Daniel Ben-David

Daniel Ben-David is a senior reporter for the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach him at dbendavid@thejc.com

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Hearing loss hope after breakthrough by Israeli scientists

Discovery raises possibility that damaged hair cells can be regrown – a process previously thought to be impossible

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Police officers by bronze statue of Dreyfus at Court of Cassation, a few hours before today's official unveiling (Gauthier Bedrignans / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty)

Dreyfus statue given permanent new home outside court which cleared him of all charges

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Memorials to murder victims at Nova music festival site (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Nova survivors trolled by torrent of online abuse linked to Iran, new report reveals

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Prince Harry arrives at Chatham House in central London on Tuesday to attend the fourteenth Invictus Games Foundation Conversation (Getty Images)

‘This is a misstep’: Board criticises Prince Harry over appearance with controversial Misan Harriman

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The Jewish superfan who created Argentina's famous football crest 50 years ago

‘It's a beautiful way to remember him,’ says ‘Toto’ Rud’s son Oliver

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July 8, 2026 16:01

Lionel Messi celebrates after the 3-2 victory over Egypt during the FIFA World Cup 2026, July 07, 2026 (Credit: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Spanish anti-Israel mob blocks Jewish poet's book launch

An organiser of the protest described Jewish writer Marcos-Ricardo Barnatán as a ‘Zionist who says Palestine does not exist’ and helps ‘whitewash’ Israel’s image

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July 7, 2026 16:01

A group of activists protest a poetry book presentation by Marcos-Ricardo Barnatán, forcing the event to be cancelled (Credit: X)

Huge ‘Destroy Israel’ banner unfurled at Spain’s infamous bull run festival

Display ‘promotes hatred and fuels hostility’, says European Jewish Congress

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July 7, 2026 14:55

Woman convicted for abusing children outside Jewish school

Syeda Khatun was convicted of multiple counts of racially aggravated assault, including striking a Jewish man and pulling his beard

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July 7, 2026 11:00

(Illustrative) A woman holds the hands of children as Met Police officers patrol the streets in Stamford Hill, north London on October 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

University of Edinburgh students stage pro-Palestine walkout during graduation ceremony

An anti-Israel student-led society at the school said it was the third walkout in as many years

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July 3, 2026 10:26

A group of University of Edinburgh students protest the school's alleged financial links to Israel (Credit: Edinburgh University Justice for Palestine Society/Instagram)

Grandson of Jewish art collector fights to reclaim Van Gogh lost during Nazi era

The painting comes from Van Gogh’s Saint-Rémy period, one of his most sought-after, and is likely worth tens of millions

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July 2, 2026 13:34

Vincent Van Gogh's Hôpital Saint-Paul à Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, 1889 (Credit: Musée d’Orsay)

So many instances of antisemitism at the BBC, says Chief Rabbi

Sir Ephraim Mirvis believes the media has ‘an enormous role strengthening social cohesion in Britain’

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July 1, 2026 17:52

Boy George brands Roger Waters a ‘sanctimonious t***’ after Pink Floyd founder’s anti-Israel remarks

Waters claims ‘awful experiment of the state of Israel is coming to an end’

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July 1, 2026 14:19

Boy George performs during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria, May 12, 2026. (Credit: Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

‘Most beautiful girl in the world’ marries French DJ

Thylane Blondeau ties the knot with grandson of famed Jewish ‘Je t’aime’ singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg

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June 30, 2026 16:44

Ben Attal and Thylane Blondeau (Credit: Instagram/@thylaneblondeau)

Mamdani criticised for claiming Israel ‘privileges’ one religion over others

Several pro-Israel voices pointed out that the country has no established religion and constitutionally guarantees freedom of worship to all

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June 30, 2026 15:52

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a primary-night watch party, June 23, 2026 (Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

UAE is safer for Jews than Britain, says Arab peace advocate

‘We are here to show the Jewish community you have friends in the Middle East,’ said Emirati influencer Amjad Taha during Golders Green solidarity visit

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June 25, 2026 15:54

Rabbi Doron Birnbaum (left) with Amjad Taha and local Jewish children in Golders Green, June 22, 2026 (Credit: Daniel Ben-David)

Rising antisemitism ‘the biggest disgrace of our times’, says incoming Telegraph owner

Mathias Döpfner is CEO and controlling shareholder of Axel Springer, the German media company soon to take over ownership of the British broadsheet

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June 25, 2026 12:20

Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, October 17, 2023 (Credit: Ben Kriemann/Getty Images)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Hearing loss hope after breakthrough by Israeli scientists

Dreyfus statue given permanent new home outside court which cleared him of all charges

Nova survivors trolled by torrent of online abuse linked to Iran, new report reveals

‘This is a misstep’: Board criticises Prince Harry over appearance with controversial Misan Harriman

More from Daniel Ben-David

The Jewish superfan who created Argentina's famous football crest 50 years ago

Spanish anti-Israel mob blocks Jewish poet's book launch

Huge ‘Destroy Israel’ banner unfurled at Spain’s infamous bull run festival

Woman convicted for abusing children outside Jewish school

University of Edinburgh students stage pro-Palestine walkout during graduation ceremony

Grandson of Jewish art collector fights to reclaim Van Gogh lost during Nazi era

So many instances of antisemitism at the BBC, says Chief Rabbi

Boy George brands Roger Waters a ‘sanctimonious t***’ after Pink Floyd founder’s anti-Israel remarks

‘Most beautiful girl in the world’ marries French DJ

Mamdani criticised for claiming Israel ‘privileges’ one religion over others

UAE is safer for Jews than Britain, says Arab peace advocate

Rising antisemitism ‘the biggest disgrace of our times’, says incoming Telegraph owner