Authors / Elisheva Goldberg

Elisheva Goldberg is the media and policy director for the New Israel Fund and a contributing writer for Jewish Currents. She was an aide to former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and has written for The Daily Beast, The Forward, The New Republic, and The Atlantic.

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Israel’s Anti-Miscegenation Law

A new law classifies some sexual crimes as “terrorism,” signaling an intent to target Arabs—and a goal of preventing racial mixing.

Elisheva Goldberg August 15, 2023

Abolishing Israel’s Reasonableness Standard: An Explainer

The Knesset just passed the first step in the controversial judicial overhaul plan. What does it mean and what happens next?

Elisheva Goldberg August 1, 2023

“We Are in a Daily Battle for Survival”

Abandoned by the Israeli government, the country’s Palestinian citizens live at the mercy of organized crime.

Elisheva Goldberg July 11, 2023

The Palestinian Village in Smotrich’s Sights

Destroying the hamlet of Khan al-Ahmar has become a priority for Israel’s settler right, which aims to “cut the West Bank into two.”

Elisheva Goldberg May 23, 2023

Liberal Zionists Test the Efficacy of the World Zionist Congress

Protests against Israel’s judicial overhaul at the most recent congress highlight the forum’s limits.

Elisheva Goldberg May 3, 2023

Huwara and the Dangers of Annexation

A destructive settler attack on the village of Huwara showcased the immediate effects of a further tilt toward legal Israeli annexation of the West Bank.

Elisheva Goldberg March 7, 2023

Israeli Right Plans to Erode Palestinians’ Residency Rights

The right-wing security cabinet announced intentions to revoke fundamental benefits from families of those convicted of terrorism.

Elisheva Goldberg February 7, 2023

Israel’s Populist Judicial Revolution

A series of reforms proposed by Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin will effectively neutralize the judiciary, eliminating the only backstop to legislative overreach.

Elisheva Goldberg January 10, 2023

Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Militia

An IDF assault on left-wing activists in Hebron reveals an emboldened security force—and signals a step toward annexation.

Elisheva Goldberg December 6, 2022

The Knesset Pulls Back the Curtain on the Occupation

Thanks to political infighting, regulations allowing West Bank settlers to enjoy the rights of Israeli citizenship are on the verge of expiring.

Elisheva Goldberg June 14, 2022

Israel’s High Court Rules in Favor of Forced Population Transfer

Over 1,000 Palestinians could now be expelled from their homes in Masafer Yatta.

Elisheva Goldberg May 10, 2022

A Judicial Reprieve for Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that four families slated for eviction can remain in their homes—for now.

Elisheva Goldberg March 8, 2022

Israeli Forces Kill Two Elderly Palestinians in Two Weeks

The latest victims of the occupation include a US citizen and a revered nonviolent activist.

Elisheva Goldberg January 20, 2022

The Long Reach of Restraint

For Israel’s Supreme Court, to exercise power might be to lose it.

Elisheva Goldberg November 22, 2021

Road to Nowhere

Israel’s Arab citizens fight for an address.

Elisheva Goldberg November 10, 2020

Bibi bribe

The Making of an Echo Chamber

Benjamin Netanyahu faces criminal charges for the obsessive efforts to reshape Israeli media that have defined his career.

Elisheva Goldberg March 11, 2020