“Tom Gross is probably Europe’s leading observer of the Middle East.”
-- Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin, writing in Commentary magazine

“Tom Gross’s dynamic dispatches bring to light stories that matter. He’s a one-man news agency of the most impressive kind.”
-- Former Arab Affairs editor for the BBC, Magdi Abdelhadi

“I read dozens of websites about the Middle East but I find new and important information at Tom Gross’s. You can’t skip his dispatches.”
-- Elliott Abrams, former U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser for the Middle East

“I find the information and analysis disseminated by Tom Gross indispensable to counter the frequent bias and manipulation against Israel in Spain and elsewhere.”
-- Rafael Bardaji, former National Security Advisor to the government of Spain

“Tom Gross is one of the leading experts on the Middle East and I highly appreciate his professionalism. I strongly recommend his dispatches and website.”
--Ivo Schwarz, recently retired head of the Czech intelligence services

“I read Tom Gross regularly and find his writing very interesting and thought-provoking.”
-- Harvard law professor and author Alan Dershowitz

“Tom Gross is one of the leading experts in the field.”
-- Bret Stephens, New York Times columnist, and former Pullitzer-prize winning writer at The Wall Street Journal

“Tom Gross’ dispatches give an illuminating, and thought-provoking perspective on world affairs”
-- Gina Thomas, Senior foreign correspondent, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, a leading German paper

“Tom Gross does an important job in bringing to our attention some of the most interesting articles published in various media outlets. His comments and analysis are very informative.”
-- Khaled Abu Toameh, Palestinian affairs correspondent, Jerusalem Post

“I heartily recommend the indispensable Tom Gross and his website dispatches.”
-- Douglas Murray, writing in The Daily Telegraph

“Tom Gross brings a uniquely honed and informed perspective on the Middle East, anchored in years of experience and expertise. His work is a most useful and comprehensive resource.”
-- Irwin Cotler, former Liberal party Canadian Minister of Justice, and lawyer for Nelson Mandela

“The steady flow of factual eye-openers, astute observations and profound insights from Tom Gross has been and remains an essential part of my array of sources as to what is really going on in our troubled part of the world.”
-- Former Deputy National Security Advisor in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, Eran Lerman

“I’m a great admirer and avid reader of Tom Gross’s work. I often share his dispatches with my friends.”
-- Leading Russian-born classical pianist Evgeny Kissin

“I have long read the dispatches of Tom Gross with great interest and as a result I believe I am better informed about a part of the world where it is increasingly difficult to discern fake from real news.”
-- Lord Young of Graffham, former British government minister

“Tom’s dispatches are a great round-up of relevant open-source information that frequently serve me as jumping-off points for exploring areas of interest and trends.”
-- Former Senior Israeli Intelligence official, Shmuel Bar

“Tom Gross’s dispatches help us to formulate our ideas for the region.”
-- Senior Saudi diplomat (who wishes to remain anonymous)

“Tom Gross is exceptionally well-informed, with a unique understanding of the way the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is being covered by the international media.”
-- David Horovitz, editor of The Times of Israel and former editor of The Jerusalem Post

“Tom Gross’s Middle East Dispatches are admirable.”
-- Charles Moore, former editor of The Daily Telegraph, writing in his column in The Spectator

“One of the many lessons which people might take from this episode is that if they want the uncensored truth about a matter of genuine controversy they are better off scrolling the internet – tomgrossmedia.com and Wikipedia – than buying any British newspaper.”
-- Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times columnist and former editor of the Sunday Telegraph, writing in The Independent

“Tom Gross’s Middle East dispatches are such a good service.”
-- Harry Evans, former editor-in-chief of The Times and Sunday Times of London

“Tom Gross employs extraordinary skill in combining an expertise in international relations and Middle Eastern politics with a reporter’s shrewd eye for detail and an intellectual’s capacity for analysis. The Journal has been lucky to have him as a contributor.”
-- Erich Eichman, Books Editor, The Wall Street Journal

“Tom Gross performs a unique and brave and brilliant service in a world of lies and spite.”
-- Julie Burchill, writer for The Independent, Guardian and Times of London

“Tom Gross has played an important role in helping me reformulate my ideas. His pieces on anti-Israel attitudes in the media have been a great boon.”
-- Michael Gove, British government cabinet minister and columnist for The Times of London

“As for so much else unreported in the British media, I am indebted to Tom Gross’s indispensable website on the Middle East – www.tomgrossmedia.com – for my information.”
-- (The late) Frank Johnson, writing in his Daily Telegraph column

“Tom Gross’s Middle East dispatches regularly contain an unusually good crop of items.”
-- (The late) Christopher Hitchens, author and columnist for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic and Slate

“Middle East expert Tom Gross” cited for his groundbreaking reports, in The Wall Street Journal op-ed “Obama’s Jerusalem stonewall”.
-- New York Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman

“Tom Gross’s Mideast Dispatches are not only incisive and highly readable, but they are of great importance. They have helped to influence the climate of opinion not only in the U.S., but in Europe.”
-- Daniel Schwammenthal, former op-ed and comment editor for The Wall Street Journal Europe

“Tom Gross, as always, has more.”
-- David Frum, former U.S. presidential speechwriter, writing on National Review online

“You get some people, Tom Gross being a good example, who put out the truth on a regular basis.”
-- Andrew Roberts, British historian and commentator, writing in Standpoint magazine

“Tom Gross makes some good points.”
-- Alan Rusbridger, former Editor-in-chief, The Guardian

“Both as a commentator and news purveyor Tom Gross has been tireless and instructive in offering an invaluable perspective on events from the Middle East, providing insights often not available from conventional sources. I find his work a helpful counterweight to some of the news coming out of this region, particularly in terms of filling in some of the blanks in other reporting. I share his dispatches with my colleagues.”
-- Jack Schwartz, former assistant culture editor at The New York Times

“Tom Gross’s writings are the go-to resource for a unique and analytical take on the latest issues effecting the Middle East.”
-- Hasan Afzal, a British civil servant dealing with foreign affairs and security matters

“I find Tom Gross’s studies and analysis very important.”
-- Liu Ling, former Jerusalem correspondent, China State Radio

“Tom Gross’s writings on the Middle East are an important source of information for us at CNN to put this very important, volatile and emotional story into perspective.”
-- Gary Baumgarten, Senior correspondent, CNN radio news network

“Tom Gross deserves an award for the steady flow of insights about the Middle East and the media he provides.”
-- Claudia Rosett, writer for Forbes magazine and The Wall Street Journal

“Tom Gross has excellent stuff.”
-- Stephanie Gutmann, writing in The (London) Daily Telegraph

“Tom Gross’s materials are very interesting and extremely useful for my work.”
-- Ben-Dror Yemini, columnist Yediot Ahronot, former Op-Ed editor, Maariv

“In a world where reporting is so largely in the hands of the ignorant or the biased, Tom Gross stands for telling the truth with courage and integrity.”
-- David Pryce-Jones, senior Editor of the National Review and author of “The Closed Circle: An Interpretation of the Arabs”

“Tom Gross’s work is taken seriously at the highest levels in media and government.”
-- Paul Lewis, formerly with the Economist, now on the comment pages at the Financial Times

“Tomgrossmedia.com is a superb website and should be required reading for all those who want to understand how the media misreports on the Middle East, and influences policy.”
-- Robin Shepherd, author and formerly a correspondent at Reuters

“Tom Gross’s news digests are very helpful. He always manages to find valuable items that the rest of the media don’t report.”
-- Jonathan Kay, Comment editor, The National Post (Canada)

“Tom Gross is a very important source of news about the Middle East.”
-- Abby Wisse, editorial board member, The New York Post

“Tom Gross is a one-man army when it comes to exposing the hypocrisies and prejudices of the mainstream press for his media-centric weblist.”
-- Ron Rosenbaum, from the introduction to his book “Those who forget the past” (Random House)

“Tom Gross’s dispatches are truly excellent; they are crammed with invaluable material.”
-- Professor Efraim Karsh, London and Harvard universities

“Tom Gross is an invaluable source of information, analysis and insight on the Middle East and its coverage. His work makes the work of other practitioners in the field both easier and harder: easier for those who strive for accuracy and truth in telling the Middle East story; harder for those who strive to conceal the truth from their audience in the service of their political agendas.”
-- Emanuele Ottolenghi, former lecturer at Oxford University, contributor to U.S., Italian and other media

“Tom Gross has made a significant impact on the international understanding of the Arab-Israeli conflict.”
-- Peter Hitchens, columnist, The Mail on Sunday, London

“Tom Gross is journalism’s antidote to those who willfully distort the truth.”
-- Michael Laurence, author, editor and director, formerly with CBS and NBC

“I and other producers and correspondents from leading international news agencies have often sought the advice of Tom Gross on Middle Eastern affairs.”
-- Guy Lynn, former Senior Producer, Jerusalem Bureau, ABC TV Australia; former producer, Reuters TV

“Tom Gross makes his points clearly and forcefully, and is interesting to read.”
-- Jay Tolson, formerly head of news at Radio Free Europe, writer for U.S. News and World Report; now based at VOA in Washington

“Tom Gross’s dispatches offer fascinating albeit often frightening insights.”
-- Joanna Radyner, correspondent, Austrian Radio and TV

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