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{{Infobox person|name=Jeffrey Goldberg|birth_date=September 22, 1965|birth_place=[[New York City]], [[U.S.]]|field=Journalism|image=Goldberg_Jeffrey.jpg}} | |||
'''Jeffrey Mark Goldberg''' (born September 22, 1965) is a [[Zionist]] propagandist who works as an American journalist and writer. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the imperialist magazine, [[The Atlantic]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=[https://www.theatlantic.com/author/jeffrey-goldberg/ | '''Jeffrey Mark Goldberg''' (born September 22, 1965) is a [[Zionist]] propagandist who works as an American journalist and writer. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the imperialist magazine, [[The Atlantic]] and is the moderator of the [[PBS]] program ''[[Washington Week]]''.<ref>{{Web citation|author=[https://www.theatlantic.com/author/jeffrey-goldberg/ Jeffrey Goldberg]|newspaper=The Atlantic|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/author/jeffrey-goldberg/|archive-url=https://archive.is/iPnsL|archive-date=2024-10-22}}</ref> Goldberg's writing primarily focuses on foreign affairs, with a notable emphasis on the Middle East and Africa. | ||
== | == Career == | ||
=== Israel Defense Forces service === | |||
During the [[First Intifada]], Goldberg served in the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF). He served as a camp guard in the [[Ktzi'ot prison]], a facility which detains innocent [[Palestine|Palestinians]] and subjects them to sexual and verbal abuse, sodomizing detainees and beating them.<ref>{{Citation|author=Jeffrey Goldberg|year=2006|title=Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/prisonersmuslima00gold/page/40/mode/2up|page=41|city=New York|publisher=Knopf|isbn=ISBN 0-375-41234-4}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Tareq Al Hilou, Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim|newspaper=CNN|title=‘They told me to strip.’ Former Palestinian detainee says he was sexually abused in an Israeli prison|date=2024-08-24|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/25/middleeast/former-palestinian-detainee-sexually-abused-in-israeli-prison-mime-intl/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.is/G1G1o|archive-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> | |||
Goldberg also admitted to participating in | In his 2006 book ''Prisoners'', Goldberg recounts an incident at Ktzi'ot prison where his friend assaulted a Palestinian prisoner with a sharp-edged object, resulting in severe injuries. To conceal the crime, Goldberg handed the injured kidnap victim to another military policeman, falsely claiming that the victim had fallen.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Jeffrey Goldberg|year=2006|title=Prisoners: a story of friendship and terror|chapter=The Mysterious Child of Lies|chapter-url=https://lite.evernote.com/note/98ee9440-5a07-4628-8bc3-6d4df97a4855|page=21-22, 26-28|pdf=https://annas-archive.org/md5/e701ff8df360a1d365f2cc1f031e14f8|city=New York|publisher=Vintage Books}}</ref> | ||
Goldberg also admitted to participating in beatings, justifying his actions by stating that he only hit Palestinians who were already hitting him.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Journalism === | |||
Goldberg's career in journalism began at [[The Washington Post]], where he was a police reporter. He later became a columnist for [[The Jerusalem Post]], a right-wing Israeli newspaper. Upon returning to the United States, he held positions at [[The Forward]], [[New York magazine]], [[The New York Times|The New York Times Magazine]], and [[The New Yorker]]. In 2007, he joined The Atlantic and ascended to the position of editor-in-chief in 2016.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=The New Yorker|title=The New Yorker Contributors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114014539/http://www.newyorker.com/main/contributors/contribs_gk?contribs_gk|archive-date=2006-11-14}}</ref> | |||
=== Speaking events === | |||
Goldberg has been the opening speaker at various Zionist events, such as the American Jewish Committee conference and Zionism 3.0.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Telesur|newspaper=MintPress News|title=The Atlantic’s New Editor Was An IDF Prison Guard And Champion Of The Iraq War|date=2016-10-13|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-atlantics-new-editor-was-idf-prison-guard/221400/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713184922/https://www.mintpressnews.com/the-atlantics-new-editor-was-idf-prison-guard/221400/|archive-date=2024-07-13}}</ref> | |||
=== Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide === | |||
Goldberg wrote the book Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide in 2006 about a friendship he developed with a Palestinian prisoner. Elana Lappin writes in a review, that the book, “Prisoners” tells us, eloquently, the complete and complex story of Jeffrey Goldberg’s love for Israel, but very little else."<ref>{{Web citation|author=Elena Lappin|newspaper=The New York Times|title=My Friend, My Enemy|date=2006-11-12|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/books/review/Lappin.t.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712053600/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/books/review/Lappin.t.html|archive-date=2022-07-12}}</ref> | |||
== Views == | |||
=== Zionism === | |||
In 2015, Goldberg wrote that the primary cause of the Palestinian genocide is the denial of the ancient Jewish connection to the land of Israel and the adherence to "a worldview that dismisses the national and religious rights of Jews."<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jeffrey Goldberg|newspaper=The Atlantic|title=The Paranoid, Supremacist Roots of the Stabbing Intifada|date=2015-10-15|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/10/the-roots-of-the-palestinian-uprising-against-israel/410944/|archive-url=https://www.smry.ai/proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Finternational%2Farchive%2F2015%2F10%2Fthe-roots-of-the-palestinian-uprising-against-israel%2F410944%2F|quote=The violence of the past two weeks, encouraged by purveyors of rumors who now have both Israeli and Palestinian blood on their hands, is rooted not in Israeli settlement policy, but in a worldview that dismisses the national and religious rights of Jews. There will not be peace between Israelis and Palestinians so long as parties on both sides of the conflict continue to deny the national and religious rights of the other.}}</ref> | |||
=== Iraq === | |||
Goldberg believed that the invasion of [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]] was an "act of profound morality."<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== Controversies == | |||
=== Role in the War on Terror === | |||
In March of 2002, Goldberg authored an article called The Great Terror that alleged there was a link between [[Saddam Hussein]] and [[Al-Qaeda]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jeffrey Goldberg|newspaper=The New Yorker|title=The Great Terror|date=2002-03-17|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/03/25/the-great-terror|archive-url=https://archive.is/xmnWn|archive-date=2022-02-17}}</ref> In October of 2002, he authored another article in [[Slate]] that claimed Saddam Hussein had chemical weapons.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Jeffrey Goldberg|newspaper=Slate|title=Aflatoxin|date=2002-10-03|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2002/10/aflatoxin.html|archive-url=https://archive.ph/qHw1s|archive-date=2021-09-28}}</ref> These claims, though false, were part of a broader media campaign to build public support for invading Iraq. His Slate article was used by Congress as a reason to authorize the invasion of Iraq, a position that closely aligned with Israeli strategic interests at the time.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Congressional Record|newspaper=Congress.gov|title=Authorization of the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq|date=2002-10-10|url=https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-148/issue-133/senate-section/article/S10233-7?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22mccain+%5C%22Jeffrey+Goldberg%5C%22%22%5D%7D&s=2&r=2|archive-url=https://archive.ph/iAW0F|archive-date=2025-01-06}}</ref> Goldberg's work was cited by both former Vice President [[Dick Cheney|Cheney]] and former president [[George W. Bush|Bush]] when making the case for war.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ken Silverstein|newspaper=Harper's Magazine|title=Journalism Ethics Lessons from the Iraqi War’s Chief Salesman|date=2008-05-01|url=https://harpers.org/2008/05/journalism-ethics-lessons-from-the-iraqi-wars-chief-salesman/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010181215/https://harpers.org/2008/05/journalism-ethics-lessons-from-the-iraqi-wars-chief-salesman/|archive-date=2024-11-10}}</ref> | |||
It was discovered in 2003 that the key interviewee, [[Mohammed Mansour Shahab]], of the article The Great Terror had lied about being a link between Saddam and Al-Qaeda.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jason Burke|newspaper=The Guardian|title=The missing link?|date=2003-02-09|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/feb/09/alqaida.afghanistan|archive-url=https://archive.is/Fgr5Q|archive-date=2013-09-02}}</ref> | |||
== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
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Revision as of 17:44, 7 January 2025
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Jeffrey Mark Goldberg (born September 22, 1965) is a Zionist propagandist who works as an American journalist and writer. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the imperialist magazine, The Atlantic and is the moderator of the PBS program Washington Week.[1] Goldberg's writing primarily focuses on foreign affairs, with a notable emphasis on the Middle East and Africa.
Career
Israel Defense Forces service
During the First Intifada, Goldberg served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He served as a camp guard in the Ktzi'ot prison, a facility which detains innocent Palestinians and subjects them to sexual and verbal abuse, sodomizing detainees and beating them.[2][3]
In his 2006 book Prisoners, Goldberg recounts an incident at Ktzi'ot prison where his friend assaulted a Palestinian prisoner with a sharp-edged object, resulting in severe injuries. To conceal the crime, Goldberg handed the injured kidnap victim to another military policeman, falsely claiming that the victim had fallen.[4]
Goldberg also admitted to participating in beatings, justifying his actions by stating that he only hit Palestinians who were already hitting him.[4]
Journalism
Goldberg's career in journalism began at The Washington Post, where he was a police reporter. He later became a columnist for The Jerusalem Post, a right-wing Israeli newspaper. Upon returning to the United States, he held positions at The Forward, New York magazine, The New York Times Magazine, and The New Yorker. In 2007, he joined The Atlantic and ascended to the position of editor-in-chief in 2016.[5]
Speaking events
Goldberg has been the opening speaker at various Zionist events, such as the American Jewish Committee conference and Zionism 3.0.[6]
Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide
Goldberg wrote the book Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide in 2006 about a friendship he developed with a Palestinian prisoner. Elana Lappin writes in a review, that the book, “Prisoners” tells us, eloquently, the complete and complex story of Jeffrey Goldberg’s love for Israel, but very little else."[7]
Views
Zionism
In 2015, Goldberg wrote that the primary cause of the Palestinian genocide is the denial of the ancient Jewish connection to the land of Israel and the adherence to "a worldview that dismisses the national and religious rights of Jews."[8]
Iraq
Goldberg believed that the invasion of Iraq was an "act of profound morality."[9]
Controversies
Role in the War on Terror
In March of 2002, Goldberg authored an article called The Great Terror that alleged there was a link between Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda.[10] In October of 2002, he authored another article in Slate that claimed Saddam Hussein had chemical weapons.[9] These claims, though false, were part of a broader media campaign to build public support for invading Iraq. His Slate article was used by Congress as a reason to authorize the invasion of Iraq, a position that closely aligned with Israeli strategic interests at the time.[11] Goldberg's work was cited by both former Vice President Cheney and former president Bush when making the case for war.[12]
It was discovered in 2003 that the key interviewee, Mohammed Mansour Shahab, of the article The Great Terror had lied about being a link between Saddam and Al-Qaeda.[13]
Reference
- ↑ Jeffrey Goldberg. The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2024-10-22.
- ↑ Jeffrey Goldberg (2006). Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide (p. 41). New York: Knopf. 0-375-41234-4 ISBN ISBN 0-375-41234-4
- ↑ Tareq Al Hilou, Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim (2024-08-24). "‘They told me to strip.’ Former Palestinian detainee says he was sexually abused in an Israeli prison" CNN. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jeffrey Goldberg (2006). Prisoners: a story of friendship and terror: 'The Mysterious Child of Lies' (pp. 21-22, 26-28). [PDF] New York: Vintage Books.
- ↑ The New Yorker Contributors. The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 2006-11-14.
- ↑ Telesur (2016-10-13). "The Atlantic’s New Editor Was An IDF Prison Guard And Champion Of The Iraq War" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2024-07-13.
- ↑ Elena Lappin (2006-11-12). "My Friend, My Enemy" The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-07-12.
- ↑ “The violence of the past two weeks, encouraged by purveyors of rumors who now have both Israeli and Palestinian blood on their hands, is rooted not in Israeli settlement policy, but in a worldview that dismisses the national and religious rights of Jews. There will not be peace between Israelis and Palestinians so long as parties on both sides of the conflict continue to deny the national and religious rights of the other.”
Jeffrey Goldberg (2015-10-15). "The Paranoid, Supremacist Roots of the Stabbing Intifada" The Atlantic. Archived from the original. - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jeffrey Goldberg (2002-10-03). "Aflatoxin" Slate. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28.
- ↑ Jeffrey Goldberg (2002-03-17). "The Great Terror" The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17.
- ↑ Congressional Record (2002-10-10). "Authorization of the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq" Congress.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-01-06.
- ↑ Ken Silverstein (2008-05-01). "Journalism Ethics Lessons from the Iraqi War’s Chief Salesman" Harper's Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-11-10.
- ↑ Jason Burke (2003-02-09). "The missing link?" The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02.