Dina Kraft is a journalist based in Tel Aviv, she writes for The Christian Science Monitor and The Los Angeles Times where she reports on Israeli and Palestinian politics, culture and society. She can be reached at dinakraft.com and on Twitter @dinakraft.
Dina Kraft
By Dina Kraft
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Fast Forward ‘Biggest in Israeli history’: Organizers claim half a million protesters against Netanyahu’s constitutional coup
As a record 50,000 Israelis rallied in Haifa, and hundreds of thousands more across Israel, opposition leader Yair Lapid slams the Netanyahu government's sole focus on 'crushing Israeli democracy'
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Fast Forward Joshua Mitnick, a compassionate Israel reporter in a harsh region, dies at 50
TEL AVIV (JTA) — On a blistering summer day a few years ago, journalist Joshua Mitnick and his Palestinian translator, Nuha Musleh, were out reporting a story about an East Jerusalem village. The Palestinian residents were protesting the Israeli security barrier that was being built there, cutting them off from the rest of the city. …
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News In time of tension, a cultural event brings Israelis and Palestinians together
This article is adapted from The Branch, a monthly podcast exploring individual relationships between Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians. The Branch is produced by Hadassah and created by Dina Kraft, a journalist based in Tel Aviv. Check out the latest episode of The Branch on its website, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Throughout…
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Culture Looking for Hope: A writer finds inspiration in Jewish-Palestinian friendship, especially now
Haviva Ner-David was just starting to promote her debut novel, about the intersecting lives of two Israeli women — one Jewish, one Palestinian — when last month’s military escalation with Gaza erupted, accompanied by the worst internecine fighting between Jewish and Arab citizens in recent memory. Ner David, a rabbi, writer, and mother of seven,…
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News Singing in one voice: Arab-Jewish women’s choir challenges the cycle of war
This article is adapted from The Branch, a monthly podcast exploring individual relationships between Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians. The Branch is produced by Hadassah and created by Dina Kraft, a journalist based in Tel Aviv. Sign up here to listen to episodes and be notified when new episodes are published. JAFFA, ISRAEL —…
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News Arab physiotherapist heals more than the physical for her Jewish patients
This article is adapted from The Branch, a monthly podcast exploring individual relationships between Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians. The Branch is produced by Hadassah and created by Dina Kraft, a journalist based in Tel Aviv. Sign up here to listen to episodes and be notified when new episodes are published. Rasha Ghaith, a…
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News Two prominent thinkers envision Jewish-Arab political partnership as key ahead of upcoming election
This article is adapted from The Branch, a monthly podcast exploring individual relationships between Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians. The Branch is produced by Hadassah and created by Dina Kraft, a journalist based in Tel Aviv. Sign up here to listen to episodes and be notified when new episodes are published. Mohammad Darawshe’s family…
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News Meet the duo fighting crime that’s devastating Arab communities in Israel
This article is adapted from The Branch, a monthly podcast exploring individual relationships between Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians. The Branch is produced by Hadassah and created by Dina Kraft, a journalist based in Tel Aviv. Sign up here to listen to episodes and be notified when new episodes are published. The workday for…
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