Stephen M. Flatow is President of the Religious Zionists of America (RZA) He is the father of Alisa Flatow, who was murdered in an Iranian-sponsored Palestinian terrorist attack in 1995 and the author of A Father’s Story: My Fight for Justice…
Category: 7. Opinion
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Pretending that Hamas does not exist
The United Nations Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry released its report accusing Israel of genocide this week. The result is entirely expected, as the COI’S now-former leaders responsible for the report, Navi Pillay, Chris Sidoti, and…
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Europe’s favorite fantasy: Building a Palestinian State (from IKEA parts)
Dr. Avi Perry is a former professor at Northwestern University, a former Bell Labs researcher and manager, and later served as Vice President at NMS Communications. He represented the United States on the UN’s International Telecommunication…
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Despite promise that this time it will be different, another Gaza offensive won’t en
This is probably one of the rare moments in history when the IDF launches a wide ground operation with many thousands of our soldiers inside enemy territory even as most of the public and much of the senior military leadership understand it will…
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All in the (Jewish) family
A personal story (I presume) common to many readers of Arutz Sheva
All my close family and friends in America are over 40, secular, liberal American Jews, with whom I have been closely in touch over the 47 years since we made Aliyah. In general,…
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The Divided States of America?
We are living in a world turned upside down. Heroes are now the villains. Terrorists and murderers are the heroes. The world is a murky swamp where the truth is hidden and lies are propagated as the truth. Every newspaper and news website has…
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Netanyahu’s quest for political survival isolates Israel despite security and diploma
While he continues to emphasize Israel’s economic strength and declares the country will withstand any boycott or sanctions, reality on the ground tells a troubling story: IDF operations in Gaza, lacking broad international backing, are driving…
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The Arab emergency summit was all talk, Israel should listen
His message was sharp: “I speak to the people of Israel: what is happening now harms the future of peace, your security, the security of my people in the region and places obstacles before existing peace agreements (Jordan and Egypt) and future…
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Charlie Kirk murder exposes Israeli left’s blind spot
The murder of conservative American influencer and activist Charlie Kirk has sparked wide debate. In Israel too, it drew broad coverage and commentary, both on social media and from public figures including the prime minister and the president….Continue Reading
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How Israelis and Jews started blaming themselve
Opinion: Thirty years after the Oslo Accords, a troubling pattern persists: Israelis and Jews internalizing blame and clinging to false hopes for peace, even as their enemies declare violent intent; consequences of this self-deception are now…
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