Stephen M. Flatow

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Dec 8, 2024, 12:05 AM

Trump promises there’ll be “hell to pay.” Why am I not excited?

U.S. President Joe Biden has been a failure when it comes to speaking up about the American citizens held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023. As pointed out in The Wall Street Journal, “he...

Nov 13, 2024, 12:29 AM

You never forget your first-born’s birth. Or her death

Alisa Flatow. (courtesy)

On my daughter Alisa's 50th birthday, nearly 30 years after her murder by terrorists, my family reflected on her legacy to us - and the world

Oct 15, 2024, 5:43 PM

It’s a war, but a quiet one

Since October 7th not all is well in Judea and Samaria. With the world’s attention being riveted on Israel’s war in Gaza, its incursion into southern Lebanon, and an anticipated response to Iran’s missile attack, that might explain why another...

Sep 30, 2024, 4:21 AM

Ding dong, the wicked wizard of the north is dead

From Pagers to Nasrallah, complain all you want; this is war The United Nations was in high dudgeon in the aftermath of the pager and walkie talkie attacks against Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. According to the Associated Press, the UN’s...

Aug 7, 2024, 10:37 PM

Getting a package to Tehran? Not a problem for Israel

People hold up the Palestinian flag and a portrait of assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh Hamas during a rally at Tehran University, in the Iranian capital Tehran on July 31, 2024, as Iran declares three days of mourning. (AFP)

The Jewish state has always hunted down the terrorists who harm its citizens. Why doesn’t the US?

Jul 7, 2024, 2:51 PM

Way to go, Netanel

It's official. Rabbi L. Rothwachs presenting diploma to Netanel.

When we first learned of his diagnosis, I was furious with God. Hadn’t our family suffered enough?

Apr 10, 2024, 10:21 PM

Where are the funny pages?

The problem with Israel: we don’t laugh for the right reasons when we read the newspapers. But I have a solution. Where are all the Diaspora Jews who should be trying to make aliyah? Making a lot of money where...

Jan 14, 2024, 5:26 PM

Tired thinking and the war in Gaza

Unlike old warriors, old peace-processors and their worn-out theories don’t fade away. Witness the dean of the “two-state” peace-processors, Dennis Ross, in a December 28 Wall Street Journal column, “The Limits of US Influence Over Israel.” Not content with...

Feb 13, 2023, 7:50 AM

Ramot terror attack, what’s the excuse, this time?

In Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood, two young brothers and a newlywed are dead. Four other innocent Jewish civilians, including two children, are critically injured. They were the victims of a Palestinian Arab terrorist who rammed his car into a crowded...

Jan 9, 2022, 2:59 PM

When it comes to freedom for Palestinians, Emma Watson is right

“Free Palestine!” says actress Emma Watson. She’s right. The territories where the Palestinian Arabs live are indeed enslaved. They deserve to be freed from the tyrannical rule of their oppressors—Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. The actress, best known for her role as...

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About Me

Stephen M. Flatow is president of the Religious Zionists of America- Mizrachi (not affiliated with any Israeli or American political party) and the father of Alisa Flatow who was murdered by Iranian sponsored Palestinian terrorists in April 1995. He is the author of "A Father's Story: My Fight For Justice Against Iranian Terror" and the proud grandparent of 16 and great-grandparent of Avigayil Ora, the Duchess.

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