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Farley Weiss

Farley Weiss is the co-author, with Leonard Grunstein, of Because It’s Just and Right: The Untold Backstory of the U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel and Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, and a past president of the National Council of Young Israel.

George Soros, the Hungarian-born American billionaire, investor and philanthropist, speaks during a political and financial meeting in Italy in 2014. Credit: Giacomo Morinini/Shutterstock.
Opinion
George Soros’s role in the rise of American antisemitism
The billionaire philanthropist funds district attorneys who let Jew-haters off the hook and attacks bipartisan support for Israel.
Jan. 23, 2023
Farley Weiss
Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers pray at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Qadr Night (Laylat al-Qadr) during the month of Ramadan in Jerusalem's Old City, April 27, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.
Opinion
Jordanian control of the Temple Mount will destroy the ‘status quo’
Jordan is on a campaign to seize Jewish holy sites, including the Western Wall.
Jan. 15, 2023
Farley Weiss
U.S. House Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) (left) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). Credit: EPA/Jim Lo Scalzo/Israel Hayom.
Opinion
The Democrats must have a ‘Sister Souljah moment’ on antisemitism
It is time for Biden and others to rise up and condemn antisemites in their own party like Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
Dec. 28, 2022
Farley Weiss
Then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R.-Calif.) speaks on day two of the 2016 RNC, July 19, 2016. Credit: Voice of America via Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
Kevin McCarthy must remove Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from all committees
The mainstreaming of antisemitism cannot be tolerated.
Nov. 24, 2022
Farley Weiss
Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
The Big Lie of Jewish power
Recent events have proven that antisemitism is the only form of hate many Americans are willing to tolerate.
Nov. 15, 2022
Farley Weiss
Voting booths at a polling station during the American election. Credit: Shutterstock/vesperstock.
Opinion
American Jewish voters must put Jewish concerns first
While most Jews care about Israel, they will not necessarily vote for the candidate who is most supportive of the Jewish state.
Nov. 6, 2022
Farley Weiss
Itamar Ben-Gvir of Otzma Yehudit speaks on election night at the Religious Zionist Party headquarters in Modi'in, March 23, 2021. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.
Opinion
Warning Netanyahu about Ben Gvir harms U.S.-Israel relations
Sens. Menendez and Sherman may have meant well, but they could enable a Democratic Party turn against Israel.
Oct. 9, 2022
Farley Weiss
Israeli security forces escort a group of religious Jews as they visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, after it was reopened to the public, May 31, 2020. Photo by Sliman Khader/Flash90.
Opinion
Discrimination against Jews on the Temple Mount must end
Judaism’s holiest site must be open to all faiths.
Sep. 18, 2022
Farley Weiss
Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Liberman addresses a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 6, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
Opinion
Israelis have to believe a politician’s word is good
Israeli politicians should not make decisions based on personal animus and refuse to serve under Netanyahu.
Sep. 4, 2022
Farley Weiss
Haredi Jews attend the funeral of Yousef Kahn, one of the victims of the Meron tragedy, where 45 people were crushed to death on April 30 outside the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem, May 2, 2021. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.
Opinion
How to integrate haredi men into Israeli society
The Israel Defense Forces must work with community leaders to accommodate religious practices.
Aug. 15, 2022
Farley Weiss
Negotiators meet in Vienna to discuss the Iran nuclear deal, May 2021. Source: Enrique Mora/European External Action Service/Twitter.
Opinion
How not to negotiate an Iran deal
The Biden administration’s ineptitude may force Israel to take military action.
Aug. 7, 2022
Farley Weiss
The Maccabiah serves as a way to show athletes and the world the State of Israel in all its glory. Credit: Konstantin Goldenberg/Shutterstock.
Opinion
Maccabiah matches and hunger games
The amazing event, which brings Jewish athletes from around the world to compete in Israel every four years, will be even better when organizers take fast days into account.
Jul. 31, 2022
Farley Weiss
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