My Word

My Word: The Marwan Barghouti effect - opinion

As Hollywood embraces Barghouti, collective memory is being reshaped to turn a terrorist into a hero.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2026|ByLIAT COLLINS

Marwan Barghouti is tightly guarded as he leaves a hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court in 2012.

Ireland's new government jet, which lacks the Elbit-manufactured FalconEye technology that allows it to land in fog.

My Word: It’s a funny old world - opinion

The “baby-killer” blood libel is by now so entrenched that it’s almost impossible to set the record straight, but a UNICEF-led report published last week showed the extent of the lies and hypocrisy.

AUGUST 14, 2026|ByLIAT COLLINS

Iran fans display a combined pre-Iranian Revolution "Lion and Sun", Israel and United States flag inside the stadium before a World Cup match.

My Word: The dangers of Iranian spins - opinion

Iranian spin on the new agreement intensifies debate over security, compliance, and long-term risks.

JUNE 19, 2026|ByLIAT COLLINS

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn reacts after the General Election results of the Islington North constituency were announced

My Word: Nice words are not enough - opinion

"It’s a bit like the people who attack us for making the Holocaust – the genocide of the Jews – all about Jews. Apparently that’s ‘Jewish supremacist’ behaviour…"

MAY 8, 2026|ByLIAT COLLINS

My Word: Unsocial media and the Gaza war

You can believe in the free market and you can believe in freedom of expression, but Facebook’s refusal to remove the ad belies a very deep problem – one that challenges the entire free world.

JANUARY 26, 2024ByLIAT COLLINS

PRO-PALESTINIAN demonstrators protest in New York City, on January 20.

My Word: South Africa's hypocrisy was loud at ICJ Gaza genocide hearing

South Africa is trying to boost its own international standing and deflect attention from its failed state condition at home.

JANUARY 19, 2024ByLIAT COLLINS

SUPPORTERS IN Johannesburg await the arrival home of South Africa’s Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola and other members of the South African legal team representing South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, on Sunday.

My Word: Security and solidarity

I’d rather belong to a nation willing to wage war and pay a price to bring home a collective child than to identify with a would-be country that teaches its children to worship the cult of martyrdom.

JANUARY 12, 2024ByLIAT COLLINS