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Stephen M. Flatow

Stephen M. Flatow is president of the Religious Zionists of America. He is the father of Alisa Flatow, who was murdered in an Iranian-sponsored Palestinian terrorist attack in 1995, and author of A Father’s Story: My Fight for Justice Against Iranian Terror. (The RZA is not affiliated with any American or Israeli political party.)

Fatah threatens the burning of Jewish towns as part of continued terrorism against Israelis and as an effort, along with the proposition of murder, to stop the Fifth World Holocaust Forum and other commemorative memorials from taking place during the week of Jan. 19, 2020. Source: Palestinian Media Watch.
Opinion
What do U.S. Jews really think about annexation?
The only way to know is to poll the Jewish population. But the answers may come as a surprise.
Jul. 6, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
Emmanuel Macron
Featured Columnist
EU hypocrites take territory while blasting Israeli annexation
France, the Grand Annexer, lectures Israel? How do you say chutzpah in French?
Jun. 8, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
Mourners at the funeral of IDF Staff Sgt. Amit Ben-Yigal, who was hit on the head by a rock by Palestinian attackers and died of his wounds, May 12, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
Featured Columnist
The silence of the Jews
What we need from our organizations, from left to right, is genuine sympathy for a terror victim, and the courage to tell the truth about Palestinian Arab behavior.
May. 18, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
Jewish students plant a garden in Tal Menashe community in Samaria. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
No, annexation wouldn’t hurt Israel
Various governments will condemn Israel, but they will continue to have relations with the Jewish state because it’s in their interest to do so. Their bark is much worse than their bite.
May. 10, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
A promotional image for the series “Umm Haroun” (“The Mother of Aaron”), aired by the private Saudi-owned satellite channel MBC for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Source: Arab Media.
Opinion
The myth of Saudi moderation
“Umm Haroun” depicts the Saudi version of the “Good Jew”—the one who lives submissively under Muslim domination. They have a word for that in Arabic: “dhimmi.”
May. 5, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
U.S. Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt at a session of the U.N. Security Council on July 23, 2019. Source: Screenshot.
Opinion
‘Counting to 10’ won’t bring peace to the Middle East
Palestinian Arabs are not children throwing a temper tantrum who need to calm down. They are Arab nationalists and devout Muslims who see their war to destroy Israel as a national and religious obligation.
Apr. 29, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
Palestinians hold posters showing Dalal Mughrabi, a terrorist involved in an infamous 1978 attack in which 35 Israelis were killed. Photo by Issam Rimawi/Flash 90.
Opinion
Palestinians celebrate International ‘Anti’-Women’s Day
Where were all the protests from feminist groups who claim to care about women’s rights?
Apr. 21, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami embraces Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas following his statements at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Feb. 11, 2020. Source: Screenshot.
Opinion
J Street’s line: Virus, shmirus; let’s focus on the Palestinians
Talk about tone-deaf! Completely oblivious to the suffering of American citizens, J Street’s top priority is to give American money to two of the most vicious America-hating regimes in the world.
Apr. 6, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
Leen Dweik, SJP
Opinion
Indifferent to human suffering?
It’s important to recall certain episodes because they offer us an instructive lesson regarding the dangerous power of hate and dehumanization.
Mar. 31, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
Members of the Joint Arab List at the party’s headquarters in the Arab city of Shfar’am during Israel's election on March 2, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
Featured Columnist
A new threat to Israel-Diaspora relations
An Israeli government in which the Joint List plays any role—official or unofficial—will ignite an unprecedented crisis between Israel and the Diaspora.
Mar. 23, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
A couple views a tractor demolishing a home in the illegal Jewish neighborhood of Netiv Ha’avot in Gush Etzion, two days after residents were evicted, June 14, 2018. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.
Featured Columnist
Congress members misled into signing racist letter on Israel
The signatories, except for a few diehard Israel-haters such as Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, are unaware of the reality on the ground in Judea and Samaria. They are unaware because J Street misled them.
Mar. 17, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech on the new Middle East peace plan at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.
Opinion
Why the arrest of this Palestinian matters
Hussam Khader will languish in a prison cell because he is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the Palestinian Authority.
Mar. 10, 2020
Stephen M. Flatow
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