My Word

My Word: Persian protests and Western perversity - opinion

Iran’s streets run with blood, yet the West looks away, too consumed by pro-Palestinian ideology to defend real victims.

People attend an anti-Israeli protest after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2025
An illustrative image of a Somaliland flag being held.

My Word: Recognition vs rejection of Somaliland - opinion

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My Word: 2025, in its own words - opinion

People gather at the floral tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

My Word: The forces of light and darkness - opinion


My Word: Dealing in dangerous deals

Ehud Olmert’s revived peace plan reemerges amidst Israel’s conflict, risking further turmoil without offering a real path to peace.

 EHUD OLMERT’S trial balloon for Israeli-Palestinian peace contains hot air that could spark a fire, says the writer.

My Word: Terrorism thrives while the world watches

The murder of six Israeli hostages by Hamas, after months of captivity, has sent shockwaves through Israel. While the world offers words of condemnation, Hamas continues its brutality without fear.

 MOURNERS MARCH during the funeral of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

My Word: Biden’s speech, Hamas’s deeds

Biden has a vision of a peaceful Middle East “the day after Gaza.” If only Israel’s enemies shared the same vision. The terrorists are more inspired by Hamas’s “victory” than by Biden’s nice words.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden delivers an outline for a ceasefire in the Gaza war at the White House, in May.

My Word: The Hague’s moral haze leaves a stain on history

Khan wanted to leave his mark. And he has. It’s a dark, bloody bruise. A stain on history. 

 HAMAS SUPPORTERS protest at the headquarters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, soon after the Gaza war was launched in October, last year.

My Word: Biden, the Eurovision, and offensive questions and answers

If Israel is not able to defend itself – hitting back at its enemies – nobody will be safe. “Ironclad support” is meaningless if it translates as a steely grip preventing Israel from taking action. 

 ISRAEL’S CONTESTANT Eden Golan sings in the Grand Final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, last week.

My Word: Combining commemoration and celebration

We survive not just because we remember the past but because we understand that, no matter what, we have a future. Am Yisrael chai! 

 SOLDIERS paint a mural in Jerusalem last week ahead of Israel’s Remembrance Day on May 12-13.

My Word: Dos and don’ts in defense and diplomacy

If Israel is not free to act without the blessing of Western powers, their support is a mixed blessing indeed. 

 IRANIAN PRESIDENT Ebrahim Raisi looks at the armed forces members during the National Army Day parade ceremony in Tehran, on April 17.

The warning signs in symbols and slogans of the pro-Palestine cause - comment

Nothing is lost in translation, but there are still those who prefer not to read the writing on the wall in any language.

 PRO-HAMAS protesters with red paint on their hands wear masks of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they hold signs reading ‘Stop arming Israel,’ near Big Ben  in London, earlier this year.

My Word: The Eurovision and the drums of war

The Eurovision is scheduled to take place in May in the Swedish city of Malmo, which has a large Muslim immigrant community and a dwindling Jewish one, chased out by antisemitism.

 ISRAEL’S EDEN GOLAN – on her way to Eurovision?

My Word: Sanctioning settlers and the two-state obsession

The settler sanctions affair is closely related to another issue – another prize for terrorism.

A BANK Leumi in Jerusalem. The settler sanctions affair is closely related to another prize for terrorism – the ‘two-state solution