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"Men this year and pursuing them has led to bloodshed at levels not seen in years. Here's NPR's Daniel estrin. The Cosmo of nablus is a Warren of shops selling candied pumpkin olive oil soap, the city's signature sweet cheese dessert. I walked down one alley past a bakery and see a pile of limestones at the scene of an Israeli attack in August that killed gunmen Ibrahim in the bullseye. Gunmen still patrol here. And you can see the mangled metal and the broken stones. And standing right here to the left of me is a 22 year old man with a black baseball hat and a large gun slung around his shoulder. And a necklace with the picture of Ibrahim, his comrade who was killed. He fidgets with his assault rifle and loads a new magazine. He won't speak on tape or give his name. He'd certainly be wanted by Israeli troops. He says he's among hundreds of young men in new militias, like his called the lion's den. They're not formally trained, but they've gotten their hands on M 16s, some smuggled from Israeli army supplies. Instead of throwing rocks at troops entering their towns, they shoot. Israeli soldiers have shot back, killing around a hundred Palestinians this year, including civilians, the highest tally in several years. And Israel says there have been more than a 140 Palestinian attacks on Israelis in the West Bank. The highest number in years, a few soldiers were killed. A resident passes by. He won't
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"NPR news. I'm Daniel estrin. On Thursday, the human rights group Amnesty International published a scathing report accusing the Ukrainian military of stationing its troops near civilian areas in ways that may amount to war crimes, almost as quickly as it was released Ukrainian and international experts condemned the report as misleading. Joining us now from Kyiv is NPR's Yulia haida, who's been following this for us. Welcome. Hi Daniel. First question is the Amnesty report credible. Well, critics from Ukraine's president I'm down say that the report amounts to disinformation. And Amnesty's own Ukraine office says that the foreign based researchers glossed over critical information that can be easily manipulated or misunderstood. Now, I don't think there's much doubt that what the researchers saw is technically true that there are situations where soldiers are quartered in homes next to civilians that Ukrainian troops do spend time inside of vacant hospitals and schools and so on. My colleagues and I have even seen some examples of this. And that can theoretically set a bad precedent where Russians returning fire might miss and kill some bystanders. Amnesty says Ukraine should do better at evacuating civilians from the areas that they're operating in, but Ukraine's defense ministry says that they've done that. Thousands of people either can't or won't leave. So if what the Amnesty researchers documented is true, as you say, what is the criticism against the report? Yeah, so the criticism mostly comes down to what the report doesn't say. As opposed to what it does say, the report implies that Ukraine may be committing war crimes and says that soldiers actions might be interpreted as using civilians as human shields. So I talked to the report's author Donatello Rivera, who's very well known in this area of human rights research. And she said that being in schools and hospitals isn't strictly against international law. And so critics are asking, who gets to determine what is or isn't within the bounds of international law, how far do soldiers need to be away from civilians, especially in cases of defensive urban warfare to be within the bounds of legal warfare. It's just too ambiguous. This report has made a lot of people pretty mad in Ukraine, right? Yeah, it's been the talk of the streets for days. There's even a viral meme that the organization might change its name to something like sham Ness to international. Now, one of the reasons for this is because Russia has been trying to justify its invasion of Ukraine since before it even happened. And Ukrainians are mad that Russian media has really run with this Amnesty report, and they've jumped onto some of those implied conclusions that Ukrainians are all war criminals. I talked to ila lazowski from the organized crime and corruption reporting project, which, just like Amnesty, monitors compliance with international law in Ukraine, he says the Amnesty report was written so clumsily, it borders on negligent. God forbid, you know, some explosion in a shelter in a hospital that kills 50 people. The Russians are going to say, well, look, you've been Amnesty International said that Ukrainians are making us do this. What's interesting is that Amnesty International itself has reported plenty of cases where Russians have attacked civilian sites without any pretext of returning fire, like the time that the Russians bombed a theater in mariupol where civilians were sheltering back in March. Ukrainians say there wouldn't have been any dead civilians at all if Russia hadn't invaded in the first place. Ukraine's foreign minister says any suggestion Ukraine provokes attacks is simply untrue and amounts to victim blaming. How is Amnesty's Ukrainian researchers on the ground? How are they affected by all this? Well, when the report came out, the local office immediately distanced themselves. They claimed it was compiled by foreign observers who just parachuted into the country. The head of the Ukraine office was personally criticized though, and yesterday she resigned after getting docs. That's a term for having your personal details posted online against your consent. NPR's are the unheeded in Ukraine. Thank you. Thank you. And finally today, TV and film fans listen up, you know Abby Jacobson from her comedic antics and the hit TV series broad city. She's starring in a new series called a league of their own. Yep, it's a TV adaptation of the classic 1992 film about the women who played in the all American girls professional baseball league that began during World War II. Remember that scene from the film where Dottie and kit are running to catch the train to get to the baseball tryouts? Here's Abbi Jacobson's character with her take on that scene
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"It's here and now. In the Middle East, President Biden is now on the most closely watched stop of his trip. Saudi Arabia. He flew there nonstop from Israel, and on the tarmac, the Saudi's rolled out a purple carpet. As for Biden's agenda, well, it's unclear if he will bring up the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the U.S. intelligence community believes the Saudi crown prince approved vet operation. In Pierre Daniel estrin is covering the trip and we have him on the line hi, Daniel. Hi, Scott. Okay, purple carpet. Tell us about the reception the president got in Saudi Arabia. Well, besides the purple carpet that everyone has been wondering what the meeting between Biden and MBS would look like Mohammed bin Salman, he is The Crown prince, of course, the U.S. implicated him in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist, and Biden fist bumped MBS. And then we saw a lot of images of MBS gesturing and ushering Biden in to a meeting with his father, king Salman, a reporter with NBS attempted I'm sorry with NBC, attempted to ask a question to The Crown prince. He said, will you apologize to the family of Jamal Khashoggi, MBS didn't answer, and according to photos of the journalists who took photos there, he appears to have smirked or smiled at that question and then the traveling reporters were promptly escorted out of the room. Oh, wow, what a moment. I thought at one point there was not going to be any media. So quite a moment there, as far as the agenda for this visit for the president, we know oil prices are extremely high. The Saudis may be able to pump more for the world. What's at the top of the president's agenda? You know, there's a lot on this agenda. I mean, he's meeting a summit of basically all the heavyweight Arab leaders in the region. He wants them to come together and to serve as a counterweight against Iran and China and Russia. He also wants to see the truce in Yemen continue. That war in Yemen involving Saudi Arabia against Iranian backed proxies. The war has been going on for years. Now there's a truce and but as you mentioned Biden has, you know, there's been a lot of criticism about this visit to Saudi Arabia and and Biden in the past called the kingdom of pariah because of the war in Yemen and because of human rights abuses. And Biden has said he will promote human rights on this trip. We will have to see whether he will publicly speak about Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who was killed. And we should note the U.S. in the past has supported the Saudis in this Yemen proxy war. In this trip, the president also went to east Jerusalem. And then the Israeli occupied West Bank to meet the president of the Palestinian authority, Mahmoud Abbas. What happened there? Well, you know, Biden is trying to renew ties with the Palestinians. There were very rocky years with under Trump when Trump sided with palace with Israel and took punitive measures against the Palestinians. And so Biden tried to reassure Palestinians, but Palestinians have a lot of demands from the U.S. that Biden has not been able to deliver on. He hasn't been able to reverse a lot of Trump's policies like closing diplomatic representative offices for Palestinians. In Jerusalem and in Washington, Palestinians also want Biden to hold Israel to account for the recent killing of a Palestinian American journalist. Yes. That's ten pierce Daniel estrin following the president's trip in the Mideast. Daniel thanks as always. You're welcome. Topps grocery store in Buffalo, New York reopens today. It was the site where a gunman killed ten people two months ago in an act of racism. The gunman now faces 27 counts, including federal hate crime charges. Before this mass shooting Topps was a gathering place in this predominantly black neighborhood, the area is essentially a food desert with very few stores to choose from. And community members are now asking for substantial changes beyond the reopening of a place that is still the source of so much pain and trauma. Joining us now is Gillian haynesworth, buffalo's first poet laureate. She has written a poem about the resilience of the community which now stands as a memorial that greets patrons as they enter the top store. Jillian, welcome to here and now. Good morning. Thank you for having me. Tops is I mentioned is more than just a supermarket. It's a gathering place. You know it well as someone who grew up in east buffalo. And we've been talking so much about the store's closure essentially turning east buffalo into a food desert. How have you and other residents been managing during this time? Yeah, so we have really relied on each other. A lot of our local organizations have really stepped up and taken on the responsibility of making sure that the people can eat. There's also been a shuttle bus that will take people from the community into different communities to go to grocery stores. But it is important to point out that this is one grocery store. And one black community an entire city, 85% of the black population in Buffalo live on the east side of buffalo. So most people, most black people in Buffalo are navigating food deserts. And these food deserts existed before May 14th. And then some of them still exist now, even with tops being reopened. Yes, the disparities in east buffalo have been well documented. We were just reading research from professor Henry Lewis Taylor at the university of buffalo, who studied the disparities in the city and found that black people in east buffalo specifically have fallen significantly behind white residents. And just about every socioeconomic category, what do you want political leaders like perhaps the city's mayor to focus their attention on now? We really need people on the east side, black and brown people to be able to own something. You know? In order for the east side to feel like our community in order for buffalo to feel like our home, we need some ownership. So we really need to focus on that. That will lead to being able to open up more stores, more grocery stores, co ops, things like that. You were at a ceremony yesterday at top's grocery store, the owner John persons has said that the store is now emptied out and it now has a different feel and look. That won't solve all of those systemic issues that you're talking about. But his aspiration is to make tops for the moment as this only place that people can go to shop. A place that residents of east buffalo will feel good about, you were there yesterday, how did it feel So first off, it was beautiful inside a side tops. If you look at the outside of tops, there are all of these symbols and people were probably like, what does this mean and they are like African symbols for like saying goodbye and transitioning and it's just very. Appropriate for our community and the way we acknowledge and celebrate our culture and our history. But it also felt heavy. It felt heavy because it's like it's nice in here and everything's new and everything, everything is shiny, but we know what happened. And we know we know what it took for it to look this way. You wrote a poem about this massacre about this moment in east buffalo's history. It's now a memorial in the form of a plaque that now resides inside of top store, it greets folks as they enter, can you read it for us? Yes, absolutely. Let the hopeful healing waters flow. Ushering in a rebirth of our sense of self let the flowing waters remind us of time. Current yet fleeting like life itself, large, yet within reach just as the ancestors. Let the hopeful
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"The out of the darkness overnight walk on June 4th from dusk till dawn one night one goal stop suicide register now at the overnight dot org Live from NPR news in Washington I'm Dave Mattingly Another round of talks is expected today between delegations from Russia and Ukraine the government of volodymyr zelensky says it still working to establish humanitarian corridors for civilians in the capital Kyiv and the city of harkey amid ongoing Russian attacks Israel's prime minister Naftali Bennett says his country is attempting to mediate talks between Russia and Ukraine Here's NPR's Daniel estrin Bennett flew secretly to Moscow Saturday and met with Putin at the Kremlin Bennett's office said the U.S. gave its blessing for the meeting Then Bennett flew to Germany to meet Chancellor Olaf Schultz He's also spoken three times this weekend with Ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky It was zelensky who asked Israel to help mediate since Israel is close with both Russia and Ukraine Bennett said Israel continued to assist quote even if the chance is not great He said it was a quote moral obligation to make every effort Several hundred Ukrainian immigrants are landing in Israel this weekend fleeing the war and Israel is setting up a field hospital in western Ukraine Daniel estrin NPR news Jerusalem Secretary of State Antony Blinken is reaffirming the U.S. commitment to NATO speaking today in Lithuania blinken said the U.S. will defend every inch of NATO territory if it comes under attack blinken is expected to deliver the same message later today when he visits Estonia This is NPR news from Washington York at 6 32 good morning I'm David first 62° in Central Park going back up to 70 today Southbound at one trains are delayed We're also seeing delays on New Jersey transits northeast corridor north Jersey coast and Morris and Essex lines Starting today New York City bars restaurants and entertainment venues will no longer be required to ask patrons for proof of COVID-19 vaccination Mayor Adams announced the end of the mandate last week as cases decline in the city Businesses can still require proof at their own discretion Adam says he's hoping the move will help the city continue to recover economically from the pandemic The city is also ending the indoor mask mandate in public schools for students age 5 and older today 62° now expecting a high near 70 mostly cloudy breezy showers are likely late this afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the forecast tonight It's WNYC.
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"Reaches for the box where he's storing the and N from the sign outside He soliciting ideas for a new name But he doesn't want to ever touch those 5 wooden letters again Daniel estrin NPR news to the pub formerly known as Putin in Jerusalem This is NPR news This is listener supported WNYC later on morning edition Ukraine's foreign minister is asking the world for more support I urge all countries to provide Ukraine with more weapons Ammunition supplies equipment and foil We need weapons to fight To defend our country Meanwhile tens of thousands of Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries who will hear some of their stories coming up at about 15 minutes 30 with some clouds out there this morning sunny with a high near 34 today watch out for that wind show 15 to 25 gusty today tonight a lower round 29 and then on Tuesday mostly cloudy and a high near 47 as we begin a slight warming trend there Right now it's 5 51 30 with some clouds in New York's Central Park Support for WNYC comes from the John S and James L knight foundation helping public radio advanced journalistic excellence in the digital age The night foundation believes that informed and engaged communities are essential for a healthy democracy knight foundation dot org WNYC and the New York public library have teamed up for a virtual book club experience I'm Alison Stewart host of all of it and the.
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"Able to connect The news is first Lie from NPR news I'm Lakshmi Singh U.S. sanctions against Russia further affect a major gas pipeline deal Moscow had with the German government before Germany halted it at the State Department today spokesperson Ned price speaks to President Biden's latest response to Russia's incursion against Ukraine Our German Alice yesterday took resolute action to ensure that the Nord stream two pipeline would have been a prized $11 billion investment on the part of the Russian Federation is suspended indefinitely And as you have just seen President Biden today authorized sanctions on Nord stream two AG and its corporate office holders We have now taken complementary action using our own authorities to ensure that Nord stream two is off the table just as we said it would be The administration says Russia's economy stands to be severely affected by sanctions from the west but Russia is a major energy producer and the standoff is expected to be felt in energy markets around the globe Israel is endorsing the U.S. position on the crisis in Ukraine However the Israeli government is also trying to protect its ties with Russia and Pierre Daniel estrin has this from Jerusalem Israel's top leaders huddled today to issue a statement it doesn't mention Russia by name but says Israel quote shares the concern of the international community regarding the steps taken in eastern Ukraine and supports the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of Ukraine The U.S. and UN say Russia has violated Ukraine's sovereignty by recognizing the independence of regions controlled by Russian backed separatists Israel traditionally sides with the U.S. but foreign minister yair lapid says he's cautious because of Jewish communities in both Russia and Ukraine and because Israel closely coordinates with Russia on military action in Syria Israel's foreign ministry says it's willing to help broker a diplomatic solution if asked Daniel estrin and PR news Jerusalem Nation's capital is preparing for a series of demonstrations ahead of President Biden's State of the Union speech next week NPR Windsor Johnson reports protests by groups of truckers opposed to pandemic restrictions are expected to take place in and around Washington D.C. Officials say several trucker convoys are heading for Washington with a goal of creating gridlock on D.C.'s heavily traveled beltway Mike Landis who's with a group traveling from California posted this message online You may be wondering why we're doing this okay For me personally it's about our freedoms as Americans Washington D.C. police chief Robert Conti says his force is prepared We'll be informing.
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"This is weak introduction from NPR news I'm Scott Simon and thank you for being with us More than a 100,000 Russian troops are deployed near Ukraine's borders The looming threat of an invasion is causing many high level negotiations among world leaders How ready are Ukrainians who are on the ground Or join now by NPR Daniel estrin in Kyiv Thanks very much for being with us Daniel Thanks for having me Scott So how are Ukrainians prepared Are they for what could be a ground invasion Well if you're asking about the military they have learned from their experience fighting Russia for the last 8 years in eastern Ukraine And fighting Russian backed separatists They're better trained now and the U.S. has been airlifting them a lot of weaponry as well If you're asking about civilians I've been wondering how the capital is preparing for war because Russian troops are just a few hours drive from Kyiv where I am now The deputy head of the Kyiv city council Alina mikhailova told me she's been checking on the city's bomb shelters She has suggested a local TV channel run public service announcements about how to act if a city is bombarded She told me the city's planning checkpoints to protect residents and I asked her is key ready for a Russian incursion today To some assume that psychologically and yes if you speak about bomb shelters well no if you speak about informing residents now if you talk about security in general of the city well so so it's been 8 years of war in Ukraine And the city could have been better protected Daniel what about what's now called the prospect of hybrid warfare What would that be like Yeah hybrid warfare means a traditional military campaign combined with unconventional warfare in the cyber sphere for instance And this could look like attacks that Ukraine has seen in recent years knocking out the power grid knocking out electricity taking out government Internet sites so you can't get official information taking out ATM so you can't get cash These are not imaginary scenarios We've seen in 2015 a power plant was hit with a cyberattack 200,000 people lost power temporarily in the cold of winter happened again the next year the year after that the world's most costly cyberattack ever which started in Ukraine it shut down all kinds of systems banks the airport And Russia has been blamed for those attacks Two weeks ago the Ukrainian government many of their websites were hacked as well And how well are Ukrainians prepared for cyberattacks Ukraine has learned a lot from their experience And they have gotten help from the U.S. the U.S. installed hardware and software in critical infrastructure in recent weeks The U.S. has ramped up those efforts to help Ukraine secure strategic systems We're talking U.S. defense officials FBI other contractors working daily with the Ukrainians on this So the power grid banks airport they're better protected now but the U.S. assessment is that if Russia attacks they will have some success The U.S. assessment is that Russia could even paralyze communication networks infrastructure for say a week enough to carry out a military strike and the question is how quickly could Ukraine get its systems back up and running We really don't know the answer to that question I think it's safe to say that the Russians can be masters at disinformation What are Ukrainians trying to do about that Yeah fake news Well there is a classic example of this from 2014 fighting began in eastern Ukraine then And Russian state owned television broadcast a fake news story a woman claiming that Ukrainian soldiers had crucified her three year old boy It was completely debunked it's false but at the time many Ukrainians in the east were duped that they were terrified of their own army Today Ukrainian researchers in disinformation tell me that a lot of Ukrainians today are much more immune to this kind of Russian disinformation Ukraine has banned pro Russian TV channels They've blocked Russian social media sites Russia could still pump out false messages scaring and confusing civilians at a time of war They could do that on telegram which is a popular messaging app here But in general Ukrainians feel that they're more alert to what Russia might do because they've seen Russia do a lot of it already in the last several years And Kyiv thanks very much You're welcome It was a week that shook Wall Street Wild swings and era of near zero interest rates and easy money coming to an end and that has investors.
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"In the crisis in Eastern Europe there are new tensions today between Kyiv and Washington the president of Ukraine is criticizing the Biden administration for its public warnings about a potential Russian attack saying its causing global panic that's harming Ukraine And Piero's Daniel estrin has the latest from Kyiv A day after speaking with President Biden Ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says it's a mistake for the U.S. to issue dire warnings about a potential Russian attack And he criticized the U.S. and UK for evacuating some embassy staff He said these steps don't help us He argued it causes global concern and hurts Ukraine's economy He said Ukraine is threatened by Russian troops along its border but that Ukraine is used to a state of war with Russia and Russian backed separatists since 2014 Russia has invited zelensky for talks but said he would refuse to discuss the fate of Donbass which fell out of Ukrainian control The Ukrainian president called Russia's invitation cynical Daniel Esther and NPR news Kyiv Weighing in on the standoff in Eastern Europe defense secretary Lloyd Austin says Russia may not have made a final decision on whether to send military forces into Ukraine but it now has a complete range of options including actions short of a full scale invasion At The Pentagon today Austin address whether the U.S. plans to send troops to Eastern Europe If and when we do move troops the purpose of those troops deploying would be to reassure.
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"You Our Hamas in Israel on the verge of a long-term truce 6 months ago they fought an 11 day war during that time Palestinian militants fired thousands of rockets Israeli warplanes bombarded Gaza more than 250 people were killed most of them in Gaza and since then the two sides of operated under a tenuous ceasefire NPR's Daniel estrin recently visited Gaza and he's on the line now from Tel Aviv Daniel It's been 6 months since the war What has changed now to try to reduce tensions between Hamas and Israel Well there's been a big leadership change Israel has a new prime minister of Tully Bennett and after the war his government got tough and it said Israel will not allow for large scale reconstruction of all the homes and all the infrastructure that was damaged in Israel's bombings on Gaza Unless Hamas agrees to release Israeli captives that it holds in Gaza So that is Israel's tough public stance but we are now seeing that Israel is relaxing It's conditions a little bit And we're seeing some small movement toward a truce that is a little more robust And Dan you were just in Gaza What did you see there I saw some examples of these sweeteners that Israel's offering Gaza for Hamas to continue to maintain the ceasefire So one example is that as I was crossing into Gaza I saw crowds of Palestinian day laborers walking through this usually heavily fortified Israeli border crossing walking into Israel to work and usually Israel lets in very very few people in from Gaza And now Israel says it's allowing about 10,000 Palestinians from Gaza to work in Israel It's the highest number in years Another really surprising thing I saw was that some construction of damaged homes destroyed in Israeli air strikes is beginning The UN is coordinating this reconstruction with international aid money And usually Israel tightly restricts construction materials going into Gaza because the concern is that according to Israel Hamas fighters could use them for rockets and tunnels But we're seeing in recent months Israel allowing Gaza to import cement rebar almost an unlimited numbers So let's just a couple examples of ways that Israel is trying to stabilize Gaza a little bit while it is negotiating with Hamas this bigger deal And the two are sworn enemies I've been that way for a while What do these talks look like and what exactly are they negotiating Right Israel and Hamas don't talk to each other directly so they're indirect talks Egypt is the mediator in the middle So you see Hamas officials have gone to Cairo and then Israeli officials have gone after them to Cairo And there are three main issues that they're trying to reach First a long-term truth So no fighting for maybe several years Second they are looking to agree on a plan to rehabilitate Gaza to reconstruct those destroyed homes and the infrastructure and Gaza faces chronic humanitarian problems and crises And then the last part is the most sensitive part A prisoner swap So Israel under such a deal would release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Hamas releasing two soldiers bodies and two Israeli civilians So how close are they to a deal then A lot of reports and a lot of rumors about progress It's really hard to tell It's a hard sell in Israel to make the deal with Hamas But I think the bottom line is that these negotiations are not aimed at achieving some grand peace between Hamas and Israel This is about giving Palestinians in Gaza.
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"Naftali Bennett. Biden said If diplomacy fails to curb Iran's nuclear program, the U. S might resort to other options. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from the White House. Bennett is proposing a joint plan with the U. S to thwart Iran's militant activities in the Mideast and to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Biden has said he wants to return to the Iran nuclear deal, which Bennett opposes. But Bennett said he appreciated Biden saying this we're putting diplomacy first scene where that takes us. But if diplomacy fails, we're ready to turn to other options. Biden said he'd speak to Bennett about advancing peace for Israelis and Palestinians. And he said the U. S. Is considering adopting Israel's
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With the Fighting Suspended, Assessing the Destruction in Gaza
"A cease fire between Gaza militants and Israel is now in its second day. For most of the fatalities, they were fighting in Gaza. But NPR's Daniel Estrin in Gaza City reports Hamas militants are staging victory rallies. A couple dozen masked Hamas militants of just marched down the main thoroughfare. Holding up AK 40 guns wearing military fatigues. Hamas is celebrating the end of the war with Israel as a victory. This is the second day that the ceasefire continues, and Egyptian mediators are in Gaza, working out the terms of the cease fire with Israel. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to be in the region to meet with Israeli leaders and The Palestinian Authority leader in the West Bank, go to bus as Palestinians in Gaza survey the damage and the rubble from the destruction of 11 Days of fighting.
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"About 8200 families lived in this neighborhood until 1948. 1948. When Israel was founded during war Jews were displaced from this neighborhood by Jordan. Then Palestinians who were displaced from Israel were moved onto the land. Silverstein and other activists have been using old Jewish ownership claims to move Jews back in and now they've sued in court to a victor families from four homes. Other cases are pending. The Israeli government calls it a private real estate dispute. Progressive Israeli groups call it a campaign of mass displacement supported by Israeli courts in the last year and a half, they say a record number of about 150. Palestinians face court supported eviction in the city. Make way for Jewish settler groups. This'll is my home, not be little toward walks me away from the riot police and through his yard, one half of his home was claimed by a settler group years ago. Now he's facing eviction from the other half. And here's the thing. Israeli law allows Jews to reclaim these grounds lost in the 1948 war. It does not allow Palestinians to reclaim property They lost in that war and the gun one on sorry this is a racist, racist, racist law, The U. S State Department said it was deeply concerned about the potential evictions. Israel froze the affection proceedings to cool tensions. But Hamas in Gaza had issued a warning. If the aggression against our people in the shift URA neighborhood does not stop immediately. We will not stand idly by Four days after my visit, Hamas fired rockets toward Jerusalem and the war began. Daniel Estrin. NPR NEWS Jerusalem A robotic arm with.
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"Israeli bombardment of Gaza took another disturbing turn today, so that's where we're going to start the program. Officials say eight Children and two others, all from the same extended family were killed in Israeli air strike on a home a Palestinian rocket killed a man in Israel, too. Then Israel demolished a building in Gaza that housed the Associated Press and Al Jazeera. Israel claimed Palestinian militants also used the building. The AP said in a statement. It was shocked and horrified by the attack, and President Biden has since spoken with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. NPR's Daniel Estrin is in Jerusalem and is with us now with the latest Daniel. Welcome. Thank you for joining us. Thank you, Michelle for having me first, if you would tell us more about what happened to the AP and Al Jazira building. This is a 12 story building in Gaza City, AP says it's been there for a decade and a half. They have covered three previous Gaza Israel wars from there. And today the owner of the building got a call from the Israeli military saying Evacuate now we're going to target so AP staffers said they ran down 11 flights of stairs and watched from afar. And Al Jazeera filmed the building owner pleading with an Israeli official on the phone saying, Give us just a few more minutes to get more cameras out of the building. And then an hour after the warning came, three missiles landed on the high rise. There's a big ball of fire and the building collapsed completely now. Israel says Hamas used this building as well for a research and development center. Israel did not provide proof. Before joining NPR was a correspondent with The Associated Press. And I know the staff and Gaza very well, and one of their correspondence is Ferris Akram. Just yesterday, his family's farmhouse and Gaza was hit in an Israeli bombing, and he wrote a piece saying At the A P office was the only place in Gaza where he felt somewhat safe. And earlier as you said a Palestinian family was killed. Can you tell us what happened there? Yes. My colleague and Gaza spoke to the neighbors of that family family got a call from Israel, warning them to leave their home. It would be bombed. Father ran out, tried to warn other neighbors. The rest of the family ran to a nearby home. They were bombed Two women, eight Children died. And a search was then under way for missing people under the rubble of the house and at the funeral to surviving father. Fainted several times. We understand that there was also a casualty in Israel today, that's right. A rocket fell in Rama's gun, which is right next to tell Aviv and a man died there. It's very unusual of four Palestinian rockets from Gaza to reach that part of Israel so deep inside the country, but we've seen that again and again in this conflict. So we have just learned that President Biden has weighed in. We know he spoke with both Prime Minister Netanyahu in the Palestinian President Mahmoud a bust we know anymore. That's right. I mean, we heard this statements we've heard from the US previously defending Israel's right to defend itself. We heard about high level U. S engagement for the regional partners. But he raised concerns about the safety of journalists and reinforce their need to ensure their protection. And he told the president a bus that he was looking to rebuild the U. S relationship with the Palestinians, which Stops under Trump. So, Daniel, This is all very unsettling, very disturbing. Forgive me for asking you to speculate. Based on your reporting and your expertise. Do you have any sense of where this is all Headed. Is anybody working on a cease fire? Anything you can tell us? It is unclear where this is headed. Theo U. S and other countries are working various reports about ceasefire attempts. We don't see that anywhere on the horizon. A senior Hamas leaders house was destroyed in an Israeli attack today, Hamas threatening more rocket fire and tell Aviv so all that could lead to more escalation. There's unrest on the streets of Israel Apiece Group staging a rally tonight. They told me some of their leaders were arrested by Israeli police. It's just a very unsettling feeling unclear where this is headed, Michelle. That is NPR's Daniel Estrin in Jerusalem. Daniel Thank you so much. You're welcome. Now we turn to one of this week's major political stories out of Washington, D. C. Where Republicans voted to remove Congresswoman List Cheney of Wyoming from her position in the House leadership and to replace her with New York congresswoman at least Stefanik and outspoken defender of former president Trump. Chinese crime was continuing to hold the former president responsible for his role in the January mob attack on the capital by promoting when a lot of people called the big lie the false claim that the election was stolen from him. It's just the latest sign of the former president's hold on Republican officeholders. But it's also the latest catalyst for moves by other Republicans looking to loosen that grip or to create something new. Earlier this week more than 100 Republicans signed on to that idea in a Washington post opinion piece. Five former Republican leaders describe the efforts, saying, quote if we cannot save the Republican Party from itself We will help save America from extremist elements in the Republican Party here to tell us more about it is one of the authors former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Governor Whitman. Thank you so much for joining us. It's a pleasure to be with you. So first your reaction to the whole situation with Congresswoman Cheney and Her being ousted and then replaced by a trump loyalist. What's your take on all that? Well, I mean, it was sort of the final straw that made it very hard for anybody. Toc think that the party the Republican Party was about anything other than loyalty to Donald Trump, because if you look at list Cheney's voting record in the house, she was extremely loyal. She voted 80 to 90% of the time. With the Trump administration, whereas the least fun like was about 50 to 60% of the time. So by replacing Liz Cheney with Elise Stefanik, they were saying very clearly nothing matters. It's not policy. It's not principle. It's Are you loyal to this man?.
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"This Mexican border towns, the administration is expanding the way it identifies and admits vulnerable migrants. It is Thursday. May 13th Stevie Wonder is 71 today. And the news is next. Mine from NPR News on Korver Coleman. Fighting between Israel and Gaza continues to intensify NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Jerusalem. More than 80. Palestinians and seven people in Israel have been killed. There's no ceasefire in sight. Despite the start of the eat holiday marking the end of Ramadan. President Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Biden says he's optimistic fighting will end quote sooner than later. The tensions have sparked civil unrest in Israeli cities with mobs of Jewish and Arab citizens, torching cars and shops and severely beating people. NPR's Daniel Estrin reporting Officials with colonial pipeline are restarting the flow of fuel. This was interrupted last week when the company was hit with a cyber attack. Officials hope the restart will end a spree of panic gasoline buying that has led to severe shortages in the southeast. NPR's commitment domino ski reports Colonial says it began restarting the pipeline at five p.m. Wednesday. The company says it will take several days for supply chains to return to normal. Meanwhile, many parts of the Southeast, especially Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas are caught in a self perpetuating cycle. Concern about future shortages causes panic buying, which creates immediate shortages that leads to more panic buying. Pipeline out of jam spike in demand have created distribution challenges. But the country is not running low on gasoline and governors, along with the fuel industry are asking drivers, not toe, horde, fuel or buy gas. They don't need Melodrama. Noski. NPR NEWS President Biden has signed an executive order to improve the country's cyber defenses. This comes after the ransomware attack against colonial pipeline. Biden's orders sets out new requirements for companies that do business with the federal government. They need to report cyber breaches and threat information. This.
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Gaza Militants Fire Rockets Near Jerusalem as Violence Swells
"In Gaza have fired a barrage of rockets into Israel, including seven rockets toward Jerusalem after hundreds of Palestinians and several Israelis in the city were wounded in clashes. The rocket fire could caused no injuries but came during an annual celebration of Israeli religious nationalists in Jerusalem. NPR's Daniel Estrin was there. But I'm sirens are going off in Jerusalem for the first time in years. You can hear booms. I'm hiding behind some trash cans next to a stone wall. Things family is crowded here in the corner. But now people are starting to come back out. Right after we heard several booms on there, cheering Once again, it seems that with even more fervor than before, Daniel Estrin NPR NEWS Jerusalem
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"Daniel Estrin. NPR NEWS Jerusalem Democrats and voting rights groups in Texas say they object to propose voting restrictions in the state, comparing them to ones recently passed and Georgia and Florida. That largely with member station Kut reports. Opponents gathered in Austin this weekend to express their concerns. The Texas has the representatives passed a bill last week that, among other things, ban sending mail in ballot applications to a voter that has not requested one. It would also expand the rights of poll watchers. That's something that worried speakers at the weekend rally at the Texas capital. Former congressman Beto O'Rourke and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro were among those calling for pressure on Republicans to stop the proposal. It's not entirely clear what will be in the final bill, the Texas House and Senate passed different versions of the bill. The two chambers will have to resolve those differences before final votes can be taken by the end of the month. Measure's supporters say the new rules are needed to stop voter fraud, though there's no evidence of more than a handful of instances of voter fraud in Texas for NPR news. I'm Matt largely in Austin. This is NPR news. 45 degrees A dado four. Good morning. I'm Mary Dixon. With WB. Easy news. The architecture world is mourning. The sudden death of helmet yon is romantic high tech designs will live on for decades. Is WB Easy's Michael Puente reports. Philadelphia, Berlin and, of course, Chicago or just among the few places where you could find Yang's works. Born in Germany in 1940 Young came to Chicago in 1966. Study under the legendary Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He's best known here for designing the Thompson Center and United's Terminal one at O'Hare. Reed Kroloff is the dean of the College of Architecture and IittIe, the energy and the vibrancy of his buildings and with the way he approached architectures Is rare. We're all the worst for this loss. Yang was killed in a bicycle crash Saturday afternoon. He was 81 Michael Puente, WB Easy news. Covert Vaccine Supplies are high, but in some parts of cook County demand is slowing down. That's why Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says the county may need to work closer with non for profit groups to increase vaccination rates among some groups. If you have more than 15 headaches a month, you could be experiencing chronic migraines. WB Easy's Araceli Gomez L. Donna reports. While there hasn't been a lot of research on what causes migraines, a new study out of the University of Illinois Chicago shows a novel way to treat thumb. I mean, a Padan is the study's lead researcher. She examined what migrants look like on a cellular level, focusing on the brain cells, sidle skeletons. They give sells their shape. And when she altered the sidle, skeletons and animals experiencing a migraine, they were no longer in this chronic pain states. And so that was, you know, kind of exciting because it implies that if you can Manipulate the sight of skeleton you condemned potentially have these anti migraine effects, which kind of opens up a whole new drug class. For example, Prudence says, the next step is to dig deeper and find out if this technique can be applied to other types of pain. Arisa Legal. Ms Saldana, WB easiness, The Bulls beat the Pistons one away to 94. Blackhawks beat the Stars. 42 White Sox swept the Royals winning yesterday. 93. The Cubs lost the Pirates whether today partly cloudy with a chance of rain and a high of 53 cooler by the lake low tonight of 38. I'm Mary Dixon. WB easy news Traffic..
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What We Know About the Deadly Stampede in Israel
"And we're following the tragedy in Israel. Today, more than 40 people were killed in a stampede at a religious festival more than 100. Others were hurt. NPR's Daniel Estrin joins us from Jerusalem. Daniel, You've been covering this since it happened. What more do we know about the stampede? What might have triggered it. Well, just to describe the scene. This is a popular Jewish pilgrimage site. It's the tomb of a revered rabbi and an estimated 100,000 people were there overnight. They were going into the site coming out. There was a huge mass of people pushing against each other, trying to move through it. Zaveri rickety complex. There are passageways and stares and flimsy railings. Police had put up barriers try to do crowd control. But there was one passageway that was a slight downhill. The metal floor was slippery. And there are videos where you see row. Just a row of people in this mass just dropped to the floor. You see a hand reach up in the air for help on Ben. The next row of people fall on top, and it's just it was this pile up. Eye. Witnesses say that medics and police at the scene were trying to pull people out and untangle them and it was. It was just chaos. People were screaming people were crying out the Shama prayer, which devout Jews are meant to say before their death. It's a harrowing scene, to say the least. Daniel tell us more about the festival that people were attending. What was what was this supposed to be? Well, this is the Jewish Festival of Lager Bohmer. This is a pilgrimage festival. First of all Jews celebrated around the world around Israel with bonfires. It's the anniversary of the death of a second century rabbi and mystic. Sheiman Barrio high. That Rabbi is a central figure in Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism. So every every year there's a pilgrimage to his tomb, which is located in the Galilee in the north of Israel. It's a It's a very old tradition to visit that tomb and in Israel, it is Thebes biggest annual public gathering that there is
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Visits Israel
"Lloyd Austin is in Israel, where officials are concerned about a possible US return to the Iran nuclear deal. As NPR's Daniel Estrin reports. The visit comes as Iran claims a terrorist act sabotage their nuclear facility. Iran reported a suspicious power outage that they're Natanz nuclear facility shortly after they started operating advanced centrifuges. Israeli Public Broadcasting quotes an unnamed intelligence official as saying it was an Israeli cyber attack. This comes as defense secretary Austin became the first senior Biden administration official to visit Israel officials are discussing the Iran nuclear deal, which the Trump Administration left and which President Biden is considering rejoining. That concerns Israel, which has been accused of disruptions to Iranian nuclear activities. Israel and Iran have also recently reported a string of attacks on their ships at sea.
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Palestinian militant will challenge Abbas’s party in election
"Their first parliamentary elections in fifteen years. Npr's daniel estrin reports from jerusalem. The longtime palestinian authority president faces a serious challenger. Candidates submitted their lists for elections next month. And there's a major shakeup marwan barghouti a popular figure serving a life. Sentence in israel is backing an independent list for parliament. Another candidate muhammadu to. Helen is backing another list. That means votes. That would have gone to palestinian president. Mahmoud abbas fatah party could be spread among multiple rival lists that could weaken the secular party and give its islamist rival hamas the upper hand in elections analysts say that might give president abbass reason to cancel the elections of haute which was aimed at unifying the palestinian territories after fifteen years of divided. Rule daniel
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Israel's Fourth Election in Two Years: Is There A Clear Winner?
"So there is no clear winner yet. Netanyahu is expected to win the most seats in parliament, but he'll still need to build a coalition with other parties to get a majority. In your fourth election Now in two years. The last one was just a year ago. How unusual is this? I mean, what is this cycle of elections? Yeah, Israel isn't really in deadlock, and it all comes down to Netanyahu. He has been on trial for corruption and not enough parties have been willing to join a government with him. On the other hand, the opposition has just been too weak and too divided to come together and unseat him, and that's why we've seen this deadlock. Last year, Netanyahu had to share power with his centrist opponent, and that opponent was supposed to take over actually as prime minister later this year. Instead, Netanyahu forced these new elections so he would get another chance to stay. Prime minister. And what could help him this time? Are the vaccines. Many Israelis, no matter what their political affiliation is. Give him credit for securing covert 19 vaccines Early and Israel leads the world today and vaccinations per capita Looking ahead. What direction could this election take this government in terms of policy? Well, the government no matter what happens is going to be fairly right Wing or very right Wing on DIT depends. I mean, the left wing is very small in Israel, so we're looking at a few options if Netanyahu wins a majority. He would partner with ultra nationalists with the hard right with Jewish religious parties. They would strengthen Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. President Biden does not support settlements like Trump did. Now, if the opposition somehow manages to form its own government, it would also be heavily dependent on right wing parties. This vote will all come down to how the small parties come out. It's a very, very tight election, Audie That's NPR's Daniel Estrin in Jerusalem. Thanks for your reporting.
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Israelis head to the polls in fourth election in 2 years
"To win a new term after 12 years in office. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Jerusalem, Israelis young and old, all wearing masks or walking into this polling station. This is really a referendum on one man. Prime Minister Netanyahu. He is on trial for corruption, but he refuses to resign. The country is divided between his ardent supporters and furious voters who have had enough of him. And this has created political deadlock, with voters feeling weary about repeat elections. Even some voting for Netanyahu are weary. Like other Weinstein, it's daring. It's a waste of money. I think it will be quite the same. Polls suggest Netanyahu has a slight advantage to create a majority right wing coalition, but a stalemate could also be ahead. Daniel Estrin. NPR NEWS Jerusalem Several United Nations officials have demanded a halt to targeted attacks on
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Archeologists unearth tiny fragments of 2,000-year-old biblical texts, The Dead Sea Scrolls
"Fragments of an ancient biblical scroll. Admittedly, that's a hard one to follow. But here goes, they also think they have found the world's oldest intact basket. Here's NPR's Daniel Estrin in Jerusalem. The Dead Sea Scrolls include the oldest known copies of biblical texts written more than 2000 years ago and discovered in desert caves along the Dead Sea, starting in the 19 forties and fifties. Now. Israeli government archaeologists say they found more fragments for the first time in over 60 years. We have biblical fragments that were discovered in an excavation. And brought directly here to our conservation lab or enable men of the Israel Antiquities Authority. It was a race against looters in ancient papyrus found by antiquities hunters in the area tipped off officials that more scrolls could still be hidden in the caves. For the last four years, Israeli archaeologists repelled down desert cliffs and search nearly all of the approximately 500 known caves along the shore of the Dead Sea. In one cave in Israel, they found a bundle of tiny, crumpled parchment pieces in ancient Greek. When we decipher it, it turned out to be Zechariah Chapter eight versus 16 to 17. The verse reads, Render Truth and justice in your Gates. There's something very surprising that we found in this fragment Was that the last word on verse 16 justice in your gates instead of the word gates. You had the word streets here. He thinks it could be a copying error. In the time of the biblical profits. Trials were carried out at the gates of the city. But when the scribe wrote this Greek translation hundreds of years later in the first century B C. He may have been used to seeing trials carried out in city streets. Everything's written in ancient Greek, except for one word right there, he and a conservative wearing blue gloves point to the four letter name of God in ancient Hebrew, that sign kind of tell us a bit about the importance Of the name of God that even in a text that is translated into Greek, the name of God is still in the ancient Hebrew script, probably part of way of showing how holy the name is. The archaeologists found even older artifact. The most thing that we found My opinion that we found in the project Archaeologist time Cohen displays a huge, intricately woven basket about 10,500 years old. Completely intact and found buried in another dead sea cave in the Israeli occupied West Bank. But to the basket used to store researchers are studying some dirt at the bottom of the basket to try to solve that mystery. Daniel Estrin. NPR NEWS
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Israel Begins Phased Reopening To Citizens With Proof Of 2 COVID-19 Shots
"Life might be like as the pandemic lessons. It is vaccinated a higher portion of his citizens than any other country, about a third of had both doses. And this week is real started opening new doors to people who've had their shots. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports that includes places like gyms and the theater. Many businesses in Israel still aren't ready to open. But it's opening night at the first Israeli Indoor theater to put on a play after months of lockdown, Adam thinking and usher at Jerusalem's fun theater checks, tickets and something called a green pass, just taking their green a passport. It's called Check that they have been vaccinated or that there were sick and then the better Israelis one week after their second shot or recovered from the virus can print out a government issued green Pass. With their I d number and a Q R code. This is all very new. The Usher doesn't have a scanner, so he holds up the pass and asked the mostly senior age theatergoers. To recite their I d numbers by heart to make sure no one's cheating. Just make sure to make sure that they're not for you. Someone else's you know, it's not a picture. If you don't have a green pass, you can't see the show. Tear to post Glinski and or REITs. Come here come early. We feel its pioneers mean it doesn't matter what they're performing. We've come It's been way too long Since we were here. Do you feel safer, knowing that everyone in the audience will be with a green past? That's essential. It would have been worrisome if we had to sit in a closed theater with lots of people breathing at us. If we didn't know they both got both vaccines. We've been waiting for people to take responsibility and do that. Not everyone has. Vaccinations are available to all Israeli adults. But 40% of those in their twenties haven't done it. Some think they're healthy and don't need it. Others have heard false rumors of bad side effects. The promise of a green pass is a popular incentive. You can't get into a hotel theater or Jim without one. The vaccination center in the city of Petra Tikva. A D. Sheer nervously waits in line. The only reason that I'm going to get this vaccine is because I want to go to the gym. So it works. The pressure works. Yes, the pressure works way stop by a nearby gym and watch a young man still not fully vaccinated. Get turned back at the entrance. While 50 year old of fear on the El finishes his first wait routine in a year. I feel safe for now. I don't know what will be in 22 years. I want to leave now next door. There are hardly any vaccines for Palestinians in the West Bank in Gaza in Israel, the issue is that some Israelis refused to get vaccinated. One lawyer representing vaccine refuse ear's says some employers threatened to fire them or put them on unpaid leave until they agree to get vaccinated. There was a similar dilemma at the theater director hoodie Ben Moshe says his stage manager, and some actors didn't want to get vaccinated. So he pleaded for us both for us. We want to work. They want to come back and work. Please do it for us, and he says they agreed. Now, an hour before curtain. The director is worrying about something else that scared the death tonight. The audience first with that funny mask off faces. They still believe it. Jeter will still work this magic. He had nothing to worry about. The audience laughed through their masks. The play is no cowards, Life spirit translated into Hebrew. Light comedy just with the audience needed. Daniel Estrin. NPR NEWS Jerusalem When David
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Oil spill from passing ship blackens Israel's Mediterranean shoreline
"Caused massive damages to israel's shoreline and a search is on for the ship responsible for the spill which began last week in a winter storm. Npr's daniel estrin has more. The israeli national parks authority says. It's the biggest ecological disaster. Israel has seen in recent years with long lasting effects for years to come officials say nearly ninety percent of israel's beaches have suffered various levels of damage from israel's northern border with lebanon. All the way south close to the gaza strip sea turtles were covered in black tar. Israeli and european authorities are investigating what happened officials. Believe ships spilled tens or hundreds of tons of oil beyond israel's territorial waters israeli soldiers and hundreds of volunteers from the public are helping with cleanup efforts. Daniel estrin npr news jerusalem. Five years after then
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"And at least three people dead. Not far from Ocean Isle Beach. There are reports of people still missing there. Heavy snow in Greece is bringing much of Athens to a standstill. Most public transportation is halted today. Island Ferries aren't running and sections of the country's main highway or shut down. Airline flights are being disrupted and covert 19 vaccinations in the capital are also postponed. Israel plans to reopen hotels, restaurants, gyms and other venues next week to those who've received covert 19 vaccinations or people who've recovered from the disease. NPR's Daniel Estrin has more from Jerusalem. Israel leads the world in vaccinations per capita about 60% of Israelis above 16 years old have been vaccinated or recovered from the virus pending final government approval. Israel aims to let them and on Lee them access gyms, pools, large restaurants, event halls, conferences, hotels. And cultural and sports events. Israel hopes those perks will convince the remaining 40% of hesitant Israelis to get vaccinated. Also, Israeli officials are debating whether to allow 1000 Russian vaccines into Gaza for Palestinian medical workers. It's a sensitive political issue for Israel whether to allow vaccines into the territory ruled by its enemy Hamas. Daniel Estrin. NPR NEWS Jerusalem I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington. On this Tuesday. You are listening to KCRW. I'm Cherry Glaser. Good too heavy here. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is coming under fire. Critics accuse his administration of not being up front. About the scope of nursing home deaths related to cove in 19, You'll get the details coming up in about 10 minutes. Well, sounds like siege. He has their hands full with the SIG alert in San Dimas. It's on the North bound 57 at the a verity the right four lanes or taken away for the next hour..
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I.C.C. Rules It Has Jurisdiction to Examine Possible Israel War Crimes
"Court has cleared the way for a possible war crimes investigation in the Palestinian territories. Israel OBJECTS NPR's Daniel Estrin reports the IC C ruled that has jurisdiction to prosecute possible crimes in the Israeli occupied West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Prosecutor says there's a basis to investigate Israeli settlement activity and violence in Gaza investigating Palestinian militants to Palestinian officials are welcoming the court's decision as a victory for justice. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it persecution. He said democracies have a right to fight terror and the ruling would hurt chances for peace. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the U. S has concerns about the court exercising jurisdiction over Israeli personnel. Neither Israel nor the U. S are members of the court. Daniel Estrin.
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Biden Expected To Work To Repair U.S. Relations With Palestinian Leadership
"U. S policy toward Israel and the Palestinians changed dramatically under the Trump administration in favor of Israel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a vocal ally of Donald Trump. We're joined now by NPR's Daniel Estrin in Jerusalem to talk about how the inauguration of President Joe Biden is being received their high. Daniel Hey, Ari. So some optimism was expressed today from the Palestinian leadership. Tell us about what they said. Yeah. Palestinians are eager to turn a new page here because Trump has snubbed the Palestinian leadership. Repeatedly, the administration closed down the Palestinian envoy's office in Washington. Um, the Trump administration moved the U. S embassy here to Jerusalem, where I am and sided with Israel's claims to the city. Palestinians also have claims in Jerusalem. So then the Palestinians cut ties with Trump. And then Trump stopped giving humanitarian aid to Palestinians, so there was just a lot of bad blood between them, and Biden has pledged to reverse a lot of what Trump did. He says he will restore humanitarian aid to Palestinians. He will oppose Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank. Trump actually supported Israeli Claims to territory there. So now there are some Palestinians who are disappointed that the Biden team says they will not be moving the embassy out of Jerusalem, but the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, Congratulated biting today and he's expecting violent to be more favorable to the Palestinians
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"Newly established diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates are having an effect. The U. A. E is welcoming thousands of Israelis President Trump's administration. Promoted these diplomatic ties as a historic breakthrough, which was true Israel had been isolated from many Arab nations for decades. Israel's leaders says the agreement proves that peace does not have to come at a cost. NPR's Daniel Estrin traveled to Dubai and the U. S a toe ask just what kind of peace is being promoted? It's not hard to spot Israeli tourists and devise busy gold market way. Silas are very noisy, and they understand us here. I feel no tour guide. Lisi is wearing a sequined shirt and a blue scarf around her strawberry red hair she poses for pictures with elaborate gold wedding garments in the window displays. Later, she'll ski at Dubai's famous indoor ski slope in Jordan. I don't know if I will feel like this Not in Egypt Way make fine here and next month I come again. Egypt and Jordan share a cold peace with Israel and most other Arab countries refuse relations with Israel, as long as Palestinians don't have independence, but the U A E. I gave Israelis what they have long sought. A sense of acceptance in the region were wanted in our country Don't feel wanted by the Arabs. And here they want me here. L a needs Ziegel Boy Wonder's Dubai Spice Market. With six friends, all elementary school teachers and Moratti's in the market are reluctant to speak on tape about their countries embrace of Israel, which is still controversial in the region. I asked the Israeli school teacher is this piece? I don't know if it's a real piece or not. I think that both countries have interest in this peace because we need them. They need us. The Israelis gain business opportunities. One Israeli I met, signed a deal to grow lettuce using pipes and the Emirati desert. And the Emma Ronnie's Get Israel's blessing to buy American made F 35 fighter jets, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco also normalized ties with Israel. And it was the U. S offering the incentives without concessions by Israel so long to watch a loom. Which alone middle. What's MMA Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promoted the U A e deal as peace for peace instead of the old paradigm land for peace. He says It sets a precedent. Israel doesn't need to give up land to the Palestinians to win friends in the Arab world. But I Moratti's still want Palestinians on their side U A e ambassador to the U S. You said fellow Taipeh. We still want to see a two state solution. We still want to see a negotiation between the two parties. Perhaps just perhaps we might be able to have more influence and more leverage when we do have a relationship with Israel. Emirati commentators say the love fest Israelis feel Just the honeymoon. Tough love will come later. But Israelis are seeing it more Netanyahu's way. Everybody by him from then a tourist to get just his first name to discuss his political views, says the Moratti's embrace proves Israel doesn't need to make sacrifices. Rather, it's the Palestinians who will feel pressured to follow their Arab brothers and make a deal with Israel. Even a prominent Israeli peace advocate returned from a trip to Dubai, saying, I think that the Palestinians need to rethink the way they treat Israel. Femi Paris The son of the late Israeli President Shimon Paris, runs the Paris Center for Peace that reaches out to Palestinians. He wants to promote business with the eh Moratti's and approach he wants Palestinians to adopt. I think Their point of view has being that's first sold the political issues and then we can start normalizing things and move forward. I think those days have gone. I believe that the only way for us to really, really achieve peace, comprehensive peace And save the region from backwardness is to focus on moving together forward. I put that to Nabil Shaath, adviser to the Palestinian president, He says. Palestinians can't just move forward and ignore their day to day realities is an occupying our land. Israel continues to Great second mints in our villages destroyed our houses. And yet It is legal had 23 is very better. Who is it? That should be doing what to whom the occupied the occupiers. Palestinians and many countries say real peace requires Israel to compromise land for peace. Shot says the U. A e deal removes the incentive for Israel to do that, Even if the Emirati say they'll keep pushing for it. There's radiated out of the problem, not us on the right. Is that looking for exclusive or what? There's not sisters myself and lewdness. Be that fan board down a desert dune. Their Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel, not from the occupied territories. And they're thrilled to finally visit a part of the Arab world that have been off limits to them as Israeli passport holders with the azure Allah Allah Dolly are a beam can look hope. Jewish travelers to Dubai with see Arabs in a more positive light. Could it lead to less discrimination against her community at home? Or would it all just be for gotten on the flight back commotion on the runway and Duke? By Lee's Eve, the Jewish Tour guide You heard at the beginning of the story happens to be sitting across from me and does not want the flight attendant to crowd the empty row in front of her with an Arab couple and their baby. Also tourists from Israel. A second Arab couple accuses her of racism. Give your time CC Zaeef says. Are you psycho woman? Can Lieutenant Mark going up? And Israeli flight attendant gets on the loudspeaker. Respect each other. A young Arab dad stands up and addresses the plane. Okay, mate committed. I don't being bumped out of it. No, but they must you all were just in an Arab country. Not in Las Vegas. Look at what's happening here. Disgusting. A Jewish man shouts back! Don't generalize. Quarreling passengers don't make amends or apologies. They spend the flight back to Israel in a kind of cold piece. Daniel Estrin NPR news Dubai
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Examining The Diplomatic Deal Between Israel, United Arab Emirates
"Newly established diplomatic ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates are having an effect. The U. A. E is welcoming thousands of Israelis President Trump's administration. Promoted these diplomatic ties as a historic breakthrough, which was true Israel had been isolated from many Arab nations for decades. Israel's leaders says the agreement proves that peace does not have to come at a cost. NPR's Daniel Estrin traveled to Dubai and the U. S a toe ask just what kind of peace is being promoted? It's not hard to spot Israeli tourists and devise busy gold market way. Silas are very noisy, and they understand us here. I feel no tour guide. Lisi is wearing a sequined shirt and a blue scarf around her strawberry red hair she poses for pictures with elaborate gold wedding garments in the window displays. Later, she'll ski at Dubai's famous indoor ski slope in Jordan. I don't know if I will feel like this Not in Egypt Way make fine here and next month I come again. Egypt and Jordan share a cold peace with Israel and most other Arab countries refuse relations with Israel, as long as Palestinians don't have independence, but the U A E. I gave Israelis what they have long sought. A sense of acceptance in the region were wanted in our country Don't feel wanted by the Arabs. And here they want me here. L a needs Ziegel Boy Wonder's Dubai Spice Market. With six friends, all elementary school teachers and Moratti's in the market are reluctant to speak on tape about their countries embrace of Israel, which is still controversial in the region. I asked the Israeli school teacher is this piece? I don't know if it's a real piece or not. I think that both countries have interest in this peace because we need them. They need us. The Israelis gain business opportunities. One Israeli I met, signed a deal to grow lettuce using pipes and the Emirati desert. And the Emma Ronnie's Get Israel's blessing to buy American made F 35 fighter jets, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco also normalized ties with Israel. And it was the U. S offering the incentives without concessions by Israel so long to watch a loom. Which alone middle. What's MMA Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promoted the U A e deal as peace for peace instead of the old paradigm land for peace. He says It sets a precedent. Israel doesn't need to give up land to the Palestinians to win friends in the Arab world. But I Moratti's still want Palestinians on their side U A e ambassador to the U S. You said fellow Taipeh. We still want to see a two state solution. We still want to see a negotiation between the two parties. Perhaps just perhaps we might be able to have more influence and more leverage when we do have a relationship with Israel. Emirati commentators say the love fest Israelis feel Just the honeymoon. Tough love will come later. But Israelis are seeing it more Netanyahu's way. Everybody by him from then a tourist to get just his first name to discuss his political views, says the Moratti's embrace proves Israel doesn't need to make sacrifices. Rather, it's the Palestinians who will feel pressured to follow their Arab brothers and make a deal with Israel. Even a prominent Israeli peace advocate returned from a trip to Dubai, saying, I think that the Palestinians need to rethink the way they treat Israel. Femi Paris The son of the late Israeli President Shimon Paris, runs the Paris Center for Peace that reaches out to Palestinians. He wants to promote business with the eh Moratti's and approach he wants Palestinians to adopt. I think Their point of view has being that's first sold the political issues and then we can start normalizing things and move forward. I think those days have gone. I believe that the only way for us to really, really achieve peace, comprehensive peace And save the region from backwardness is to focus on moving together forward. I put that to Nabil Shaath, adviser to the Palestinian president, He says. Palestinians can't just move forward and ignore their day to day realities is an occupying our land. Israel continues to Great second mints in our villages destroyed our houses. And yet It is legal had 23 is very better. Who is it? That should be doing what to whom the occupied the occupiers. Palestinians and many countries say real peace requires Israel to compromise land for peace. Shot says the U. A e deal removes the incentive for Israel to do that, Even if the Emirati say they'll keep pushing for it. There's radiated out of the problem, not us on the right. Is that looking for exclusive or what? There's not sisters myself and lewdness. Be that fan board down a desert dune. Their Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel, not from the occupied territories. And they're thrilled to finally visit a part of the Arab world that have been off limits to them as Israeli passport holders with the azure Allah Allah Dolly are a beam can look hope. Jewish travelers to Dubai with see Arabs in a more positive light. Could it lead to less discrimination against her community at home? Or would it all just be for gotten on the flight back commotion on the runway and Duke? By Lee's Eve, the Jewish Tour guide You heard at the beginning of the story happens to be sitting across from me and does not want the flight attendant to crowd the empty row in front of her with an Arab couple and their baby. Also tourists from Israel. A second Arab couple accuses her of racism. Give your time CC Zaeef says. Are you psycho woman? Can Lieutenant Mark going up? And Israeli flight attendant gets on the loudspeaker. Respect each other. A young Arab dad stands up and addresses the plane. Okay, mate committed. I don't being bumped out of it. No, but they must you all were just in an Arab country. Not in Las Vegas. Look at what's happening here. Disgusting. A Jewish man shouts back! Don't generalize. Quarreling passengers don't make amends or apologies. They spend the flight back to Israel in a kind of cold piece. Daniel Estrin NPR news Dubai
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"Is trying to monitor these groups. So all that on the show tonight, All right. Press play coming up at seven o'clock on KCRW 10 westbound in San Pedro Street in L. A three car crashes block in the right lane That's got to slow coming away from Alameda Street. It's 6 20. This is all things considered from NPR news. I'm Mary Louise Kelly and I'm Audie Cornish. The historic effort to vaccinate the world against the Corona virus has in effect during the entire globe into an experiment. And results are already coming in. We're finding that when it comes to getting shots into people's arms, politics matter, So does pricing and national hubris or complacency. We're joined now by three of NPR's international correspondents who are watching what's working and what isn't First one to say hello to Rob Schmitz in Berlin. Hey there. Rob Yadi, Daniel Estrin in Jerusalem. Welcome back. Thank you and Philip Reeves in Rio de Janeiro. Hi, Daniel. I want to start with you in Jerusalem. You're seeing two very different pictures, one in Israel and, of course, the other in Palestinian territories, starting with Israel. It's been unexamined for a good part of the world, right. They've vaccinated a good portion of their population. Oh, they vaccinated a bigger percentage of their population than any other country in the world about 20% of Israelis have been vaccinated so far. Majority of Israelis over 60 years old have already been vaccinated. And Israel says visor as actually expedited shipments of the vaccine to Israel. And so I asked. How did Israel get this stock? I asked The Israeli Health minister, Yulia Adelstein today. Um first Israel paid a high premium for these vaccines, but that's not it, he said. Israel has also made an offer to Fizer. We said to Fizer and two other companies, too. That the moment they give us the vaccine will be able to vaccinate and the speed they've never heard of. And so, he says Fizer is interested to see a country vaccinate very quickly to start opening up the economy to show how it can be done. And Israel is also giving visor access to its medical data of the millions of Israelis who are getting vaccinated. And already Israel says that that data proves itself. It's showing signs, for instance, that the code vaccine can begin to work two weeks after getting the first shot. So why is it not the case for Palestinians right in areas under Israeli control what's going on there? Well, there's a dispute about that. U. N experts. International rights groups, Palestinian officials, They all say Israel has an obligation as the occupying power in the West Bank. To ensure the Palestinians get access to vaccines. And you know, Palestinians have been struggling with this virus, too. Of course, Israel had been under pressure, especially to vaccinate Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The health minister told me that they would start doing that next week, but Israel is not providing Palestinians. In the West Bank and Gaza vaccines. And so Palestinian officials are just now managing to sign deals for vaccines from Russia from some other companies, the World Health Organization Those vaccines will only arrive in a few months. So this whole situation really reflects what's happening around the world because you got some governments with the power the influence the money to get in the front of the line, and then you have poor areas without the resource is there left behind and you see that contrast very starkly when it comes to the Israelis and the Palestinians. Robin, Germany, We're hearing that the vaccine has become a major political controversy. What's the fight over? Yeah, Germans are fighting over how slowly they think their government and the U is moving on this front before the holiday season. They saw video of Americans and Israelis and Brits getting the shots, but it took the you a few more weeks to approve those same vaccinations yesterday. German Health Minister Jens Spahn was defending the process, saying the reason for the slow rollout is due to what he said a global shortage of supply of the vaccine. Here's what he said. When this bit. I'm not good enough for the nuke him stuff Allah in Dutch landscape and our He's asking for people to be patient and that eventually there will be enough vaccines for everyone. And as it stands today, he says, they will likely be able to offer the vaccine to everyone by the summer. Suffice it to say that German media and politicians here are still complaining. So it's been quite a year for Germany early on in the pandemic. The country was seen as a model for how to manage the virus, and it went into the autumn with a little hubris on on how it performed, But now we're seeing some cracks in that model image. Stepping back on the continent. If the EU is supposed to be coordinating the European vaccination effort. Can you describe how that's actually working? Yes. Oh, the U is in charge of purchasing the vaccines for its 27 member states, and it made its orders back in the summer by choosing up kind of a range of vaccines from different companies. Some of those companies are not finished with approval process yet, so that's why we're seeing a slow roll out now you countries are in charge of distributing it administering the vaccines, and that's where we're seeing the differences in the roller on a local basis countries in Europe that were slammed hard at the start. Are now ahead in vaccinating and that includes the UK now officially out of the U, Of course, it rushed through its approvals. Italy in Spain are also slightly had in their vaccination programs. Meanwhile, in other countries like Germany, people are stopped blaming the you slow bureaucracy for what they see as a slow rollout. Philip Reeves. There's another big political fight over vaccines. Of course, where you are in Brazil. What's going on? Ah, lot of what's happening here is about the president Schaeuble Sonando. He is what you might call vaccine resistant. He's repeatedly said he's not going to get vaccinated. He's come out against mandatory vaccines, He once said in a tweet that they're for dogs. And he's raised unspecified concerns about vaccine safety, and Brazil's medical community is very frustrated, very upset about this. They say that Brazil has a proud history of successful nationwide immunization programs. Example against smallpox. But with Kobe you know it's lagging behind and they were accusing bull scenario of encouraging people not to get vaccinated just as death and cases are soaring again in Brazil. However, both scenarios Health Ministry does now have a national plan and government regulators haven't actually approved any vaccines yet here, but they're expected to decide on two of these things weekend and if they give the go ahead, officials say they hope to start vaccinating in Brazil in about a week. Brazil is second only to the U. S. And number of coronavirus deaths more than 200,000 hospitals are full. Are the country's vaccine advocates still able to move ahead? Yeah, but you know, it's chaotic here and tangled up with politics. I mean, right now, there is an extraordinary race going on. The bolsa nado. Federal government is promoting the AstraZeneca vaccine. The trouble is, they don't have any. So they're sending a plane to India to pick up two million doses. That plane returns on Saturday, and they're hoping That AstraZeneca will indeed be approved for emergency use the next day and that they'll be ready to roll. The another player in this race is Boston are those big political rival, the governor of the mighty Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, Sean Doria. He's teamed up with the Chinese to produce the vaccine Corona back. They've already got six million doses of this here in Brazil on that is also awaiting approval from regulators this weekend. So the question is who gets their vaccine out? First BOSTON Arrows made this political scrap even more unsavory by pouring scorn on Corona back. He took another swipe at Corona back this week after test results emerged showing that while that vaccine is very effective against severe and moderate cases, the factory in all infections, including very light symptoms, its effectiveness rate Came out it only just over 50% and Artie. This is Rob in Berlin. And I want to jump in here I have, you know, I think it's important. Remember here that this virus is far from its final phase as we've heard from Phil S O. Even the countries that are seemingly ahead of the rest may soon see problems as their populations began to mix again, thinking this is all over when thinking this is all over when it is clearly not, and as we've seen Politics are, of course, a big part of this, and what's key is that everyone has to stay on top of this. That's NPR's Rob Schmitz in Berlin. Philip Reeves in Rio de Janeiro and Daniel Estrin in Jerusalem, Gentlemen. Thank you for your time. You're welcome. Thank you, Audie. This is NPR news. Hey, this is K C r w I'm Larry Farrell. Thanks for joining us. Greater L a coming up this moment away. We also have state local news coming up, including why Mayor Garcetti says you need to.
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City of Bethlehem says 'Christmas will not be canceled'
"In the Israeli occupied West Bank is hosting a scaled back Christmas this year. Amidst the pandemic, NPR's Daniel Estrin reports. Palestinian officials have closed hotels and limited gatherings, but festivities are continuing. It is drizzly this Christmas Eve morning, But in Bethlehem, they're not gonna let that rain on their parade. Palestinian scouts like every year are marching towards the church of the native itty, where Jesus, according to tradition, was born. The mayor of Bethlehem tells us that this year even the pandemic cannot stop a tradition that's been going on for years. NPR's Daniel Estrin reporting Wall Street higher
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Israel starts its coronavirus vaccinations Sunday
"Covert 19 immunization program is on with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first to be vaccinated. MPR's Daniel Estrin reports, Netanyahu received the Fizer covert 19 vaccine on live TV. He said he was setting an example. Polls show many Israelis are nervous about getting vaccinated right away. The president and other top Israeli officials are also getting vaccinated, along with medical staff, and Israel is beginning to vaccinate people over 60 years old. Israel says it's purchased Fizer and Madonna vaccines to cover most of its population. But Palestinians will have to wait. The Palestinian Authority is in talks to receive vaccines, and it's unclear when they'll arrive in the West Bank and Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is restricting entry from the UK, Denmark in South Africa. You two appearances of a new variant of the Corona virus.
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Palestinian youth shot by Israeli forces in response to unrest
"Between palestinians and israeli soldiers in the occupied west bank after a palestinian teenager was shot and killed yesterday. Npr's daniel estrin reports palestinian health officials say israeli troops fatally shot thirteen year old aaliyah wiley during a confrontation with palestinian protesters. European union officials identified him as fourteen years old. It issued this condemnation quote. Children enjoy special protection under international law. How many more palestinian children will be subject to the excessive use of lethal force by the israeli security forces the e you called a shocking incident and called on israel to quote. Bring the perpetrators to justice. The israeli army said it was aware of the teens reported death but did not confirm it was responsible. It said its troops. Were trying to prevent palestinians from rolling boulders and burning tyres onto an israeli road and did not use live. Fire daniel
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Pompeo Attempts To Cement Trump's Legacy In Israel Ahead Of A Biden Presidency
"Workers at the Capitol are dressing up the West Front for Joe Biden's inauguration, members of the current administration are rushing to cement Donald Trump's policies in place. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo was in the Middle East. This past week, he unveiled new pro Israel policies that could be hard for an incoming Biden administration to undo NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Jerusalem. Compelled, became the first secretary of state to visit an Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. He had lunch at a winery that named one of its wines, Pompeo. The U. S used to take a dim view of settlements, seeing their growth as an obstacle to peace because they take up land Palestinians claim for an independent state. But Pompeo says Israel has a right to settle the land featured in the Bible for a long time State Department. Took the wrong view of settlements. It took of you that didn't recognize the history of this special place. Pompeo announced a new policy favoring the winery He visited products made in West Bank settlements must be labeled made in Israel when shipped to the U. S. A ghetto front with peace now and Israeli group against Settlements says this could make it hard for consumers who don't want to support settlements if people want to boycott Or not to participate in the occupation. They can do it by not buying products from settlements. This is going to be labors that his friends and they cannot know if it's from occupied territories. Then. Boyce is being revealed all of Israel. Pompeo announced another new policy last week. Today. I want to make one announcement with respect to a decision by the State Department that we will regard The global any Israel BDS campaign as anti Semetic BDS has boycott divestment and sanctions, a movement that calls to boycott Israel because of its policies toward Palestinians. Some Israel supporters see it as a threat because some boycotters oppose Israel itself as a Jewish state, But boycott activists say it's a non violent form of protest. So why unveil these new policies right before Biden takes over. Dead. Ravi V. And Israeli settler leader close to the Trump administration says Pompeo is playing chess with Biden one step before Checkmate. It's putting buy them some sort of check. If you really reversed his decision that were done by the constant ministrations. You might have to confront criticism. As to why doing it. Other administrations have taken steps on Israeli Palestinian policy right before leaving office, like when President Obama allowed the United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israel's settlements. Scott Lisinski was an adviser for the Obama administration. President Clinton himself using his presidential transition, trying to move Middle East peace forward George Shultz at the end of the Reagan presidency. Negotiating a very careful formal diplomatic dialogue, the first ever between American and Palestinian leaders. These are examples of diplomatic opportunism. Palestinian leaders see this as their opportunity to make nice with Biden. They've agreed to resume security and economic ties with Israel after a six month stand still, and they say they might change a practice, Democrats criticized paying stipends to Palestinians convicted of attacking Israelis. Many Palestinians criticized the gestures like former Minister Nabil Armor in this video he posted. He had the infertile into Paloma that America, he says. Why give more ground before Biden enters office, while Israel is taking advantage of this time to announce more settlement construction. Israel got another boost yesterday with news that the U. S. Justice Department decided not to renew restrictions on the parole of former U. S intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard. He was convicted of espionage for giving classified U. S documents to Israel and is now expected to move to Israel where he has popular support.