Stephen M. Flatow / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Stephen M. Flatow / JNS.org
Why the State Department Won’t Acknowledge the Truth About Abbas and Fatah
JNS.org - The US State Department denounced the latest Palestinian terrorist attack in Jerusalem by condemning “the statements glorifying this reprehensible and cowardly attack.” At first, this might seem...
The Dangers of Demanding the Quick Creation of a Palestinian State
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas suffered chest pains this week, and was rushed to a hospital in Ramallah. The episode was an important reminder...
Don’t Believe the Lie of a ‘Palestinian Majority’
JNS.org - A group advocating Palestinian statehood took out a full-page ad in The New York Times last week to warn that there will be "a Palestinian majority"...
Remembering Joan Davenny While a University Honors Her Killers
JNS.org - The name Joan Edelstein Davenny is relatively unknown outside of the Connecticut community where she was a teacher and among her family and friends...
When a Palestinian ‘Ethnic-Cleansing’ Mob Attacks Two Jewish Women
JNS.org - Talk about bad timing for the Palestinian PR machine. Just as the Palestinian Authority seemed to have Israel's prime minister on the defensive over...
After the Latest Palestinian-Terror Verdict, Memories of My Daughter Rush to the Surface
JNS.org - While walking through my Jerusalem hotel dining room thinking about the news from the states that a US court had tossed out a $655...
What Those Captured Palestinian Weapons Really Mean
JNS.org - It's one of the most disturbing photos from Israel that I've seen in years. I'm referring to this week's image of the hundreds of Palestinian...
Is This What Peace Looks Like?
JNS.org - It's not the end of the world just because an Egyptian athlete refused to shake hands with his Israeli counterpart at the Olympics in...
Paging Ambassador Ira Forman: Synagogue Attacked, World Is Silent
JNS.org - If a bomb were thrown at a prominent synagogue in Brooklyn, the media would treat it as front-page news and politicians would rush to...
When ‘Savage’ Is Too Kind a Word for a Palestinian Terrorist
JNS.org - After a Palestinian civil engineering student was revealed on August 2 to be the terrorist arrested for plotting a large-scale attack two weeks ago...
I Agree With Cornel West
JNS.org - I agree with Cornel West. I never thought I would find myself writing those words. West, a leading African-American author and intellectual, is a vicious...
The New York Times Provides Cover for Those Who Support Killing Jews
JNS.org - Israel’s parliament this week took action in response to an Arab Knesset member’s public support of a terrorist who murdered an American-Jewish peace activist. But...
The State Department Is Tangled Up in Its Own Jerusalem Rhetoric
JNS.org - The US State Department has accused Israel of “undermining” peace by planning to build homes in areas in and around Jerusalem that happen to...
Are Democrats Finally Getting Tough on the Palestinian Authority?
JNS.org - In a remarkable turnaround, Democratic Party activists who are known to be pro-Palestinian are calling on their party’s platform committee to condemn the Palestinian...









