Gal Beckerman


What Sheldon's Money Buys

By Gal Beckerman

What Sheldon's Money Buys
Without Sheldon Adelson’s help, Newt Gingrich would be out of the GOP race by now. The mogul’s millions have kept Gingrich far to the right on Israel.Read More


The GOP's Albatross

By Gal Beckerman

The GOP's Albatross
The first votes have barely been counted in Iowa, but the entire Republican field already has a problem. His name is Ron Paul, writes Gal Beckerman.Read More


Secrets of Ben-Gurion's Leadership

By Gal Beckerman

Secrets of Ben-Gurion's Leadership
How did David Ben-Gurion build the Jewish state? Ideology drove him, but he wanted to put stakes in the ground, Shimon Peres writes in an insightful, yet flawed, new book.Read More


Time for Prophets and Moral Outrage

By Gal Beckerman

Time for Prophets and Moral Outrage
Peter Bergson was reckless for his day when he drew attention to the Holocaust. Some of the perceived radicals of today are at the Occupy Wall Street protests, Gal Beckerman writes.Read More


Israeli Protests Give Masses a Reason to Speak Out

By Gal Beckerman

Israeli Protests Give Masses a Reason to Speak Out
The most immediate lesson of the massive social justice protests in Israel is this cold truth: Mobilizing the masses means first giving them a personal stake in success.Read More