Gershom Gorenberg is an American-born Israeli journalist and the author of four critically acclaimed books on Israel's modern history, in which he explores and explains the vexing religious and political conflicts that challenge Israel. He co-authored Shalom Friend, a biography of Yitzhak Rabin. Gorenberg is a contributing writer for The Atlantic. His op-eds have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. He has contributed in Hebrew to Haaretz and Maariv. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife, journalist and playwright Myra Noveck.