Journalist and Author in Jerusalem

Gershom Gorenberg

1 article 2009

Gershom Gorenberg is an American-Israeli journalist, author, and historian based in Jerusalem. He is known for his extensive writing on Israeli politics, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the history of settlements, including his acclaimed book *The Accidental Empire*. He contributed a piece to The Weekly Standard in 2009 reflecting on themes of nonviolent leadership in the Middle East.

The Missing Mahatma

April 6, 2009 · Features, Magazine

They marched southward from Ramallah one windy morning in March 2012. Sheikh Nasser a-Din al-Masri led them--a slim man with a short black beard that half-hid a puckered scar on his neck. They filled the road to Jerusalem, a long procession of men, women, and children wearing white robes to show…