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Published OpEds by TIP Staff and Media Coverage of TIP and TIP Programs
Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, TIP's Founder and President
- Israel's strong relationship with India
Op-Ed by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, Washington Jewish Week, Jan. 25, 2012 - Ending the Insanity in the Peace Process
Op-Ed by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, Washington Jewish Week, Dec. 21, 2011 - Five steps to isolate Iran without dooming the economy
Op-Ed by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, The Baltimore Sun, Dec. 5, 2011 - Using existing funding, programs and social media to get young people jobs in the Middle East and end unrest
Op-Ed by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, The Hill, Nov. 16, 2011 - Social networks as a grass-roots approach to Mideast peace
Op-Ed by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, The Baltimore Sun, July 18, 2011 - From Palestinians, bombs, rockets and empty words
Op-Ed by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, The Baltimore Sun, March 28, 2011 - American Jews must regain focus on Middle East
Article by TIP's Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, JTA, Feb. 10, 2011 - Palestinians must end culture of hate
Article by Jennifer Laszlo Mizhrai, Washington Jewish Week, Nov. 23, 2010 - Israel, Like Obama, Seeing Importance in India
Article by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, JTA, Nov. 11, 2010 - Pro-Israel Groups Must Adapt to the New World
Article by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, The Jerusalem Post, June 7, 2010
Marcus Sheff, Executive Director, TIP Israel (Jerusalem Office)
- Headliners: Right of return, but not in my backyard
Op-Ed by TIP's Marcus Sheff, The Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2011
- Roger Waters' racist performance
Article by Marcus Sheff, Jewish Journal, October 1, 2010
- Why Time magazine is wrong
Article by Marcus Sheff, Jewish Journal, September 20, 2010
Laura Kam, TIP's Executive Director, Global Affairs (Jerusalem Office)
- Why 'Never Again' Is a Litmus Test for Iran
Op-Ed by TIP's Laura Kam, The Huffington Post, Jan. 27, 2012 - At Chanukah, Don’t Lose Sight of Israeli Women’s Freedoms
Op-Ed by TIP's Laura Kam, hagalil.com, Dec. 23, 2011 - Iran sanctions send a message but don’t go far enough
Op-Ed by TIP's Laura Kam, The Jerusalem Post, Nov. 23, 2011 - Walk out on Ahmadinejad at the UN General Assembly
Op-Ed by Laura Kam, The Jerusalem Post, Sept. 21 2011 - Israel Helps Stem Global Food Crisis
Op-Ed by Laura Kam, Y Net News, Aug. 4, 2011 - Iran, Sending Warships Into the Mediterranean, Wastes No Time Exploiting Turmoil in the Arab World
Article by Laura Kam, The Huffington Post, Feb. 22, 2011 - Leveraging China's lack of knowledge about Israel
Article by Laura Kam, The Jerusalem Post, Jan. 4, 2011 - Iran's New Diplomatic Aggression Ironic and Dangerous
Article by Laura Kam, The Huffington Post, Nov. 5, 2010
Also published in The Jewish Week, Nov. 2, 2010 - On Israel Delegitimization, Media Matters
Article by Laura Kam, JTA, Nov. 1, 2010
Also published in Jewish Standard, Nov. 11, 2010 - Mixing truth with lies is a great way of obfuscating the issue and confusing people
Letter by TIP's Laura Kam, The Jerusalem Post, October 13, 2010 - September 19: The real issues - Not much of a win
Letter by Laura Kam, The Jerusalem Post, September 19, 2010 - Anti-semitism is Making a Loud Comeback
Article by Laura Kam, The Jerusalem Post, Dec. 13, 2009
Alan Elsner, TIP's Senior Director, Communications & Messaging (Washington Office)
- From Bucharest to Cairo
The Jerusalem Report, Jan. 25, 2012 - The Arab Spring a Year Later -- a Democratic Scorecard
The Huffington Post, Jan. 20, 2012 - On Iran, U.S. Needs More Clarity
The Huffington Post, Jan. 19, 2012 - As Assad Regime Disintegrates, What Will Happen to Its Huge Chemical Weapons Stockpile?
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, Nov. 23, 2011 - Worms, Germany: Centuries Of Jewish History Distilled
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, Nov. 9 2011 - The UNESCO Meltdown
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, Reuters, October 27, 2011 - Palestinians at the U.N. -- a March of Folly
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, Huff Post World, September 13, 2011 - Why Hamas Rockets May Signal Breakdown of Palestinian Unity
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, July 14, 2011 - The Freedom Flotilla's Real Agenda
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, The Forward, June 28, 2011 - Jerusalem Street Names Reveal Rich Tapestry of History
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, Huffington Post, June 14, 2011 - Israel's Iraqi Raid 30 Years After
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, Huffington Post, June 7, 2011 - Palestinians are on the wrong path to statehood
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, Reuters, The Great Debate, May 27, 2011 - Pro & Con: Should the U.S. support the Hamas-Fatah unity agreement?
Op-Ed by Alan Elsner, AJC, May 9, 2011 - What Is Mahmoud Abbas Up to?
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, March 29, 2011 - Arab Civilian Massacres -- Where's the Outrage?
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, March 15, 2011 - Pope Benedict and Hamas: Two Ways of Looking at History
Article by Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, March 4, 2011 - UN's Failure on Libya Exposes Its Hypocrisy on Human Rights
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, Feb. 23, 2011 - Mideast Quartet Strikes Modest Blow for Peace
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, Feb. 7, 2011 - Egypt's Turmoil Leaves Israel Silent and Worried
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, Reuters, Jan. 31, 2011 - U.S. Must Safeguard Regional Stability as It Handles Egypt Crisis
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, Feb. 2, 2011 - Where Is Obama Going With Mideast Peace?
Op-Ed by TIP's Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, Jan. 28, 2011 - Ahmadinejad's Use of Language Intended to Offend
Article by Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, September 23, 2010 - Ahmadinejad Next Week at the U.N. -- What to Watch For
Article by Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, September 17, 2010 - In Mideast Peace Talks, it's Time to Lower the Temperature
Article by Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, September 7, 2010 - Mideast Peace Talks Go Better Than Expected Despite Hamas
Article by Alan Elsner, The Huffington Post, September 2, 2010
Leah Soibel, TIP's Director, Spanish Media Program (Jerusalem Office)
- Iran in our own backyard: Hezbollah operatives are rampant in remote areas of Latin America
Op-Ed by TIP's Leah Soibel, New York Daily News, Dec. 22, 2011 - Nuevo U.S.-Israel Relations: A New Approach
Op-Ed by TIP's Leah Soibel, Baltimore Jewish Times, Feb. 15, 2011 - Recognize the Power of Spanish-language Media
Op-Ed by TIP's Leah Soibel, Jewish Herald Voice, Dec. 9, 2010
David Z. Harris, TIP's Director of Research and Content (Jerusalem Office)
- Forget unilateralism, Abbas - just return to talks now
Op-Ed by TIP's David Z. Harris, The London Jewish News, Jan. 6 2011 - Arming of Hezbollah Must End, and not Just for Israel's Sake
Op-Ed by TIP's David Z. Harris, The London Jewish News, Oct. 22, 2010
Eli Ovits, Director of Communications (Jerusalem Office)
- Talk Turkey and it Might Just Bring Peace
Op-Ed by TIP's Eli Ovits, The Jewish Chronicle, Oct. 21, 2010
Christoph Heil, Director, European Affairs (Jerusalem Office)
- Courting Trade, Courting Danger
Op-Ed by TIP's Christoph Heil, European Voice, Nov. 8, 2011 - Blocking the Road to Peace
Op-Ed by TIP's Christoph Heil, The European, Sept. 15, 2011 - Europeans should support negotiations, not unilateral moves
Op-Ed by TIP's Christoph Heil, New Europe, March 27, 2011
Mark Sloman, TIP's India Program Director, Global Affairs (Jerusalem Office)
- India and Iran: Spotlighting a complex relationship
Op-Ed by TIP's Mark Sloman, The Times of Israel, Feb. 22, 2012 - After Mumbai attack, Indo-Israel ties stronger than ever
Op-Ed by TIP's Mark Sloman, The Jerusalem Post, Nov. 23, 2011
Sharon Segel, Communications Associate (Jerusalem Office)
- Murder Can Never be a Cause for Celebration
Op-Ed by TIP's Sharon Segel, The Jewish Chronicle, Dec. 20, 2010 - Can Universal Healthcare Work? A Look at Israel's Successful Model
Op-Ed by TIP's Sharon Segel, Physicians News Digest, Oct. 1, 2009
Alex Pevzner, Media Director, China Program
- Israel and China – toward the next 20 years
- Op-Ed by TIP's Alex Pevzner, The Jerusalem Post, Jan. 23, 2012
Media Coverage of TIP and TIP Programs
Good cop advocacy marked Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi’s The Israel Project
Article by Uriel Heilman, JTA, Feb. 14, 2012
Mizrahi Leaves TIP on Top
Article by Phil Jacobs, Washington Jewish Week, Feb. 8, 2012
A Decade As Israel’s Media Strategist
Article by Doug Chandler, The New York Jewish Week, Feb. 7, 2012
Ahead of March meetings, Israel and the U.S. close ranks on Iran
Article by Ron Kampeas, JTA, Feb. 7, 2012
For 2.5 billion perplexed people: The Israel Project revealed
Yaniv Pohorilis, Originally appeard on globes.co.il, Jan. 23 2012

Article by Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz, Dec. 22, 2011
Article by Jackson Diehl, The Washington Post, July 21, 2011
Article by Evelyn Gordon, Commentary, July 15, 2011
Article by Abby W. Schachter, New York Post, July 15, 2011
In Nablus, Palestinians play down possibility of September IntifadaArticle by Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz, July 15, 2011
6 in 10 Palestinians reject 2-state solution, survey findsArticle by Gil Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post, July 15, 2011
Article by Karl Vick, Time, July 14, 2011
Article by Sharon Weinberger, Slate, July 8, 2011
JTA, June 30, 2011
Article by Dan Pine, J Weekly, May 12, 2011
Advocacy group markets Israel to Chinese, Indians Article by Gil Shefler, The Jerusalem Post, May 11, 2011
Jewish groups mobilize against Palestinian unilateralismArticle by Jordana Horn, The Jerusalem Post, April 15, 2011
Editor's Notes: Playing poker over 'Palestine' Article by David Horovitz, The Jerusalem Post, April 8, 2011
Article by Jonathan Mark, The New York Jewish Week, March 23, 2011
The new power of a Latino-Jewish coalition in L.A.Article by Jonah Lowenfeld, Jewish Journal, March 9, 2011
Article by Lalit K. Jha, MSN News, March 1, 2011
Values clash - Jews hypocritical on democracy in Middle East?Article by Adam Kredo, Washington Jewish Week, Feb. 23, 2011
Article by Nathan Guttman, The Jewish Daily Forward, Feb. 16, 2011
Article published in Headlines India, Feb. 16
Article ed. by Mu Xuequan, XinhuaNet, Nov. 21
Poll: Most Palestinians view talks as precursor to 1 stateArticle by Yitzhak Benhorin, YNet News, Nov. 20
The Israel Project Rules the AirwavesArticle by David Kenner, Foreign Policy, Nov. 4
Pro-Israel Group Claims Election VictoryArticle by Josh Rogin, Foreign Policy, Nov. 3
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