Stephen Flatow

Stephen Flatow is an American lawyer ^[1] notable for initiating a series of lawsuits targeting the Islamic Republic of Iran and several international banks who processed transactions on Iran's behalf, which were linked to terrorist activities.

Flatow is the father of Alisa Flatow, who was killed in a suicide bombing attack on a bus carried out by militants belonging to the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine group near Kfar Darom in the Gaza Strip in 1995.^[2] After his daughter's death, Flatow commenced a series of lawsuits against the government of Iran.^[3] An amendment to the US Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, which enabled Flatow to successfully sue Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism is named after him ("The Flatow Amendment").^[4]

Beginning in 2006, he has helped the United States government identify parties illegally processing financial transactions for Iran.^[5]

A Father's Story

Flatow published a 2018 memoir, A Father’s Story: My Fight for Justice Against Iranian Terror, about his response to the murder of his daughter.^[6]^[7]

References

^ When justice for terror victims is hostage to politics
^ Mike Kelly. (July 1, 2014). "The father who never gave up". The Record. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
^ "BNP's $8.9 Billion Fine All Started With A Father's Investigation Into A Terrorist Bombing And A Persian Rug Shop". Business Insider. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
^ Finding Justice for Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism
^ Silver-Greenberg, Jessica; Protess, Ben (June 30, 2013). "A Grieving Father Pulls a Thread That Unravels BNP's Illegal Deals". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
^ Troy, Gil (2 January 2019). "In new memoir, father seeks justice from terrorists who killed his Daughter". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^ Fineblum, Deborah (12 September 2018). "Book details father's relentless battle against terrorism". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 26 January 2019.