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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Green Party

Zack Polanski’s podcast earns thousands from Google despite Green support for BDS

A podcast spokesperson said they had to work within existing social media platforms in order to reach audiences

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski brings his weekly podcast ‘Bold Politics’ to the Green Party conference in Bournemouth, October 4, 2025 (Credit: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese in Antwerp, April 2, 2026 (Credit: JONAS ROOSENS / Belga / AFP via Getty Images)

Francesca Albanese apologises after ‘distorting Holocaust’ with claim that Jews in Nazi camps were called ‘Muslims’

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A Palestinian worker sorts plastic crates at Qitaf company in the Jordan Valley village of Jiftlik in the West Bank, February 9, 2020 (Getty Images)

Dutch ban on Israeli settlement goods comes into force with six-year jail term for violations

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Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on September 12, 2026 (Getty Images)

Naza documentary to air free online next month

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Israel accuses Macron of ‘grotesque absurdity’ over comment that Hamas has ‘never operated’ in West Bank

French President’s comments come just days after the murder of father-of-six Netanel Shukron in the territories by an attacker linked to the Palestinian terror group

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September 23, 2026 14:55

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City. (Photo Getty Images)

Trump tells UN General Assembly he faces ‘big decision’ to ‘rebuild’ Iran or ‘annihilate’ the regime

The US president called Iran the world’s ‘number one sponsor of terror’ and repeated his vow to ‘never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon’

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September 22, 2026 17:02

US President Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 22, 2026 (Screenshot/SkyNews)

‘Zionism is racism’ motion: Greens for Palestine booklet backs ‘armed’ resistance against ‘monstrous’ Israel

Palestinians have an ‘inalienable right’ to use force in pursuit of self-determination, according to the document

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September 22, 2026 16:34

The so-called 'Zionism is racism' motion, tabled by the Greens for Palestine group, tops the priority list for debate at the Green Party conference (Photo: Getty)

Boy George to perform in Israel for first time in nearly a decade

‘WE WILL DANCE AGAIN’ the Culture Club frontman said on Tuesday announcing his Tel Aviv concert

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September 22, 2026 12:04

Boy George performs during the London Eurovision Party 2026, April 19, 2026 (Credit: Mark Case/Getty Images)

Dan Senor: ‘Proposed sanctions against West Bank settlements are unworkable’

The popular podcaster was speaking at the annual UJIA dinner

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September 18, 2026 17:47

Dan Senor (left) was in conversation with Edward Isaacs at the UJIA dinnner

Ms Rachel pledges $1m to Palestinian children’s charity and calls on ‘wealthy white celebrities’ to do the same

The popular children’s YouTuber matched a donation from anti-Israel rapper Macklemore made after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s ongoing tour

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September 18, 2026 17:35

Paloma Faith reveals she says ‘free Palestine’ to her children every night

Speaking in the wake of the Ed Sheeran-Macklemore row, the singer said she believes children should be ‘exposed to politics’

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September 18, 2026 14:49

Paloma Faith attends an event in Paris, France, September 17, 2026 (Getty Images)

Senior Hamas official admitted tunnels were to protect fighters, while Gaza civilians were not their ‘responsibility’

Mousa Abu Marzouk made the remark on TV weeks after the October 7 attack

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September 18, 2026 13:35

Mousa Abu Marzouk, the former chairman and deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau (Credit: MEMRITV/X)

Another MP calls for British military intervention in Gaza

Independent MP Ayoub Khan appeared to disavow an apology from Labour’s Tahir Ali, who made a similar call in parliament this week

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September 17, 2026 11:42

Pro-Gaza MP Ayoub Khan (Image: Parliament TV).

Gaza hostage, 84, was held prisoner in UNRWA teacher’s attic for 48 days with ‘very little food’, daughter tells United Nations

Neta Heiman Mina, whose mum Ditza was kidnapped on October 7, challenged the UN to find alternatives to UNRWA to provide education for children in Gaza

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September 15, 2026 18:14

Neta Ditza Heiman speaking at a UN panel discussion on human rights and education for children and youth, September 15, 2026

‘Jews shoot children for fun’ in Gaza, surgeon allegedly tells Jewish patient during operation

A Campaign Against Antisemitism investigation has exposed the ‘antisemitic rot’ at the heart of the NHS, according to its chief executive

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September 15, 2026 16:22

Saul Freeman in a CAA documentary about antisemitism in the NHS (Credit: CAA)

Edgware father-of-seven found dead in Uman during Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage

Yitzchak ‘Alex’ Elmkies was found on the edge of a forest often used by Chasidim for religious rituals

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September 15, 2026 16:15

Chasidic Jewish pilgrims gather along a street near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman ahead of Rosh Hashanah in Uman, Ukraine, on September 12, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Zack Polanski’s podcast earns thousands from Google despite Green support for BDS

Francesca Albanese apologises after ‘distorting Holocaust’ with claim that Jews in Nazi camps were called ‘Muslims’

Dutch ban on Israeli settlement goods comes into force with six-year jail term for violations

Naza documentary to air free online next month

More from Daniel Ben-David

Israel accuses Macron of ‘grotesque absurdity’ over comment that Hamas has ‘never operated’ in West Bank

Trump tells UN General Assembly he faces ‘big decision’ to ‘rebuild’ Iran or ‘annihilate’ the regime

‘Zionism is racism’ motion: Greens for Palestine booklet backs ‘armed’ resistance against ‘monstrous’ Israel

Boy George to perform in Israel for first time in nearly a decade

Dan Senor: ‘Proposed sanctions against West Bank settlements are unworkable’

Ms Rachel pledges $1m to Palestinian children’s charity and calls on ‘wealthy white celebrities’ to do the same

Paloma Faith reveals she says ‘free Palestine’ to her children every night

Senior Hamas official admitted tunnels were to protect fighters, while Gaza civilians were not their ‘responsibility’

Another MP calls for British military intervention in Gaza

Gaza hostage, 84, was held prisoner in UNRWA teacher’s attic for 48 days with ‘very little food’, daughter tells United Nations

‘Jews shoot children for fun’ in Gaza, surgeon allegedly tells Jewish patient during operation

Edgware father-of-seven found dead in Uman during Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage