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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.)

Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2011. William is scheduled to visit Israel in June. Credit: Tsaiproject via Flickr.
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England’s royal ‘settlers’ understanding of Jerusalem
It’s easy to see why the Palestinian Authority would have been offended by Prince Charles’ visit to his relatives’ graves in 2016—and why they will be unhappy if Prince William wants to do likewise.
Jun. 21, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting with members of the Central Committee in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Jan. 14, 2018. Credit: Photo by Flash90.
Featured Columnist
The myth of a ‘demilitarized’ Palestinian state
How sad that a long-established and respected organization, the American Jewish Committee, is knowingly perpetuating the dangerous myth that a Palestinian state could be demilitarized.
Jun. 12, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of fellow soldier Ronen Lubarsky, who was critically injured during an operation in the West Bank and later died from his wounds, during his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on May 27, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Dear ‘Washington Post’: You got it all wrong!
Almost every major American daily newspaper, wire service and television news program incorporates a similar bias when it comes to Israel.
Jun. 5, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
Israeli soldiers carry the coffin of fellow soldier Ronen Lubarsky, who was critically injured during an operation in the West Bank and later died from his wounds, during his funeral at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on May 27, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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‘Non-violent’ Palestinian rock-throwers murder another Israeli
Why throw heavy objects from a rooftop? To maximize the injuries of their victims.
May. 30, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces near the Gaza-Israel border on May 14, 2018. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
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Accessories to terror at the Gaza border
If your staff circulates a propaganda video, and you don’t specifically disown and condemn it, then that constitutes a de facto endorsement.
May. 23, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
Palestinian protesters during clashes with Israeli forces along the border with Gaza on May 11, 2018. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
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What if the Israelis didn’t shoot?
As soon as the Israelis stopped shooting, the mobs rushed forward . . . tens of thousands of Gazans streaming towards the border fence. Then hundreds of thousands.
May. 17, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
Gazans at the border with southern Israel as part of weekly Friday protests, May 4, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90
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Fanning the flames of fire in Israel
Treating attempts to burn down Israel as unremarkable—as not even worthy of news coverage—is akin to saying that we should expect Palestinians to behave that way. It’s saying that they are inherently incapable of being rational, reasonable and peaceful.
May. 9, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
Palestinians demonstrate with posters marring the images of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on March 30, 2018. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90
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J Street loses direction on Gaza
While Israel’s critics think that the Gaza situation will prove to be Israel’s undoing, it’s much more likely that Gaza will lead to yet another stinging defeat for the J Street crowd.
May. 3, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
From left: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, U.S. President Bill Clinton and Palestine Liberation Organization head Yasser Arafat at the signing of the Oslo Accords on Sept. 13, 1993. Credit: Vince Musi/The White House.
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‘No,’ Mr. Schindler, there is no ‘occupation’
Educator Sam Schindler’s notions about Israel and the Palestinians seem to have been frozen in his adolescence. He’s so angry about having been “deprived” by his own teachers that he hasn’t noticed how much the Middle East has changed.
Apr. 25, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Opinion
Elizabeth Warren’s Gaza problem
If mobs of firebomb-throwing foreigners were trying to storm across one of America’s borders, I doubt she would lecture our border guards to “exercise restraint.” There’s no justification for giving such advice to America’s ally.
Apr. 20, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017. Credit: White House/Shealah Craighead.
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A raw deal: U.S. weapons for terror sponsors?
No major American Jewish or Zionist organization has criticized the proposal to provide Qatar with $300 million in U.S. rocket technology. Why is that?
Apr. 17, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
Palestinian protesters during clashes with Israeli security forces near the border with Israel, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 1, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90
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Invasion of the ‘body counters’
Don’t be fooled by claims that the media emphasizes the number of casualties simply because they’re reporting the most important fact of the story.
Apr. 10, 2018
Stephen M. Flatow
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