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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.)

Nicolás Maduro Second Inaguration 2019
Featured Columnist
When ‘Zionist plot’ replaces legitimacy: Maduro, Venezuela and America’s red lines
The charge was as ugly as it was predictable, reaching reflexively for conspiracy when accountability proved inconvenient.
Jan. 6, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
F-15 Fighter Jet
Featured Columnist
2025: When Israel took the war beyond its borders
The message was unmistakable: Those who plan, finance and coordinate terror are combatants, regardless of how far they sit from the front lines.
Dec. 30, 2025
Stephen M. Flatow
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Credit: J. Frederick/Shutterstock.
Opinion
When a preacher says the Constitution must yield to Sharia, Americans should listen
A radical minority, sometimes funded from abroad and amplified by social media, is pushing a hardline ideological agenda while benefiting from the liberties it seeks to weaken.
Dec. 22, 2025
Stephen M. Flatow
Chanukah Menorah
Featured Columnist
Not just for Chanukah: A weekly anthem of Jewish resilience
Within the song “Maoz Tzur” is a prayer that history bends toward justice and that the moral order of the universe is not a fairy tale.
Dec. 15, 2025
Stephen M. Flatow
O.R. Tambo International Airport in South Africa
Opinion
South Africa just made life harder for Palestinians
The country’s leaders cancel visa-free entry for Gazans to make a political point about Israel, once again revealing their real priorities.
Dec. 9, 2025
Stephen M. Flatow
Iron Keys
Opinion
The key that locks Palestinian society in the past
When children are taught that their future lies in a stranger’s house in Haifa, why invest in building their own future in Ramallah or Gaza?
Dec. 2, 2025
Stephen M. Flatow
U.S. Coast Guard
Opinion
If the swastika isn’t hate, what is?
The fact that unclear language nearly found its way into a U.S. Coast Guard binding manual says something essential: Clarity must be protected just as vigorously as borders.
Nov. 25, 2025
Stephen M. Flatow
Law, Justice, Statue
Opinion
Justice abroad: When Washington prosecutes terrorists ... and when it doesn’t
If an American citizen is murdered abroad and the mastermind or material co-operator remains free, what does that say about U.S. willpower, alliances and selective enforcement?
Nov. 20, 2025
Stephen M. Flatow
Judea and Samaria
Opinion
If the law is clear, the response must be clear
A refusal to apply accurate legal categories simply because the offenders are Jews undermines Israel’s most powerful claim: that it is different.
Nov. 18, 2025
Stephen M. Flatow
Nihad Awad, the executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), speaks during a news conference at CAIR's headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2010. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images.
Opinion
CAIR: The wolf in sheep’s clothing threatening American values
The organization’s agenda, if unchecked, would leave the United States disarmed in the face of jihadist terrorism.
Nov. 11, 2025
Stephen M. Flatow
Turkey, Turkish Flags
Opinion
Why Netanyahu is right to reject Turkish and Qatari involvement in Gaza
Allowing either country to participate in Gaza’s reconstruction or security arrangements would be like asking the arsonist to help rebuild the house he burned down.
Nov. 4, 2025
Stephen M. Flatow
Schumer
Opinion
When the ‘guardian of Israel’ goes missing
While Zohran Mamdani spews poison and rallies activists, Chuck Schumer is nowhere to be found. No statement. No pushback. Not even a polite rebuke.
Oct. 28, 2025
Stephen M. Flatow
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