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AILSA CHANG, HOST: In order to secure the coronavirus vaccine for its people, Israel made a deal that leverages its populations health data, which concerns some privacy experts there. But its helped the country give the first vaccine doses to more than a quarter of its population. Thats a bigger share than in any other country. NPRs Daniel Estrin in Jerusalem reports on what the vaccine makers get in return. DANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE: Jerusalems main sports stadium is a hive of needles and nurses...

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NPR Recently, the broadcaster provided yet another example of how it freezes out Palestinian voices: Daniel Estrin’s 12 January coverage of the decision by Israeli human rights group B’Tselem to call Israel an “apartheid regime” that upholds “Jewish supremacy” between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea. No Palestinian viewpoint was included in his report. As the Biden administration takes office – with (expected) incoming Secretary of State Antony Blinken committed to maintain...

Twitter Account Briefly Changed to “U.S. Ambassador to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza” Photo by Kagenmi/Getty Images Shortly after Joe Biden was sworn in as president on January 20, the United States Ambassador to Israel briefly changed its name on Twitter to also include the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. It was changed back after a couple of hours. The change was not reflected on the website of the embassy. Biden Administration makes shortest Ambassador title change in history. At 1...

66SHARES A Jan. 14 article by National Public Radio’s Daniel Estrin grossly misleads, falsely suggesting that Israel withheld the coronavirus vaccine from Palestinian prisoners even as other prisoners received the jab. In fact, Amir Ohana, Israel’s Minister of Public Security had previously called for a ban on vaccines for all prisoners, and on Thursday Health Minister Yuli Edelstein overruled him, making clear that all prisoners in Israeli jails — Palestinian and Israeli alike — wil...

Last week, Israel’s leading human rights group, B’Tselem, declared for the first time that Israel is an apartheid regime, a move that sent shock waves around the globe. But so far neither the New York Times or Washington Post have reported on it.

Sheldon Adelson, Conservative Donor And Casino Titan, Dies At 87 Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, one of the most prolific donors in conservative politics, died Monday night at the age of 87 due to complications from treatment for non-Hodgkins lymphoma, according to a statement from Las Vegas Sands, the company he founded. Adelson made his fortune — a net worth of around $35 billion according to an estimate by Forbes — in the casino hotel industry. He spent much of it backing conservat...

International Stories You Loved In 2020 at 8:44 am NPR This past year was like no other. The world suffered deeply from the novel coronavirus and many endured difficult sacrifices. But other news never stopped in 2020. Tensions escalated with Iran after the U.S. killed a top Iranian general. Britain made an arduous exit from the European Union. China enacted tough new authority over Hong Kong. The racial justice movement in the United States set off solidarity protests in man...

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. DAVID GREENE, HOST: And now for Christmas. In Bethlehem, the ancient community has seen so much over the years, spiked with war and conflict, but none quite like this years holiday during a pandemic. NPRs Daniel Estrin went to the Palestinian town and has this report. DANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE: The Church of the Nativity is shockingly empty - no pilgrims lining up to kiss the spot where tradition says Jesus was born. Local tour guide Nid...