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- ↑ Richard Behar, Gary Weiss (10 March 2015). "How the AP Botched Its Investigation of Civilian Deaths in the Israel-Hamas War". The New York Observer . Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- 1 2 Gil Troy (3 November 2015). "Most American Jews are standing with Israel dramatically, creatively, generously". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ Barken, Jeffrey (22 October 2015). "'An oasis in the wasteland' of investigative Middle East journalism". JNS.org. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ Weiss, Gary (31 March 2016). "gary-weiss.com: Announcement re Mideast Dig (formerly "Mideast Reporter")" . Retrieved 4 March 2017.