Brigitte Gabriel
New York Times Bestselling Author • National Security Expert • Political Commentator
Brigitte Gabriel is a globally recognized authority on national security, terrorism, geopolitics, and the preservation of Western civilization. A legal immigrant from Lebanon, she survived the brutality of the Lebanese War, spending seven years—ages 10 to 17—living in an 8×10-foot underground bomb shelter without electricity or running water as Islamic militants destroyed her community. These formative years forged her unmatched firsthand understanding of radical extremism and the global stakes of the fight for freedom.
In 1984, she relocated to Israel, where she became a prime-time news anchor for Middle East Television’s Arabic-language program World News, broadcast across Israel and throughout the Arab world. Her journalism career placed her face-to-face with international leaders including Margaret Thatcher, President George H.W. Bush, Queen Noor of Jordan, Yitzhak Rabin, and Shimon Peres.
After legally immigrating to the United States in 1989, Brigitte founded a successful television production and advertising company that served major networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Discovery, TLC, History Channel, 20/20, Good Morning America, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Brigitte delivered high-level briefings to institutions around the world, including the United Nations, the Australian Prime Minister, the British Parliament, the U.S. Congress, the Pentagon, U.S. Special Operations Command, the FBI, and numerous intelligence and defense agencies.
A frequent expert commentator on major national and international media outlets, she is widely regarded as one of the most influential voices in national security today.
Brigitte is the founder and chairman of ACT for America, the largest national-security-focused grassroots organization in the United States, with over five million members and supporters.
A New York Times bestselling author, she has written three books, including her most recent and widely praised work RISE: In Defense of Judeo-Christian Values and Freedom. In 2016 she was knighted in Europe, receiving the title Dame Brigitte Gabriel, and in 2025 she was awarded the prestigious Menachem Begin Prize in recognition of her significant contribution to the people and the State of Israel.
Fluent in Arabic, French, English, and Hebrew, Dame Brigitte Gabriel is consistently ranked among the top 50 most influential public speakers in the United States. She remains a fearless advocate for truth, liberty, Western values, and the enduring promise of the American dream.