Yisroel Dovid Weiss

Yisroel Dovid Weiss
Yisroel Dovid Weiss protesting at AIPAC conference in Washington, DC, May 2005
Born	1956 (age 60–61) United States
Residence	New York, United States
Nationality	American
Known for	Activist and spokesman for a branch of Neturei Karta

Yisroel Dovid Weiss (born 1956) is an activist and spokesman for a minority branch of Neturei Karta, a anti-Zionist group. Based in Monsey, New York, he believes that observant Jews should peacefully oppose the existence of the Israeli state: "It would be forbidden for us to have a State, even if it would be in a land that is desolate and uninhabited."

Weiss was criticized in 2006 for his participation in the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust, widely considered to be an event promoting Holocaust denial internationally. However, Weiss claimed to speak as "the voice of the people who died in the Holocaust".

Weiss often speaks at rallies and conferences in the United States and internationally, criticizing Israel and Zionism. In 2001 he attended the UN-organized World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa, as part of the Islamic Human Rights Commission delegation. During the conference, US and Israeli delegates walked out in protest of alleged singling out of Israel.

In November 2006, Weiss stated at a protest in New York City that:

Zionism is a fundamentally heretical movement which denies the Divine imperative that Jews remain in exile until the day when all mankind will be miraculously redeemed.

In December 2006 Weiss spoke at the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust, held by the Iranian government in Tehran, which was described by media sources such as NPR as a gathering of Holocaust deniers. In his five-minute speech, Rabbi Weiss addressed the issue of Holocaust denial as well: