Bono’s compassion is real—but his Gaza remarks risk moral confusion between democracy and terror. Stephen Flatow responds

Bono’s compassion is real—but his Gaza remarks risk moral confusion

 

Bono, Wikimedia Commons

Bono’s compassion is genuine. But his recent Gaza comments dangerously blur the line between a democracy defending its citizens and a terror group targeting them.

As a bereaved father and terror victims’ advocate, I know that empathy is essential—but not when it comes at the expense of truth.

Read my response in Israel National News to Bono's comments here.

 Stephen M. Flatow

#Israel #Hamas #Bono #MoralClarity #IsraelUnderAttack #HumanRights #StopTerror #MiddleEastTruth #JusticeForVictims 

Macron’s Palestinian state push: A dangerous lecture from a country in disarray

France is burning, and Macron thinks Israel needs a lecture?

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has joined the chorus of Western leaders pushing unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state—another reckless move wrapped in the language of “peace.” But coming from a country gripped by riots, antisemitic violence, and rising insecurity, Macron’s lecture to Israel rings hollow.

© Rémi Jouan, CC-BY-SA, GNU Free Documentation License, Wikimedia Commons

In my new JNS column, I argue that Macron’s push isn’t about resolving the conflict—it’s about deflecting from his own political failures at home. Demanding concessions from Israel while ignoring Hamas’s terror is not statesmanship. It’s appeasement dressed as diplomacy.
👉 Read the full op-ed here

Stephen M. Flatow

#EmmanuelMacron #France #Israel #Hamas #PalestinianState #Appeasement #ForeignPolicy #Antisemitism #Zionism #MiddleEast #VictimsVoice #JNS #SecurityVsTerror #DoubleStandards

Fix your own country, Prime Minister Starmer

While Britain faces spiraling crime, growing antisemitism, and social unrest, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is more focused on pressuring Israel than fixing his own country. In his first major foreign policy moment, Starmer has threatened to recognize a Palestinian state if Israel doesn’t meet vague “peace” conditions—essentially handing Hamas a political victory.

Keir Starmer outside 10 Downing St.  Wikimedia Commons

In my latest op-ed for JNS, I challenge Starmer's warped priorities. How can a leader demand concessions from Israel while ignoring the terrorist entity on the other side? It’s not diplomacy—it’s dangerous moral failure.
👉 Read the full column here

Stephen M. Flatow

#KeirStarmer #Israel #UKPolitics #Hamas #Appeasement #Antisemitism #MiddleEast #PalestinianState #Terrorism #FixYourOwnCountry #ForeignPolicy #VictimsVoice #JNS #Zionism

Canada’s Dangerous Embrace of Appeasement

Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, has chosen to make his diplomatic debut not by supporting democratic allies or condemning terrorism, but by rewarding it. In announcing Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state—absent peace, negotiation, or even Palestinian renunciation of Hamas—Carney has joined a growing bloc of Western leaders more interested in appeasement than in justice. His decision doesn’t advance peace; it emboldens terror.

 European Communities Audiovisual Services via Wikimedia Commons.

In my latest column at JNS, I explain how this move undermines not only Israel but the broader Western effort to deter radical Islamist violence. Recognition without conditions means handing a victory to those who use murder as a political strategy. Canada once stood firmly against that. What changed? Read the full op-ed here:
👉 Canada’s Dangerous Embrace of Appeasement

Stephen M. Flatow

#Israel #Canada #MarkCarney #PalestinianState #Appeasement #Terrorism #MiddleEastPolicy #JNS #VictimsVoice #Hamas #ForeignPolicy #PeaceNotTerror #JewishVoices #AlisaFlatow #Zionism