Jeffrey Goldberg

Jeffrey Goldberg is a national correspondent for The Atlantic and a recipient of the National Magazine Award for Reporting. Author of the book Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror, Goldberg also writes the magazine's advice column. More

Before joining The Atlantic in 2007, Goldberg was a Middle East correspondent, and the Washington correspondent, for The New Yorker. Previously, he served as a correspondent for The New York Times Magazine and New York magazine. He has also written for the Jewish Daily Forward, and was a columnist for The Jerusalem Post.

His book Prisoners was hailed as one of the best books of 2006 by the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, The Progressive, Washingtonian magazine, and Playboy. Goldberg rthe recipient of the 2003 National Magazine Award for Reporting for his coverage of Islamic terrorism. He is also the winner of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists prize for best international investigative journalist; the Overseas Press Club award for best human-rights reporting; and the Abraham Cahan Prize in Journalism. He is also the recipient of 2005's Anti-Defamation League Daniel Pearl Prize.

In 2001, Goldberg was appointed the Syrkin Fellow in Letters of the Jerusalem Foundation, and in 2002 he became a public-policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.

Rockets on Jerusalem?

Rockets on Jerusalem?

Hamas seems to be inviting its own destruction -- especially if reports of attacks on Jerusalem are true. More »

Well, Now Hamas Has Done It

Well, Now Hamas Has Done It

Hamas has crossed an Israeli red line. Prepare for the worst. More »

What Does the Gaza Attack Mean?

What Does the Gaza Attack Mean?

There is no long-term military solution to the challenge posed by Gaza, but the Israeli government doesn't want to acknowledge this. More »

'I Am Not al-Qaeda; When We Kill Bashar, I Will Shave Off My Beard'

'I Am Not al-Qaeda; When We Kill Bashar, I Will Shave Off My Beard'

A report from the Syrian-Jordanian border. More »

The Rockets of Gaza

The Rockets of Gaza

Rockets are flying from Gaza into Israel at a fast clip, and Israelis, it is said, are divided on how to respond. More »

'Now I'm Going to Offer You a Hamburger'

'Now I'm Going to Offer You a Hamburger'

Some quick reactions to last night's results. More »

'I'm Keeping My Eye on Virginia,' the Palestinian Refugee Said

'I'm Keeping My Eye on Virginia,' the Palestinian Refugee Said

What they're watching in Amman More »

How Would Obama and Romney Handle a Zombie Invasion?

How Would Obama and Romney Handle a Zombie Invasion?

I want a president equipped to handle the sort of emergencies -- natural and man-made -- that seem to be coming at us at a faster and faster rate. More »

When Andrew Sullivan and I Agree

When Andrew Sullivan and I Agree

He's wrong about plenty -- but not about everything. More »

'The Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes'

'The Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes'

If you're an American, the election may be a big deal. If you live overseas, it probably won't change much at all. More »

Why Obama Is Better for Israel Than Romney Is

Why Obama Is Better for Israel Than Romney Is

It's not that Romney isn't devoted to Israel, or to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, so much as the type of devotion he expresses. More »

So, Israel Nearly Attacked Iran in 2010; Who'd a Thunk It?

So, Israel Nearly Attacked Iran in 2010; Who'd a Thunk It?

More evidence of Netanyahu's determination to attack Iranian nuclear facilities. More »

The Lieberman Threat

The Lieberman Threat

Former Israeli negotiator Uri Savir thinks that the current Israeli foreign minister has no feeling for democracy. More »

Christie and Springsteen, Updated

Christie and Springsteen, Updated

I look forward to watching Chris Christie introduce Springsteen at a Stone Pony benefit concert in the near future. More »

Why Exactly Is Chris Christie Subverting Mitt Romney?

Why Exactly Is Chris Christie Subverting Mitt Romney?

Chris Christie is love-bombing President Obama -- the man he labeled clueless just last week -- and Maureen Dowd is asking why. More »

The Power of Credible Threats at Work?

The Power of Credible Threats at Work?

"The moment of truth" in the crisis over the Iranian nuclear program might have just been delayed by eight to ten months. More »

Romney's Critique of Obama's Iran Policy

Romney's Critique of Obama's Iran Policy

It's been in the interest of Obama to paint Romney as a warmonger, and in the interest of Romney to paint Obama as an appeaser. But their Iran policies are not so far apart. More »

Just How Committed Is Obama to Stopping Iran?

Just How Committed Is Obama to Stopping Iran?

An exchange with Yossi Klein Halevi of the Shalom Hartman Institute. More »

Revenge of the Cow

Revenge of the Cow

An advertisement against ritual animal sacrifice. More »

Israel Contemplates a 2-Party System

Israel Contemplates a 2-Party System

Thanks to today's Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu merger, it is not inconceivable that the country will see two very large parties battling it out for dominance of its politics. More »

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