NBC News

Back in 1998, I started as an intern, assignment desk editor, associate producer, field producer and segment producer at NBC in Tel Aviv. My favorite role, though, was as a freelance correspondent for msnbc.com, where I regularly wrote features and human-interest stories from the Middle East, and where I kicked off my journalistic writing career.

March 08, 2003

Israel’s seniors brush off fears of war

TEL AVIV — With war in the region apparently just around the corner, many anxious Israelis are bracing for a possible Iraqi missile attack. But some of the nation’s most experienced citizens are hardly overwhelmed with fear — they have…

January 10, 2003

Israel’s likeable Labor leader stuck in neutral

TEL AVIV — There seems to be a consensus about Labor Party’s new leader, Amram Mitzna: Everyone likes him, many respect his opinions — and most believe he has little chance of becoming Israel’s next prime minister, despite the growing…

October 23, 2002

Israel’s bus drivers on the front lines

KARKUR JUNCTION, Israel — It’s no longer just a job for Israel’s bus drivers. For the past two years, they have been thrust onto the front lines as their vehicles become the ideal target for suicide bombers determined to wreak…

June 13, 2002

Israelis and Palestinians agree on soccer

TEL AVIV, Israel _ With hatred and distrust of each other at an all-time high, Israelis and Palestinians have finally found something they have in common – their love of soccer. But for many, World Cup 2002 means so much…

May 26, 2002

Israel’s peace camp slowly stirs

TEL AVIV, Israel _ Pushed into the background by nearly 20 months of violence, Israel’s peace camp is slowly stirring into action. But the constant threat of terrorism and widespread Israeli mistrust of the Palestinians have taken their toll. Veteran…

January 10, 2002

Tragedy unites Tel Aviv high school

TEL AVIV, Israel — In a society accustomed to grief and tragedy, many Israelis have become inured to the horrors of terror. But the worst terrorist attack in 15 months of Israeli-Palestinian violence devastated Russian immigrants, a community unaccustomed to…

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