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My Word: Military law and disorder in Israel - opinion

Tomer-Yerushalmi admitted in August 2024 that she approved the leaking of a video that supported the charges in the "Sde Teiman Affair." Netanyahu referred to it as a "public relations attack."

 IDF MILITARY Advocate-General Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi is the Israeli military’s chief lawyer and has the task of defending Israelis from accusations of war crimes.
A RALLY IN 2015 at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv marking 20 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

My Word: Remembering Israel's assassinated prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, 30 years on

A PROTESTER against migrant hotels holds a Union flag with ‘Stop The Boats’ written on it, outside the Best Western hotel during a demonstration this week in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

My Word: Palestinian flags and the Cross of St. George

Nearly half a million Israelis gather at a rally at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, August 17, 2025.

My word: Striking the right balance in hostage protests


My Word: War goes beyond imagination

Israel doesn’t need your sympathy – although that would be nice. It needs you to recognize the dangers all of us are facing. This isn’t a drill, it’s the real thing.

 ISRAELIS TAKE refuge in a bomb shelter in Acre during Hezbollah rocket attacks from Lebanon in November.

My Word: Vibes, vibrations, and tectonic shifts

There is not only a vibe shift, there is geopolitical tectonic movement.

THE VIBE shift can be seen as well as felt.

My Word: Wide awake in a war

Is IDF service suitable for every single young haredi man? No. But there can no longer be an excuse for mass exemptions.

 IDF SOLDIERS take part in an army stretcher drill. Israel’s population also needs to carry its share of the burden.

My Word: War here, there, and everywhere

Before supporting one side or the other, Assad or the Islamists, it’s wise to consider the alternatives. Whether it’s the devil you know or the devil you don’t, it’s still the devil.

 SYRIAN OPPOSITION fighters stand in front of University of Aleppo, after rebels opposed to Syria’s President Bashar Assad said they had reached the heart of Aleppo, last week.

My Word: Words, wars, and signs of the times

Collins dubbed "Brat" the word of the year, which established "brat summer" as an aesthetic and way of life. Clearly the global Collins wordsmiths didn't have the type of summer we had in Israel.

 THE ‘WORD of the year’ may be ‘brat’, but for Israelis, ‘katbam’ and ‘this too shall pass’ ring truer.

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.