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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.)

Every equivocation, every moral equivalence between Israel and Hamas, and every gratuitous swipe at the Jewish state’s leadership chips away at trust.
Once “pro-Israel, pro-peace,” its president now says the Jewish state may be committing genocide, raising urgent questions about where dissent ends and damage begins.
Hamas doesn’t care whether you support Netanyahu or not. When Jews are murdered for being Jews, unity must come before politics.
By recognizing a Palestinian state after the Oct. 7 massacre, Prime Minister Mark Carney rewards terror, abandons Israel and sabotages the path to peace.
Before lecturing Israel on Hamas and Palestinian statehood, he should confront the Islamist extremism, antisemitism and free-speech crackdowns tearing apart the United Kingdom.
The French president is prescribing medicine for the Middle East while his own republic is riddled with illness.
As President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cozies up to terrorists and autocrats, it’s time for the West to stop pretending that he is still a reliable partner.
The United States was right to walk away from a bloated, biased agency that rewrites history and rewards dictatorships.
A party once united in support of Israel now risks undermining decades of democratic leadership and moral clarity.
The very country that houses American warplanes houses America’s enemies.
Israel’s bond with these citizens highlights a duty that transcends religion or territory—one that now extends into protecting their kin in Syria.
Its military victories have always depended on something deeper than airpower or intelligence: the unity of its people.