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Wednesday

Media

Jezebel is resurrected by 'Paste' magazine

The online publication Jezebel was been acquired and brought back by the pop culture magazine Paste. Jezebel shut down earlier this month after 16 years.

Jezebel is resurrected by 'Paste' magazine

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Tuesday

Middle East

The new reality of 4-year-old Abigail Edan, the first American hostage freed by Hamas

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Noa Naftali and Liz Hirsh Naftali, cousin and great-aunt of Abigail Edan, who was held hostage by Hamas for 50 days and released Friday.

The new reality of 4-year-old Abigail Edan, the first American hostage freed by Hamas

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Danger for Gazans who followed Israel's evacuation order; family of released hostage

Satellite image from Copernicus Sentinel-2, taken on Sept. 7, processed by Sentinel Hub. Damage analysis of Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite data from Oct. 7 to Nov. 10 by Corey Scher of CUNY Graduate Center and Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University. Building footprints from Microsoft. Daniel Wood/NPR hide caption

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Danger for Gazans who followed Israel's evacuation order; family of released hostage

We hear from the family of four-year-old Abigail Edan, who was held hostage by Hamas and is the first American freed. And even though Israel urged civilians in northern Gaza to evacuate to the south of the territory for safety, Israeli bombardment in the south continued.

Danger for Gazans who followed Israel's evacuation order; family of released hostage

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Thursday

We visited a camp for Palestinians and heard despair for Gaza — and anger at America

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Middle East crisis — explained

We visited a camp for Palestinians and heard despair for Gaza — and anger at America

We came to a refugee camp in Jordan to ask what is on people's minds, as war and violence unfold in places that may be miles away, but that feel central to their identities.

We visited a camp for Palestinians and heard despair for Gaza — and anger at America

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Thursday

Asia

The U.S. and China agree to curb fentanyl. Will it work?

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with reporter Ben Westhoff, author of Fentanyl, Inc., about President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping's agreement to curb fentanyl precursor chemical production in China.

The U.S. and China agree to curb fentanyl. Will it work?

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Monday

We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared

Israeli forces take Ayoub Abuhejleh while he was being interviewed by NPR in the West Bank. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared

There are days when you head out to report a story, and you think you know where it's going. And then it spins in an entirely different direction. This is the story of one such day.

We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared

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Saturday

In the shops of Jerusalem, empty seats and anguished hearts are all that's left

Itay Levy makes music and Kinnors — intricately-carved wooden harps. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

In the shops of Jerusalem, empty seats and anguished hearts are all that's left

The Old City of Jerusalem is thousands of years old. People from all over the world travel here to see the expansive history and the foundation of religions and empires — until now.

In the shops of Jerusalem, empty seats and anguished hearts are all that's left

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Friday

Middle East

Anger and sadness about the state of Gaza dominate at Hitteen refugee camp in Jordan

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly visits the Hitteen U.N. Refugee camp for Palestinians in Zarqa, Jordan, and talks to residents about the war between Israel and Hamas.

Anger and sadness about the state of Gaza dominate at Hitteen refugee camp in Jordan

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Perspective

Middle East

Who's to blame for the war between Israel and Hamas? Jordanian women look to America

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with four women who are social influencers in Amman, Jordan — where the majority of the population is of Palestinian origin — about their thoughts on the war in Israel.

Who's to blame for the war between Israel and Hamas? Jordanian women look to America

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Thursday

Far from Gaza, West Bank Farmers Face Harassment from Israeli Soldiers and Settlers

Israeli soldier detaining olive farmer Ayoub Abu Hejleh in the occupied West Bank on Nov. 7, 2023. Abu Hejleh says he has been unable to harvest his olives because Israeli soldiers and settlers have have blocked him from his land since the war in Gaza started on October 7th when Hamas insurgents attacked Israel, killing more than 1,400 people. Ayman Oghanna/NPR hide caption

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Far from Gaza, West Bank Farmers Face Harassment from Israeli Soldiers and Settlers

It's olive harvesting season in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. But farmer Ayoub Abu Hejleh hasn't been able to harvest olives from any of his 370 trees yet this year.

Far from Gaza, West Bank Farmers Face Harassment from Israeli Soldiers and Settlers

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Middle East

The Israel-Hamas war is at risk of spreading out into the Middle East

Concern about a spread of the Israel-Hamas war ripples across the Middle East - as does growing anger at the U.S. for supporting Israel.

The Israel-Hamas war is at risk of spreading out into the Middle East

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Wednesday

Middle East

Far from Gaza, the war between Israel and Hamas upends lives

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports from the occupied West Bank on how Israeli military and settlers hassle Palestinian farmers as they try to pick their olive harvest. The report takes a dramatic turn.

Far from Gaza, the war between Israel and Hamas upends lives

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Middle East

Shopkeepers in Jerusalem face difficulties in sustaining their businesses

Shopkeepers are struggling to keep their businesses alive inside Jerusalem following the Oct. 7 attacks.

Shopkeepers in Jerusalem face difficulties in sustaining their businesses

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Tuesday

Middle East

Former Mossad official says to secure Israel, you have to destroy Hamas

Zohar Palti, former Director of Intelligence of the spy agency the Mossad, talks about how this war started and how it ends.

Former Mossad official says to secure Israel, you have to destroy Hamas

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Middle East

For this Israeli general, the horror of Oct. 7 meant a return to the battlefield

Yair Golan, a member of Israel's parliament and a major general in the reserves of Israel's military, talks about his instinct the morning of the Hamas attacks to put on his uniform and step in.

For this Israeli general, the horror of Oct. 7 meant a return to the battlefield

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