• Israel ramps up demolition of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem

    Israel ramps up demolition of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem

    Feb 08, 2023 05:00 PM EST

    Since 1967, the government has built 58,000 homes for Israelis in the eastern part of the city, and fewer than 600 for Palestinians, said Daniel Seidemann, an Israeli lawyer specializing in the geopolitics of Jerusalem, citing the government's statistics bureau and his own analysis. In that time, the ...

  • Bolsonaro, Lula appear headed for runoff in Brazil's polarized presidential election

    Bolsonaro, Lula appear headed for runoff in Brazil's polarized presidential election

    Oct 03, 2022 12:17 AM EST

    ... by right-leaning foreign politicians, including former U.S. President Donald Trump, who called on Brazilians to vote for him. Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed gratitude for stronger bilateral relations and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also praised him. After voting Sunday morning, Bolsonaro told journalists that ...

  • Is there any ceasefire on the horizon for Israel and Palestine?

    Is there any ceasefire on the horizon for Israel and Palestine?

    May 16, 2021 10:00 PM EST

    ... fired since the start of the conflict. International allies, including members of the U.N. Security Council, are calling for a ceasefire. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled the conflict with Hamas will continue “full force.” NPR Correspondent Daniel Estrin joins from Jerusalem to discuss the situation on the ...

  • Israel-Palestine conflict intensifies as violence escalates

    Israel-Palestine conflict intensifies as violence escalates

    May 15, 2021 09:06 PM EST

    ... reported to be at least 126. NPR Correspondent Daniel Estrin joins from Jerusalem. ... Hari Sreenivasan: For more on the conflict, I spoke with NPR Correspondent Daniel Estrin who joined us from Jerusalem earlier today. So, Daniel, let's start with the latest, what have you been experiencing in the past ...

  • News Wrap: Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle lawsuit with George Floyd's family

    News Wrap: Minneapolis to pay $27 million to settle lawsuit with George Floyd's family

    Mar 12, 2021 11:55 PM EST

    ... lawsuit with the family of George Floyd. He died in police custody last May. The family's attorney, Ben Crump, hailed the agreement as historic. Benjamin Crump: It makes a statement that George Floyd deserved better than what we witnessed on May 25, 2020, that George Floyd's life matters ...

  • Breonna Taylor case outcome suggests officers are above the law, says legal expert

    Breonna Taylor case outcome suggests officers are above the law, says legal expert

    Sep 23, 2020 10:55 PM EST

    ... endangering Taylor's neighbors. Mattingly and Cosgrove fired 20 times between them, hitting Taylor six times. It remains unclear which officer fired the fatal shot. Daniel Cameron: Mattingly and Cosgrove were justified in their use of force, after having been fired upon by Kenneth Walker. Benjamin Crump: I mean, she ...

  • NYPD to adopt guidelines for disciplining officer misconduct

    NYPD to adopt guidelines for disciplining officer misconduct

    Aug 31, 2020 06:14 PM EST

    ... state and city lawmakers recently passed laws explicitly outlawing the tactic. The state law was named for Garner, who died in 2014 after then-Officer Daniel Pantaleo took him to the ground and put him in a chokehold. In developing a discipline matrix, the police department is fulfilling one of ...

  • Stephon Clark killing by police is an American problem, says family attorney

    Stephon Clark killing by police is an American problem, says family attorney

    Mar 29, 2018 10:40 PM EST

    ... basketball games. In turn, the players on Sunday wore warm-up shirts with slogans that said: "Accountability. We Are One" and "#StephonClark." Meanwhile, Police Chief Daniel Hahn announced California's attorney general will oversee the investigation into the shooting. Daniel Hahn: Our city is at a critical point right now ...

  • News Wrap: Venezuela’s controversial new assembly convenes

    News Wrap: Venezuela’s controversial new assembly convenes

    Aug 04, 2017 11:56 PM EST

    ... The leaked exchanges revealed at times contentious conversations, at odds with the White House's description to the press. Today, the director of national intelligence, Daniel Coats, issued a warning to any would-be leakers. DAN COATS, U.S. National Intelligence Director: Anyone who engages in these criminal acts is ...

  • Violent clashes in Jerusalem leave several dead, more than 100 wounded

    Violent clashes in Jerusalem leave several dead, more than 100 wounded

    Jul 21, 2017 09:59 PM EST

    ... put additional restrictions on entry to the al-Aqsa mosque, the Guardian reported, turning away women and men over the age of 50. NPR's Daniel Estrin said police "blocked buses of Muslims coming to Jerusalem from around the country." Instead, Muslim worshippers who refused to pass through the detectors ...