Stephen Flatow is an American lawyer notable for initiating a series of lawsuits targeting the Islamic Republic of Iran and several international banks that processed transactions on Iran's behalf.
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. After his daughter's death, Flatow commenced a series of lawsuits against the government of Iran. 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").
Beginning in 2006, he has helped the United States government identify parties illegally processing financial transactions for Iran.
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.
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.