Stephen M. Flatow / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Stephen M. Flatow / JNS.org

Prisoner Releases Are a Terror Victim’s Nightmare
JNS.org - I knew this day would come. Ever since Israel began to release prisoners as a “goodwill” measure and for hostages, I knew that the...

A Father of a Palestinian Terror Victim Looks Back
JNS.org - Doesn’t it seem like yesterday when your first child was born? To me, it does, and decades later, you recall the excitement—more appropriately called nervousness—that...

Why Is a Teacher’s Union Butting into the War with Hamas?
JNS.org - When it meets this week at its annual convention, the American Federation of Teachers will not be focusing on the need to improve...

Joe Biden’s Contradictions Are Hurting Israel
JNS.org - US President Joe Biden’s approach to Israel since the start of the Oct. 7 war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip has my...

It’s Not Time for a Palestinian State
JNS.org - There he was, the Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas, lying on the floor kicking his feet in anger over the U.S. veto of a...

Biden’s Foul Language
JNS.org - Poor Joe Biden. The special counsel investigating Biden’s retention of classified documents found at his home and office justified his belief that criminal...

Avoid Creating Another Mideast Dictatorship
JNS.org - Palestinian Arab journalist Bassam Tawil recently described a “fierce crackdown” on Palestinian reporters by the Palestinian Authority, including arbitrary arrests and beatings. Meanwhile, U.S....

Ex-State Department Officials Admit They Were Wrong
JNS.org - On his way out the door, the retiring U.S. ambassador to Israel, Thomas Nides, has belatedly acknowledged that he “screwed up” in one...

Everyone Can Agree This Is Antisemitism
JNS.org - While Jews have been arguing among themselves over the differences between the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism and the...

What the Palestinian Terrorist’s Mother Told Him…
JNS.org - When a teenager informs his parent that he intends to do something rash, any normal, responsible parent tries to dissuade him. “Don’t do...

A Lesson for Israel, From Latvia
JNS.org - The Latvian government has come up with a unique way to help Ukraine in its war against Russia: It’s donating the automobiles of...

So, What ‘Provoked’ the Ramot Attack?
JNS.org – In Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood, two young brothers and a newlywed are dead. Four other innocent Jewish civilians, including two children, are critically injured....

Ambassador Nides’ Delusions About Palestinian Terrorism
JNS.org - Numbers don’t lie, but what diplomats sometimes do with numbers is another story. US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides recently gave a fascinating interview...

The State Department Wants More Antisemites in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Just one week after President Joe Biden announced the creation of a task force to fight antisemitism, his State Department is criticizing Israel...