Dan Williams

Position: Journalist
Dan Williams joined Reuters Jerusalem in 2001.

Articles

Hamas prisoner deal "very near": Israeli minister November 24, 09:00am EST 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is "very near" to agreeing a prisoner swap with Hamas, though it remains unclear which jailed Palestinians will be released, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Tuesday.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Settlements, statehood and speechifying

Benjamin Netanyahu's much-anticipated policy speech on Sunday was lavishly covered by the Israeli press, though pundits sounded reservations about the significance of the prime minister's chief concession ...  Full Article | Comments [6] 

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Clear the fog of war... with a quiz

Israel's recent offensive in the Gaza Strip, with its heavy toll on Palestinian civilians, inflamed a long-running debate about how the laws of war can be applied to guerrilla-style fighting. Far from ...  Full Article | Comments [1] 

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The Holocaust's untold toll

As Israelis prepare for their annual Holocaust commemorations on Monday, one scholar has taken a different tack on the tragedy by estimating how many Jews might have been alive today were it not for the ...  Full Article | Comments [4]