Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
Escape from Afghanistan—The role individual Israelis played in saving Afghan lives
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Escape from Afghanistan—The role individual Israelis played in saving Afghan lives

A conversation with Danna Harman

In this week, when our focus is once again on rescue, and particular the Jewish world’s gearing up for a massive rescue, we share a conversation with Danna Harman, an Israeli journalist who, along with a few other Israelis, did extraordinary things to save Afghans who were left behind after the sudden American exit.

Hers is a story of determination, grit, collaboration and true Israeli imaginativeness—all for the purpose of saving lives.

Danna Harman has lived in and reported stories from around the globe including Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan, Myanmar and the jungles of Papua New Guinea. She began her journalism career over 25 years ago with the Associated Press in Jerusalem and later became The Jerusalem Post’s diplomatic correspondent. Today, she is a staffer for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz and her freelance work appears in various other outlets and magazines such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and Elle and Porter. She is a frequent contributor to the podcast Israel Story.


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Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis
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