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Stephen M. Flatow

Stephen M. Flatow

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Memory lane: From gas lines to price spikes: what the 1970s still teaches us

Memory lane: From gas lines to price spikes: what the 1970s still teaches us

The lines are gone, but America’s vulnerability to global oil shocks hasn’t disappeared—it’s just changed form. There was a time—not so long...

30.04.2026 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Stephen M. Flatow

When Politics Becomes Existential, Violence Follows

The lesson of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting is not about left or right—but about what happens when we teach Americans to see...

26.04.2026 40

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Stephen M. Flatow

Josh Shapiro’s Careful Words on Israel—and What They Avoid

Support with conditions may sound like nuance. In wartime, it risks becoming something else. On the eve of Israel’s 78th Independence Day,...

23.04.2026 50

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Stephen M. Flatow

A Vote That Should Never Have Been Close

When US allies fight for survival, Washington shouldn’t be debating whether to tie their hands At a moment when Israel is fighting enemies on...

16.04.2026 10

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Stephen M. Flatow

When Reinvention Replaces Accountability

At Al Sharpton’s annual gathering, political ambition meets a deeper question about standards in public life Each year, the convention of the...

10.04.2026 30

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Stephen M. Flatow

From Sputnik to Artemis: when space meant something

What we once felt—and what we risk losing now I remember the late 1950s not as history, but as atmosphere. The word Sputnik had just entered the...

05.04.2026 60

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Stephen M. Flatow

The Sound of Something Passing Over

Time spent in a shelter raises an unsettling question: are we simply at war—or witnessing something larger? As I sat in the shelter of my building...

31.03.2026 50

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Stephen M. Flatow

Peace on Paper, Profits in Practice

As wartime restrictions at Ben Gurion Airport forced Israelis to seek escape routes through Jordan and Egypt, those “peace partners” revealed the...

29.03.2026 70

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Stephen M. Flatow

L’Chaim, Alisa

Thirty-one years have passed, and still the anniversary arrives with the same mixture of love, disbelief, and stubborn continuity. Time moves forward,...

22.03.2026 60

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Stephen M. Flatow

Why Israel still feels like the happiest place on Earth

I walk the streets of Jerusalem with a smile plastered on my face. It’s not because life in Israel is easy. It isn’t. Sirens interrupt...

19.03.2026 60

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Stephen M. Flatow

Sen. Kim calls it a ‘War of Choice.’ Iran has been at war with US since 1979

An Open Letter to Senator Andy Kim Your March 1st MSNBC op-ed deserves a direct response — not because your concerns about congressional war powers...

03.03.2026 80

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Stephen M. Flatow

Zachor in Real Time

The 8:10 AM siren that sounded across Jerusalem this past Shabbat broke the morning with its familiar urgency. A few moments later, the muted thuds of...

01.03.2026 80

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Stephen M. Flatow

The ‘Silver Platter’ is still being shaped

The growing weight of sacrifice — and the troubling tone of the national debate. As the newly formed United Nations debated the future of the...

22.02.2026 90

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Stephen M. Flatow

Featured Post

A television debate in 2002 still shapes how I hear calls for “dialogue” with terror groups today. When Rev. Jesse Jackson died, many tributes...

18.02.2026 100

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Stephen M. Flatow

When ‘Let This Happen’ starts to sound like a verdict

25.12.2025 60

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Stephen M. Flatow

Thanksgiving in Jerusalem and the future of Jewish identity

28.11.2025 90

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Stephen M. Flatow

Mahmoud Khalil and the Politics of Deportation

19.09.2025 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Stephen M. Flatow

Some just can’t call it terrorism

04.06.2025 50

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Stephen M. Flatow