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  • Quoted
    Les 16 prédictions du 'Middle East Forum' pour 2023

    Dreuz.info (France) — French-language presentation of Daniel Pipes's MEF staff predictions for 2023, attributing three named forecasts to 'Gregg Roman, directeur': an Israeli ground incursion into Lebanon and/or Syria, an Israel-Saudi economic cooperation pact, and U.S. designation of Syria as a narco-state. In French.

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2015

  • In the record
    Video: Can Israeli violence crush Palestinian resistance?

    The Electronic Intifada — Ali Abunimah's post about their Al Jazeera English Inside Story debate identifies Roman as a former Israeli defense ministry official and Middle East Forum director and characterizes his on-air positions.

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    Presbyterians welcome BDS group with anti-Israel agenda

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Toby Tabachnick's story on Pittsburgh Theological Seminary hosting a FOSNA/Sabeel conference, quoting Roman — identified as former Pittsburgh CRC director and current Middle East Forum director — saying the seminary 'crossed the Rubicon of hosting theologies of hate.'

  • Profile
    Lessons gleaned from new faces

    Texas Jewish Post — Column profiling Roman as he leaves Jewish Federation community-relations work to direct the Middle East Forum in Philadelphia, retelling the Desert Storm story of his grandmother and the Bible in a soldier's pack that set him on his career path.

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    Why Federations Shouldn't Take Sides on Iran

    The Forward — Forward opinion piece on federations and the Iran deal quotes Roman, then outgoing community relations council director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, urging federations to 'maintain credibility on both sides' and play the long game on Iran.

  • In the record
    Iran deal gets expert treatment at Federation program

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Toby Tabachnick's coverage of the Patrick Clawson program Roman's CRC convened, quoting Roman on the deal's 'potential to divide this community' and his wish for a more educated panel debate.

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    Federations Split as Some Call for Action To Block Iran Deal

    Forward — Nathan Guttman's report on federation divisions over the Iran deal quotes Roman, as Pittsburgh CRC director via JTA: 'For our federation to come out with a position would be irresponsible. We're not going to pretend we're nuclear experts.'

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    8 Jewish federations come out against Iran deal; most stay silent

    JTA (Washington Jewish Week via JTA) — National survey of federation responses to the Iran nuclear deal quoting Roman, community relations council director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: 'There is a plethora of diverse opinions... We're not going to pretend we're nuclear experts.'

  • Quoted
    Pittsburgh CRC sees 'plethora' of opinions on Iran deal

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Local version of the federation Iran-deal survey quoting Roman on why Pittsburgh stayed neutral, announcing the Patrick Clawson program (July 30, 2015, JCC Squirrel Hill), and pledging a 'lay-leader driven process allowing all opinions.'

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    Prof seeks collaboration

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Piece on Pitt business professor Paul Harper's Israel entrepreneurship trips; Roman, as CRC director, praises Pitt's commitment to building ties with Israel and is noted as having worked with Harper on the Global Venturing Israel MedTech conference in Pittsburgh.

  • Profile
    The Life and Death of Steven Sotloff, Part 2

    Tablet Magazine — Long-form reconstruction of the volunteer effort built around an in-person interview with Roman, 29, then Pittsburgh CRC director — his IDC Herzliya friendship with Sotloff, his call with Arthur Sotloff, and how he assembled and professionalized the monitoring network.

  • Profile
    Heading out

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Departure profile as Roman leaves the Pittsburgh CRC after three years to direct the Middle East Forum; CRC chair Skip Grinberg says he 'changed the landscape,' and Jeff Finkelstein credits the Pittsburgh/Israel Business Council, church/African-American/LGBT outreach, and Vibrant Pittsburgh.

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    Tough new BDS bill will seek consequences for colleges, universities

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Report on Pennsylvania's 'Stand with Israel' bill (HB 1018) barring state funds to colleges that boycott Israel; Roman, as director of the Federation's Community Relations Council, says the Federation strongly supports the bill and any effort to limit BDS at publicly funded institutions.

  • Quoted
    Nuclear deal in Iran casts pall over Jewish holiday in Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — Jason Cato's report on the Lausanne framework landing on Passover eve leads with Roman (29, of Swissvale), CRC director at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: 'our freedom — especially of Jews in Israel — is being threatened by the specter of nuclear weapons.'

  • Quoted
    Iran agreement met with mix of jeers, doubt from most Jewish groups

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Dmitriy Shapiro's roundup of Jewish-organization reaction to the Lausanne framework nuclear deal, quoting Roman locally: 'A final deal must ensure the Middle East will never see Iran obtain or be on the precipice of developing a nuclear weapon capability.'

  • Quoted
    Before Miami's Steven Sotloff Was Executed by ISIS, He Risked Everything for the Truth

    Miami New Times — Trevor Bach's feature on Sotloff's life quoting Roman as an IDC classmate — 'He was a straight shooter... He didn't bullshit' — and describing Sotloff as 'a skeptical Zionist.'

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    Unified message in Washington presses Israel's case

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Toby Tabachnick's coverage of the roughly 80-person Pittsburgh delegation (including 30 Hillel-JUC students) at the March 1-3 AIPAC Policy Conference, quoting Roman on attendees spanning every political stripe and denomination.

2014

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    Shawarma with a Side of Culture, Controversy: Pittsburgh's Conflict Kitchen Feels the Heat

    Belt Magazine — Long-form regional magazine piece on the controversy; quotes Roman's opposition, Jon Rubin's rebuttal that Roman 'has gotten a tremendous amount of ink,' and notes a scheduled interview with Roman was cancelled.

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    Pittsburgh's Conflict Kitchen serves up controversy

    BBC News (BBC Pop Up) — BBC Pop Up video report by Benjamin Zand from his month in Pittsburgh on the Conflict Kitchen Palestinian-menu controversy, in which Roman appears on camera criticizing the project's one-sided programming.

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    As CMU's Conflict Kitchen reopens, the discussion of Israeli-Palestinian hostilities continues

    Pittsburgh City Paper — City Paper feature on Conflict Kitchen's reopening quoting Roman at length — condemning the death threats as 'reckless, irresponsible and despicable' while arguing the restaurant's partnerships turned narrative into political statement.

  • Quoted
    Conflict Kitchen Reopens Following Death Threat

    CBS Pittsburgh (KDKA) — KDKA report on Conflict Kitchen reopening after a death threat, quoting Roman directly: 'How can you have dialogue when you only represent one side's narrative?'

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    Conflict Kitchen: Art in Action or Offensive Propaganda?

    Nonprofit Quarterly — National nonprofit-sector analysis of the funding and free-speech dimensions of the Conflict Kitchen fight, quoting Roman's 'Palestine is not in conflict with the U.S.' line with his Federation CRC title.

  • Quoted
    Pittsburgh's 'Conflict Kitchen' is latest battleground over Palestine, free speech and criticism of Israel

    Mondoweiss — Critical, pro-Palestinian account of the controversy naming Roman repeatedly — his Post-Gazette quote, his demand for a pro-Israel follow-up event, and his approach to the Pitt Honors College dean before the panel.

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    Kitchen Nightmares

    Washington Free Beacon — Alana Goodman's expose of Pittsburgh's Conflict Kitchen restaurant quotes Roman, then community relations director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, saying organizers declined to include pro-Israel speakers.

  • Quoted
    Hummus with a side of politics

    Al Bawaba — Jordan-based English-language regional outlet's editor's-choice piece on the Conflict Kitchen dispute, carrying Roman's Post-Gazette quote — evidence the story reached Middle East regional media.

  • Quoted
    Pittsburgh's Conflict Kitchen Lives Up to Its Name

    Forward — Roman, as director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's community relations council, is quoted criticizing the restaurant's Palestinian menu: 'Palestine is not in conflict with the U.S. ... The restaurant is stirring up conflict for the sake of trying to be relevant.'

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    Conflict-themed eatery angers US Jews

    The Times of Israel — Times of Israel report on the Pittsburgh row quoting 'JFP community relations council director Gregg Roman' saying the one-sided Palestine focus created a 'breakdown between two different camps' rather than an 'open, humane, civil conversation about culture.'

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    Conflict Kitchen takes heat for discussion panel

    The Pitt News — Pitt student-paper report on the University Honors College dropping its Conflict Kitchen co-sponsorship, with extended Roman quotes on why an Israeli perspective belonged at the restaurant's Palestine panels.

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    People Conflicted About The Conflict Kitchen

    CBS Pittsburgh (KDKA) — Local TV coverage of the Conflict Kitchen dispute naming Roman as CRC director at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and carrying his 'Palestine is not in conflict with the U.S.' remark (attributed to what he told the Post-Gazette), with Jon Rubin's response.

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    Local advocacy group lobbied against Israel during Gaza conflict

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Investigation of CAIR-Pittsburgh's anti-Israel letter campaign during the 2014 Gaza conflict; Roman, as CRC director, is quoted extensively on the Federation's red lines for engagement — no partnership with groups that reject Israel or promote BDS, though dialogue remains possible.

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    Conflict Kitchen's Palestinian focus criticized as one-sided

    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — The Post-Gazette story (by Melissa McCart) that took the Conflict Kitchen controversy citywide, quoting Roman: 'Conflict Kitchen's focus on countries in conflict is honorable, but Palestine is not in conflict with the U.S. The restaurant is stirring up conflict for the sake of trying to be relevant.'

  • Quoted
    Serving up conflict

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — First major Chronicle report on Conflict Kitchen's Palestinian panel; Roman, who asked to join the panel and was declined, is quoted at length criticizing 'one-sided diatribes' and says Jewish students at Pitt and CMU called him feeling intimidated.

  • Recognition
    Shofar so good: The Jews who inspired us in 5774

    JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) — JTA's Rosh Hashanah roundup of inspiring Jews names Roman, then Pittsburgh Federation CRC director, for spending two weeks 'scrubbing the Internet' of references to hostage journalist Steven Sotloff's religion and Israeli citizenship (also syndicated in The Times of Israel and the Arizona Jewish Post).

  • Quoted
    Steven Sotloff: The race to conceal his Jewish identity from IS

    BBC News Magazine — BBC/PRI co-produced account of the scrubbing operation quoting Roman, director of Pittsburgh's Jewish Community Relations Council, on his call to Sotloff's father ('I'm going to make sure that no harm comes to Steven because of his identity') and the volunteer network he assembled.

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    Murdered journalist Steven Sotloff was Jewish and Israeli — and here's how his friends tried to cover it up

    The World (PRI/PRX) — Public-radio feature on the internet-scrubbing effort Roman organized, quoting him directly on the NYT edit removed in 27 minutes, the ~4,000 mentions targeted, and 'Maybe we overreacted in some cases. But whatever it was that we did, it worked.'

  • Profile
    Slain journalist's Western Pa. friend scrambled to save his life by hiding Jewish, Israeli links

    Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (TribLIVE) — Jason Cato's hometown profile of Roman, 29, of Swissvale — with Justin Merriman photos — detailing the two-week campaign to scrub Sotloff's Jewish and Israeli identity from outlets from the Daily Mail to The New York Times, with extensive direct quotes from Roman.

  • Quoted
    Steven Sotloff's Family and Friends Mourn a 'Modern Jewish Indiana Jones'

    The Forward — Nathan Guttman's feature on the family's secret support operation, quoting Roman calling Sotloff a 'modern day Jewish Indiana Jones' and closing with his statement that everyone involved 'had only one goal — to try and save Steven's life... But it wasn't enough.'

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    Sharp reporting exposes anti-Israel PCUSA study

    GetReligion (Patheos) — Jim Davis's media-criticism column praising the Post-Gazette's 'Zionism Unsettled' coverage, reproducing Roman's quotes about the study guide reading as if no wars had been waged against Israel.

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    Presbyterian stances causing tension with Jews

    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Peter Smith's Post-Gazette report on the PCUSA 'Zionism Unsettled' study guide quotes Roman, then CRC director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, calling it 'a crash course to advocate for an end of the Jewish state.'

  • Q&A
    Mini-Grant Awards Diversity in Pittsburgh

    90.5 WESA (Essential Pittsburgh) — 90.5 WESA Essential Pittsburgh segment on the Civic Inclusion and Engagement mini-grants for underrepresented groups, featuring Roman as the Federation CRC coordinator of the program alongside Vibrant Pittsburgh CEO Melanie Harrington.

2013

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    'Easter,' 'Christmas' to stay on Greensburg Salem school calendar

    Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — Coverage of a church-state dispute over religious holiday names on the Greensburg Salem school calendar; Roman, for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, says the group's primary concern is fairness to all faiths — if a Jew requests a menorah beside a Christmas tree, the district should allow it.

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    Roman: Israel trip could lead to business, academic ties with Israel

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Roman-centered piece on the 18-member Pennsylvania legislative mission to Israel (March 3-10, 2013) he joined as CRC director, promoting trade relations between southwestern Pennsylvania and Israel and pitching Pittsburgh companies on doing business with Israel.

  • Profile
    New director advocates for Jewish community in Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — Arrival profile of Roman as new Community Relations Council director at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, covering his Bucks County upbringing, American University studies, IDF service distributing rocket-alert beepers in Sderot, and Israeli government career.

2012

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    Fighting in Israel, Gaza affects Pittsburgh, Jewish community

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Coverage of Operation Pillar of Defense's local effects; Roman, the Federation's new community relations director, surveys an SJP-organized protest at the Federal Building in downtown Pittsburgh and is quoted on the community's response.

  • Profile
    New CRC director Gregg Roman to be community's liaison, advocate

    Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — Introductory profile of Roman as the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh's new community relations director (started Oct. 21, 2012, succeeding Jeffrey Cohan), covering his Israel background and his liaison-and-advocate role amid a CRC restructuring.

  • Q&A
    Waiting for a 'Palestinian Spring'? (Inside Story)

    Al Jazeera — Inside Story episode on Palestinian Authority economic protests: Roman, billed as managing partner at Praetorian consultancy, is quoted diagnosing the Palestinian economy's three failures — fiscal irresponsibility, aid addiction, and institutional failure.

  • Q&A
    Israel and the walls that surround it (Inside Story)

    Al Jazeera — Inside Story episode on Israel's border barriers with Gideon Levy and Gen. Hisham Jaber; Roman is billed as Gloria Centre deputy director, 'a former political adviser in the Knesset, and an official at the Israeli ministry of defence,' with his 'Good fences make good neighbours' pull-quote.

  • Q&A
    Israel: The fear of a 'flytilla' (Inside Story)

    Al Jazeera — Inside Story episode on the 'Welcome to Palestine 2012' fly-in: Roman, billed as deputy director of the Gloria Centre, panels opposite Mustafa Barghouti and Mick Napier, with his pull-quote calling the airport protests 'political debauchery.'

  • In the record
    2012: The Year of Living Dangerously — Event Summary

    EMET (Endowment for Middle East Truth) — EMET's summary of a Washington seminar given by 'Gregg Roman of The GLORIA Center from the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya' on Middle East revolutions, Iran's nuclear program, and lessons from Israel's security establishment.

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    Jewish Immigrants Are Being Misled About the Benefits of Aliyah, Says Knesset Committee

    Haaretz — Mordechai I. Twersky's Haaretz report on Knesset hearings about immigrants misled over aliyah benefits opens with Roman — a young oleh given the floor for several minutes — with legislators correcting his Hebrew.

2011

  • Q&A
    Israel's deepening religious divide (Inside Story)

    Al Jazeera — Inside Story episode page: Roman panels opposite Haaretz's Gideon Levy and JPost's Ben Hartman, billed as 'a former defence ministry official and deputy director of the Gloria Centre at the interdisciplinary centre Herzliya.'

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    Israel's public diplomacy challenges: Your chance to volunteer

    Israel Matzav — Blog post reproducing Roman's call for volunteers to staff an around-the-clock public-diplomacy situation room at the GLORIA Center in Herzliya ahead of Flotilla II and the September Palestinian statehood declaration, with his GLORIA Center director-of-development bio.

2010

  • In the record
    Results of the Red Sea Open 2010

    World Debating Website — Tournament results post: Roman and partner Daniel Gindis (team 'Shomer Effin Shabbos') are listed among the finalists of the Ben-Gurion University-hosted Red Sea Open 2010 debating tournament, from his Israel debate-circuit years.