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Stephen M. Flatow

Stephen M. Flatow, an attorney, is the father of Alisa Flatow, who was murdered in an Iranian-sponsored Palestinian terrorist attack in 1995. He is the author of A Father’s Story: My Fight for Justice Against Iranian Terror and chairman of the Religious Zionists of America-Mizrachi. He divides his time between Jerusalem and New Jersey.

The “Joshua Trail,” a promenade that runs between Elon Moreh and the summit of the Mount Kabir Nature Reserve east of Nablus, was officially launched on Sept. 22, 2026. Courtesy: Ministry of Tourism.
Opinion
Before we retire ‘Zionism,’ remember Zion
It is a word that should not be shunned, but celebrated as a yearning that began with the Bible.
Oct. 1, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
Classroom desks
Opinion
Jewish education needs more allies in the statehouse
Federations, synagogue movements, day-school networks and local communal groups should publicly support participation and make their case to governors and legislators.
Sept. 25, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
Israeli Flag
Opinion
The antisemites don’t get to decide where Jews live
We have heard too much history to indulge in either panic or complacency.
Sept. 7, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
Rafael Engle, deputy head of the Binyamin Regional Council, describes future plans for the area on a press tour in July 2022. Photo by Josh Hasten.
Opinion
E1 and the question nobody asks
Whose contiguity matters?
Aug. 27, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
News columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman speaks on “The Divide Between Order and Disorder” at Chatham House in London, Sept. 16, 2014. Credit: Chatham House, Flickr API/Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
Thomas Friedman is wrong again, this time about AIPAC
It’s not his first trip down this road, once again finding a culprit: Israel and the people who defend it.
Aug. 19, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters about a range of topics, including the primaries in the state of Michigan, after a weekly policy luncheon with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 4, 2026. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.
Opinion
Something moved beneath Schumer’s feet
The longtime New York senator is no longer the guardian of anything, let alone Israel.
Aug. 11, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
A view of the Atarot area in northern Jerusalem on June 17, 2026. The site has been designated for the construction of a special court to prosecute Hamas terrorists who took part in the killings and kidnappings in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Opinion
Why aggressors keep winning at the negotiating table
Hamas and Iran understand something democratic societies often forget. They don’t have to win; they just have to survive.
Aug. 3, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
On the beach in Tel Aviv following a ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, April 9, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Column
I am going to Israel anyway …
The deeper story is not only about this latest exchange of missile fire. It’s about the moral exhaustion that much of the world demands from a single small country in the Middle East.
June 9, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
Israeli soldiers from the 769th Brigade operate in Southern Lebanon. Credit: IDF.
Column
The deadly illusion of ‘quiet’ in Lebanon
Israel should not be asked to endure Hezbollah’s military presence merely to placate diplomats.
June 2, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate candidate from Maine, speaks during a campaign event at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #6859 in Portland, Maine, on May 17, 2026. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images.
Column
Is this candidate good for the Jews?
The question is no longer merely about Israeli policy. It’s about whether Zionist Jews are regarded as legitimate participants in American public life.
May 27, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
Arafat
Column
Israel’s old policy for a new generation of terrorists
A ceasefire may pause large-scale combat, but it does not erase responsibility.
May 19, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Deir al-Balah camp, the central Gaza Strip, Sept. 9, 2021. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.
Column
The real test of Trump’s counterterrorism strategy
Will Washington impose consequences on countries that finance, protect or shelter terrorists, even when they are American allies?
May 12, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow