to improve Palestinians' lives
President Biden says that he's committed to the two-state solution for Israel and an independent Palestinian state. But with that goal out of reach, he said, the U.S. will look to help Palestinians.
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Politics
Some of the issues that President Biden and Israeli leaders will meet about
President Biden started on a series of deals in Israel meant to show the ties between the two countries. The subject of a Palestinian-American journalist killed in the West Bank may be on the agenda.
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Health
A 70-year-old man in Gaza needed open heart surgery. It was a race against time
NPR journalists followed Youssef Al-Kurd and his family for months as they begged for the medical care that could save his life.
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World
Israel coalition agrees to dissolve and hold early elections
In a joint statement released, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid say they've agreed to hold a vote next week to dissolve parliament and hold early elections.
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Interfaith activists' trip to Jerusalem causes stir in home country of Pakistan
A delegation of Pakistanis and Pakistani-Americans visited Jerusalem, as Israel tries to open more diplomatic relations with Muslim-majority countries.
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World
Palestinians and Israeli police clash at the funeral for journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
The funeral for Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh just outside of the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday began with skirmishes between Palestinian mourners and Israeli police.
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A Palestinian American journalist for Al Jazeera is killed in the West Bank
Veteran journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh was killed during an Israeli arrest raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The U.S. Embassy is calling for an investigation.
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Health
A Palestinian man's request to leave Gaza for surgery was a matter of life and death
A Palestinian man in Gaza gets a glimmer of hope for treatment for his heart condition when Israel grants him a permit to travel to seek care in the West Bank.
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Health
One man's struggle to get heart surgery shows how hard it is to find care in Gaza
The story of a 70-year-old Palestinian man's effort to get heart surgery illustrates the difficulties getting medical care in Gaza — or getting approval to go through Israel to seek it elsewhere.