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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.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Credit: Leopaltik1242/Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
The imperative to take a stand against Ilhan Omar
Jewish Democrats must join with their Republican counterparts to push for the anti-Semitic Congresswoman to be removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Jun. 16, 2021
Farley Weiss
Hamas members attend a rally in Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip. Credit: Atia Mohammed/Flash90.
Opinion
The Biden administration is handing Hamas a political victory
The policy of appeasement is not only immoral, but encourages and emboldens perpetrators of evil to achieve their goals.
Jun. 9, 2021
Farley Weiss
From left: Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.). Source: Screenshot.
Opinion
The legitimization of anti-Semitism must be stopped
Time is of the essence, as the problem is only getting worse.
Jun. 2, 2021
Farley Weiss
Charles Barkley at NBA Finals, June 2, 2019. Credit: Chensiyuan/Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
Charles Barkley and appreciating Jewish customs
Ironically, the basketball legend famous for a controversial commercial in which he said, “I am not a role model” is becoming just that.
Apr. 29, 2021
Farley Weiss
U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken after delivering remarks at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2021. Credit: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz.
Opinion
Washington must reverse course on Iran
Even Democrats are having a hard time understanding Biden’s efforts to return to the JCPOA.
Apr. 21, 2021
Farley Weiss
A young woman gets vaccinated at Clalit COVID-19 vaccination center in Rehovot on Jan. 4, 2021. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
Opinion
Coronavirus, Israel and the US Jewish community
In Judaism, we are taught to “choose life.” Sometimes, doing so entails risk. But the math in this case shows that the risk of the vaccine is far less than that of the virus.
Apr. 18, 2021
Farley Weiss
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, March 9, 2016. Credit: Flash90.
Opinion
The Biden administration’s Mideast ‘insanity’
What would Einstein say about Washington’s resumption of failed policies without even the expectation that they yield different results?
Apr. 8, 2021
Farley Weiss
Colin Kahl. Credit: Center for Strategic & International Studies via Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
Why the US Senate should reject Kahl’s appointment
Just as Martin Indyk, Dennis Ross and Aaron David Miller have not changed their failed thinking, Colin Kahl maintains his previous false views of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the wider Middle East.
Mar. 22, 2021
Farley Weiss
Israelis cast their ballots at a voting station in Jerusalem during the general elections on April 9, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Opinion
Personal animus shouldn’t govern the Israeli election
We should always keep our eye on the big picture and remember the lesson from Chapter 5 of “Pirkei Avot”: Those who are slow to anger and quick to forgive are pious.
Mar. 9, 2021
Farley Weiss
Opinion
An end to a great injustice
It is a huge relief that convicted spy Jonathan Pollard is finally free of his restrictive parole conditions and at liberty to move to Israel.
Nov. 26, 2020
Farley Weiss
Philadelphia voters in line during the U.S. presidential elections in November 2016. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/VOA.
Opinion
Support for Trump among US Jews may be higher than predicted
The American-Jewish community has illustrated that when there is a discernible divide between the candidates concerning the issue of Israel, at least 10 percent swing to the candidate considered more favorable to it.
Nov. 2, 2020
Farley Weiss
Senior adviser to the president Jared Kushner boards El Al Flight 971 from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi together with the U.S.-Israeli delegation, at Ben-Gurion International Airport, Aug. 31, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
Opinion
Kudos to Kushner
With the advent of the Abraham Accords, and now Sudan’s recognition of Israel, few people who derided U.S. President Donald Trump for hiring his son-in-law are still laughing.
Oct. 26, 2020
Farley Weiss
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