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Farley Weiss

Farley Weiss is president of the National Council of Young Israel. He is an intellectual property attorney for the law firm of Weiss & Moy.

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Farley WeissNovember 26, 2020
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.
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Farley WeissNovember 2, 2020
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.
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Farley WeissOctober 26, 2020
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.
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Farley WeissSeptember 7, 2020
Amar’e Stoudemire: A role model for the Jewish people
The obstacles that the former NBA All-Star had to overcome in his life are only part of what is amazing about the American convert to Judaism who made Israel his home.
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Farley WeissAugust 19, 2020
Time to hold Jordan accountable
If the regime in Amman continues to forbid Jews and Christians to pray freely on the Temple Mount and fails to extradite terrorist Ahlam Tamimi to the U.S., Washington should stop treating it with kid gloves.
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Farley WeissJuly 19, 2020
Shame on Nancy Pelosi for endorsing Ilhan Omar
The House speaker had an easy opportunity to take a stand against anti-Semitism by endorsing Antone Melton-Meaux for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, but she failed to do so.
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Farley WeissJuly 4, 2020
Why is there silence when Jews and Jewish institutions are attacked?
One should be outraged at the death of George Floyd, but condemning that action by displaying anti-Semitism should be universally and publicly condemned.
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Farley WeissMay 3, 2020
The Conference of Presidents: Moving forward
The National Council on Young Israel hopes that our vote against Dianne Lob’s nomination will send the message that moral clarity in the fight against anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism and the BDS movement is necessary. Without reservation.
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Farley WeissApril 15, 2019
Election results are a death knell for the Palestinian state
According to the final election result, parties that do not support Palestinian statehood now comprise 100 out of 120 Knesset seats.
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Farley WeissFebruary 18, 2019
Why no consequences for anti-Semitism in Democratic Party?
For the first time in decades, there are now members of Congress that are unabashedly anti-Semitic.
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Farley WeissFebruary 6, 2019
Are most US Jewish votes going to shift from Democrats to Republicans in 2020?
The American Jewish vote that has been traditionally overwhelmingly Democrat may change dramatically in the next presidential election. 
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Farley WeissAugust 28, 2018
In memory of McCain’s service to America, Israel and the Jewish people
John McCain also exhibited an amazing ability to be open-minded on issues; rare among politicians, he was not afraid to change his opinion and to publicly say so.
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Farley WeissJune 12, 2018
When sports gets corrupted by the Palestinian Authority
Why condone terror against athletes wanting to play in Israel? The world should hold the P.A. accountable for its threats.
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Farley WeissMay 11, 2018
It’s time to crack down on Mahmoud Abbas
The Palestinian leader has supported anti-Semitism and the murder of Jews his entire adult life, but much of the world pretends he wants peace.
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