Israeli academic and Al Jazeera contributor Ori Goldberg dies at 50

Goldberg, a regular Al Jazeera contributor, died after a long battle with colon cancer, his family says in a statement.

Ori Goldberg [Al Jazeera]

Israeli academic and independent analyst Ori Goldberg has died at the age of 50, his family has said.

His eldest daughter Avigail confirmed his death after a long battle with colon cancer in a statement on Goldberg’s X account on Sunday.

“In one sentence, he was the best dad in the world. But you can’t really describe him in one sentence, and I don’t think I’ll have the courage to try,” she wrote.

In a separate post on Goldberg’s X account, his eldest son, identified as Dave, said his father was “the light where things looked dark”.

Goldberg was a frequent contributor to Al Jazeera’s website where his opinion pieces focused on Middle East affairs.

In his final piece for the Qatar-based media network last month, he wrote about Israeli authorities’ reaction to the award-winning documentary NAZA , by Yuval Avraham and Rachel Szor.

In a memorable piece titled Israel is imploding in December 2025, he explored whether Israel could be losing its status as regional hegemon while the Israeli state and society become increasingly dysfunctional.

“An international coalition, led by the United States with the participation of Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, is gradually removing Gaza from Israel’s control, as well as pressuring Israel out of its territorial escapades in Syria and Lebanon,” he wrote.

In another piece from the same month titled Netanyahu will win again he explained why the Israeli prime minister’s supporters would likely vote for him in a 2026 election.

“He is ‘their’ man, the one who represents them against the elites who feel the country is theirs by right. He alone, through his audacity and cunning, took the fight to Israel’s enemies and brought them to their knees.” he wrote. “[Netanyahu] is the one who broke the paradigm that put Israel at the mercy of the world. Israel now does as it wishes, and those desires are for Israel alone to articulate”.

Goldberg also appeared regularly on Al Jazeera English news and current affairs shows including Inside Story.

He received a PhD in History from Tel Aviv University in 2008 and wrote his dissertation on the role of religious experience in the creation and application of Iranian Shia revolutionary discourse during the second half of the 20th century.

He received many awards and scholarships, including a fellowship at the Mellon Foundation from 2013 to 2015.

戈德堡是半岛电视台的长期撰稿人，他的家人在一份声明中表示，他因长期与结肠癌作斗争而去世。

奥里·戈德堡 [半岛电视台]

以色列学者兼独立分析师奥里·戈德堡去世，享年50岁，其家人证实了这一消息。

他的长女阿维盖尔周日在戈德堡的 X 账号上发表声明，证实他因结肠癌长期斗争而去世。

“一句话概括，他是世界上最好的爸爸。但你不可能用一句话来真正描述他，我想我也没有勇气尝试，”她写道。

在戈德堡的 X 账号上的另一篇帖子中，他的长子戴夫说，他的父亲是“黑暗中的一束光”。

戈德堡经常为半岛电视台网站撰稿，他的评论文章主要关注中东事务。

上个月，他在为这家总部位于卡塔尔的媒体网络撰写的最后一篇文章中，谈到了以色列当局对尤瓦尔·阿夫拉罕和雷切尔·索尔执导的获奖纪录片《纳扎》的反应。

在一篇题为《以色列将在 2025 年 12 月崩溃》的令人印象深刻的文章中，他探讨了以色列是否会失去其作为地区霸主的地位，同时以色列国家和社会的功能也日益失调。

他写道：“由美国领导，卡塔尔、埃及、沙特阿拉伯和土耳其参与的国际联盟正在逐步将加沙从以色列的控制中移除，并向以色列施压，迫使其停止在叙利亚和黎巴嫩的领土扩张。”

在同月发表的另一篇题为《内塔尼亚胡将再次获胜》的文章中，他解释了为什么这位以色列总理的支持者很可能会在 2026 年的选举中投票给他。

“他是‘他们’的人，代表他们对抗那些自认为国家理所当然属于他们的精英阶层。正是他凭借胆识和谋略，将战火引向以色列的敌人，并最终迫使他们屈服。”他写道。“[内塔尼亚胡]打破了以色列受制于世界的旧模式。如今，以色列可以随心所欲，而这些愿望也只有以色列自己才能表达。”

戈德堡还经常出现在半岛电视台英语新闻和时事节目中，包括《内幕故事》。

2008 年，他从特拉维夫大学获得历史学博士学位，他的博士论文研究了宗教经验在 20 世纪下半叶伊朗什叶派革命话语的产生和应用中所起的作用。

他获得了许多奖项和奖学金，包括 2013 年至 2015 年在梅隆基金会获得的奖学金。