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Qatar spent three times more in the U.S. than Israel did on lobbyists, public-relations advisers, and other foreign agents in 2021. (Illustration by The Free Press)
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By Bari Weiss
05.16.25 — Bari's Picks of the Week
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Good afternoon from the skies between San Francisco and New York! I’m buzzing from our debate last night (don’t worry; if you missed it, we’ll post the video here on Thursday for paying subscribers).

Okay! This was a big week, and not just because of last night’s event. We published some epic stories. Starting with our major, monthslong investigation on …

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Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press and host of the podcast Honestly. From 2017 to 2020 Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet magazine.
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