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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.)

Yellow flags calling for the return of the Israeli hostages who have been held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, seen on Road 6 on Aug. 4, 2024. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Parents of terrorism victims have been down this road before

President-elect Donald Trump says there will be “hell to pay” if the hostages in Gaza are not released. Sorry if I don’t get too excited about that.

Stephen M. Flatow

Dec. 5, 2024

Baby and father. Credit: RitaE/Pixabay.

Some memories live forever …

On what would have been Alisa’s 50th birthday this week, I, her mother, sisters and brother will pause and spend a few minutes looking back.

Stephen M. Flatow

Nov. 4, 2024

Entry sign to IRS building. Credit: Joshua Doubek via Wikimedia Commons.

Stripping terror supporters of their tax exemption

Missouri Rep. Jason Smith seems to have had his fill of American charities that have incited violent activities on college campuses and in cities through the United States.

Stephen M. Flatow

Oct. 14, 2024

A Jewish settler rides his horse near the outpost of Ramat Migron on Sept. 8, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Penalize ‘settlers,’ but let the Palestinian Authority get away from its responsibilities

If the U.S. senators in question are truly worried about “settler” violence that “harms ordinary Palestinians,” why are they not similarly worried about P.A. support for the PFLP?

Stephen M. Flatow

Oct. 1, 2024

The bodies of Israeli sportsmen killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich arrive in Israel. Photo by Eldan David/GPO via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel’s long arm of retribution

Where is the United States in all of this?

Stephen M. Flatow

Aug. 6, 2024

Martin Indyk, vice president and director for foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference with Manizeh Rimer in Sun Valley, Idaho, on on July 9, 2015. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images.

Some sound advice by Martin Indyk

An appointment for tea eventually turned into payments to terror victims.

Stephen M. Flatow

Jul. 29, 2024

Rescued hostage Almog Meir Jan is reunited with his family at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, June 8, 2024. Credit: GPO.

Two anti-terror lawsuits before the courts, but only one is a groundbreaker

Americans have been working for more than 25 years to obtain justice for the murder and injuries suffered by loved ones in Mideast terror attacks.

Stephen M. Flatow

Jul. 26, 2024

President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten speaks during MoveOn's national Banned Bookmobile tour launch at Sandmeyer's Bookstore in Chicago, Illinois on July 13, 2023. Credit: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for MoveOn.

Why is a teacher’s union butting into the war with Hamas?

We expect teachers to know when they’ve crossed the line between areas of their expertise and international politics.

Stephen M. Flatow

Jul. 22, 2024

The “USS Dwight D. Eisenhower” and other naval ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Nov. 26, 2023. Credit: Information Technician Second Class Ruskin Naval/U.S. Navy Photo.

Joe Biden’s Israel policies has my head spinning

Backing the Jewish state’s war efforts while expressing reservations about its leadership affects negotiations and decision-making during the conflict.

Stephen M. Flatow

May. 1, 2024