The Tower Magazine

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The Tower Magazine
Editor David Hazony
Categories International relations
FrequencyMonthly
Founded2013
Company The Israel Project
CountryUnited States
Based in Washington, D.C.
LanguageEnglish
Website www.thetower.org/magazine

The Tower Magazine was a monthly, pro-Israel [1] magazine devoted to long-form journalism about the Middle East.

The Tower was a project of the Israel Project (TIP), launched by its director Peter Block. [2] [3] In 2013, The Forward described TIP under Block's predecessor as having had a reputation as "Israel’s most effective nongovernmental public relations agency." [3]

The Tower Magazine was established in 2013. Founding editor-in-chief David Hazony served until leaving in 2017. [4]

Mark Dubowitz, the CEO of think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies, described The Israel Project's publications, of which The Tower Magazine was one, as "unique and credible."[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. "About Us". TheTower.org. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "New Leader Josh Block Gives Makeover to The Israel Project". The Forward. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  4. Guttman, Nathan (2 April 2013). "New Leader Josh Block Gives Makeover to the Israel Project". The Forward. Retrieved 22 May 2015.