The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/liam-hoare/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:21:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Liam Hoare | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/writers/liam-hoare/ 32 32 How Jacques Chirac started France’s reckoning with the Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-late-french-president-chirac-started-frances-reckoning-with-the-holocaust/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 22:03:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2156773 President, who died on Thursday, broke a 50-year taboo in 1995 when he acknowledged France's role in rounding up Jews for Nazi regime in World War II

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]]> Why London’s abuzz with this Israeli soul food bistro https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-londons-abuzz-with-this-israeli-soul-food-bistro/ Sat, 17 Oct 2015 00:57:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1244619 A labor of love, Israeli celebrity chef couple Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer achieve popular and culinary success with Honey & Co.

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]]> For this Israeli coach in London, a draw is as good as a win https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-this-israeli-coach-in-london-a-draw-is-as-good-as-a-win/ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 23:13:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1261962 In leading Charlton Athletic since January, Guy Luzon brought the team's standings up to a respectable 12th place. Now in 17th, will the coach soon say cheerio to England?

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]]> Post-WWII, Jews were ‘used as pawns’ by world superpowers https://www.timesofisrael.com/post-wwii-jews-were-used-as-pawns-by-world-superpowers/ Fri, 29 May 2015 17:49:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1180819 In a new book, Prof. Dan Stone argues that, for Jews, the liberation of the camps lasted years and shaped the post-war order

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]]> In London, a close race where British Jewish voters matter most https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-london-a-close-race-where-british-jewish-voters-matter-most/ Tue, 05 May 2015 19:33:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1177309 Jewish Labour candidate Sarah Sackman may just win Finchley and Golders Green, with no help from her party's stance on Israel

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]]> Despite inflamatory pro-BDS speech, British MP says he supports Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-inflamatory-pro-bds-speech-british-mp-says-he-supports-israel/ Sat, 06 Dec 2014 14:11:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1094934 Conservative Alan Duncan explains why settlement support is 'a form of extremism' akin to racism, sexism, homophobia, and anti-Semitism

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]]> Bogus Nazi hunter Twitter account jump-starts UK comedy book https://www.timesofisrael.com/bogus-nazi-hunter-twitter-account-jump-starts-uk-comedy-book/ Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:04:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1094936 Farcical diary 'Alan Stoob: Nazi Hunter' incorporates the best of British humor with social media surrealism

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]]> A lush lunch with philo-Semite Julie Burchill https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-lush-lunch-with-philo-semite-julie-burchill/ Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:44:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1097159 New book 'Unchosen' documents the controversial columnist's long-time love affair with Israel and Jews

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]]> Bette Midler talks Jewish shop on London tour stop https://www.timesofisrael.com/bette-midler-talks-jewish-shop-on-london-tour-stop/ Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:25:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1096041 While promoting her new album, The Divine Miss M discusses her Hawaiian Judaism and the paucity of accurate portrayals of pogroms on film

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]]> UK Jewish students struggle to avoid twinning with ‘Hamas greenhouse’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-jewish-students-struggle-to-avoid-twinning-with-hamas-greenhouse/ Fri, 24 Oct 2014 04:35:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1080368 University of Manchester set to vote on partnership with Nablus school, London university blocks Holocaust commemoration, and Cambridge demands 'justice for the Palestinian people'

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]]> UK Jewish student union uses new media to fight oldest hatred https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-jewish-student-union-uses-new-media-to-fight-oldest-hatred/ Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:09:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1074448 After a summer of heightened anti-Semitism, leader of the 8,500-strong group spearheads campaign #keepitkosher to stop online racism

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]]> Martin Amis portrays romance, laughter and death at Auschwitz https://www.timesofisrael.com/martin-amis-portrays-romance-laughter-and-death-at-auschwitz/ Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:45:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1070971 A dark comedy, English novelist’s latest is a love story full of intrigue and murder set against the greatest crime of human history

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]]> Short-listed for the Booker, Jacobson’s new book is Judenrein https://www.timesofisrael.com/short-listed-for-the-booker-jacobsons-new-book-is-judenrein/ Sun, 21 Sep 2014 10:24:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1060659 In an interview, Jewish author Howard Jacobson muses, 'I’m not sure whether you can be a Jew and not be in apocalyptic mode'

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]]> Simon Schama tells UK Jewry to stop living in a bubble https://www.timesofisrael.com/simon-schama-tells-uk-jewry-to-stop-living-in-a-bubble/ Wed, 17 Sep 2014 18:37:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1065200 United Jewish Israel Appeal dinner raises £3.8 million for Birthright and programs in Israel's poorest areas

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]]> Thousands rally in London against rising anti-Semitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-rally-in-london-against-rising-anti-semitism/ Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:24:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1058314 UK Jewish community pulls together to say religious discrimination is not only a Jewish problem, but a British problem

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