Liat Collins

Liat Collins was born and raised in Britain and emigrated to Israel in 1979, when she immediately joined the IDF. After learning Hebrew during her military service, she received a bachelor’s degree in Chinese studies and international relations at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She followed that with a master’s degree (cum laude) in communications.

Liat joined The Jerusalem Post in 1988 and worked in various positions as a reporter, columnist, and editor. She received the Life and Environment Award from the umbrella organization of Israeli green NGOs for her contribution to raising the standards of environmental reporting and won praise for her coverage of the Oslo Accords and diplomatic process as parliamentary reporter. She traveled extensively for work-related stories, including in the Arab world, and has met personalities ranging from Hollywood stars to presidents, prime ministers and royalty.

Liat was editor of The International Jerusalem Post for 21 years until her retirement in November 2023. Her popular "Say What?" spot on Hebrew slang was a longstanding feature in the Post's Magazine. She continues to write a weekly oped column (My Word). She is a regular contributor to radio shows around the world.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appears on a screen as he addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 25, 2025

My Word: Western leaders recognize a Palestine they can’t even find - opinion

Artificial intelligence

My Word: Seeing is not believing in the AI age

POLICE OFFICERS block off anti-Israel protesters ahead of the Vuelta de Espana cycling race, earlier this week

My Word: The boycott culture war on Israel - opinion


My Word: The lies and libels that kill - opinion

The image of skeletal Gazan children still abounds – although the photos of their near-naked bodies on the front page of multiple newspapers is itself a form of child abuse and exploitation.

A FOX NEWS report about Palestinian child ‘Amir.’

My Word: Mideast statements and declarations of intent

Why is it that only when it comes to Israel do foreign politicians and bodies routinely decide what can be built where?

FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich walks to attend a press conference last month, announcing the approval of the long-frozen E1 building plans near Ma’aleh Adumim.

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

If there’s anything Jews and moderate Muslims can agree on, it’s the shared struggle against those who would ban male circumcisions, and exposing the dangers of Islamist extremism.

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: Striking the right balance in hostage protests

The politicization of the hostage issue is part of the greater tragedy following the Hamas-led invasion and mega-atrocity of October 7, 2023.

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

My Word: Gaza’s mobilized media - opinion

Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif was not killed for being a journalist; he was killed for being a terrorist.

AL JAZEERA staff members gather on Monday at the network’s studios in Doha, Qatar, to remember their colleagues Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, and Mohammed Noufal, who were killed in Gaza City by an Israeli strike earlier in the week.

My Word: Falling for Palestinian propaganda - opinion

Hamas's use of propaganda and hostage videos, coupled with international media complicity, highlights the dangerous psychological warfare being waged on a global scale.

THE FRONT page of the 'New York Post' bravely published what others ignored.

My Word: The Disengagement and history lessons

There’s nothing to celebrate about Israel's 20th anniversary of the full withdrawal from Gaza and from four Jewish communities in Samaria.

PLO CHAIRMAN Yasser Arafat waves with prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and US president Bill Clinton after the signing of the Israeli-PLO peace accord, at the White House in Washington on September 13, 1993.

My Word: The pervasive anti-Israel bias - opinion

Let me add: Your double standards are sick.

 People hold placards and flags during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, ahead of the October 7 attack anniversary, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Dublin, Ireland October 5, 2024.

My Word: Personal and collective memory and Yehoram Gaon’s hits - opinion

I went for a musical stroll down memory lane, through the beautiful stone halls and ramparts of Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum.

 The new Yeroham Gaon – The Exhibition’ display at Jerusalem’s Tower of David Museum.

My Word: Arson attacks and the flames of hatred

As Israeli activist Hen Mazzig posted on X: “One night was enough to leave the entire Jewish community shaken, wondering if this city is still safe for Jews. Or if it’s time to leave again

 A man holds a placard shaped like a key during a pro-Palestinian rally calling for the UK government to stop allowing arms exports and military co-operation with Israel, in London, Britain, June 21, 2025.