Tal Becker

Tal Becker (; born 1972) is an Australian-Israeli lawyer, diplomatic advisor, and civil servant. He is recognized as an international law expert. After high school, Becker studied at the Yeshivat Har Etzion for a year.

After leaving government service, Becker was a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy from 2010 to 2012.

Becker was on the Israeli team for the 2024 case before the International Court of Justice. In his opening speech, Becker accused South Africa of bringing "a grossly distorted story" and argued that the suffering of Israeli and Palestinian civilians was the result of Hamas's strategy.

Becker currently serves as vice president for the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem

Scholarship His PhD dissertation became the basis of his 2006 book Terrorism and the State: Rethinking the Rules of State Responsibility, which won the 2007 Guggenheim Prize for best international book from the Guggenheim Foundation. One example that Becker uses is to compare Iran and Syria to a fireman who stands next to a store and hands out matches and kerosene to arsonists.

Personal life

Becker is married to Rebecca and has six children. They live in Jerusalem.