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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Israel

Construction begins on Israel’s NIS 1 billion rehabilitation hospital

The landmark project is set to take six years to build and will treat some 10,000 patients each year

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Renderings of the Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital campus in Sde Dov, North Tel Aviv, set to be completed in 2032 (Credit: MYS Architects)

D-Day veteran Mervyn Kersh poses for a photo during an event to launch the 80th anniversary commemorations of Allied amphibious landing (D-Day Landings) in France in 1944, in central London on April 26, 2024 (Getty Images)

101-year-old set to take part in Maccabi GB Community Fun Run

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A Travelodge hotel and (top left) the screen that greeted the guests (Main image: Getty)

Travelodge to introduce antisemitism training for staff following ‘Free Palestine’ TV message

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Beit Halochem UK's annual gala in central London, June 15, 2026 (Credit: Daniel Ben-David)

Record £2.1m raised for Israeli disabled veterans at Beit Halochem UK gala

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Francesca Albanese loses legal bid to maintain suspension of US sanctions

The Italian diplomat’s appeal challenged the Trump administration’s measures against her, arguing it harmed her entire family and violated her free speech rights

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June 16, 2026 14:03

United Nations (UN) special rapporteur Francesca Albanese presents her latest report before delegates at the UN Rights Council, in Geneva, March 23, 2026. (Credit: Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

‘We will not be intimidated’: British Museum director rebuts the mob as Israel lecture attracts thousands

The talk was Jewish Culture Month’s most attended event, drawing 4,000 people online

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June 12, 2026 11:25

Left to right: Dr Paul Collins, director of culture, Liat Rosenthal, education and communities at the Board of Deputies, acting Board president Adrian Cohen and British Museum Director Dr Nicholas Cullinan OBE (Credit: Board of Deputies)

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s handwritten October 7 invasion notes goes on display

The item is among the exhibits in a new show at the Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Centre in Ramat HaSharon

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June 11, 2026 16:05

Yahya Sinwar, chief of the Hamas terrorist organisation in Gaza, waves to a crowd (Credit: MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

LFI welcomes creation of Israel-Palestinian peace fund

The fund aims to foster dialogue, support civil partnerships and future peace efforts

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June 11, 2026 13:31

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper (right) listens to Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong speak at a press conference following the AUKMIN Summit, at Lancaster House, London, June 10, 2026 (Credit: Kin Cheung - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Major Jewish summer camp operator goes bust

Thirty camps owned by Simad Holdings will open as planned this summer despite a bankruptcy court ruling

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June 11, 2026 12:06

Blue Star Camps, owned by Simad Holdings (YouTube/BlueStarCamps)

Natalie Portman among 350 film stars backing Israeli director forced out of French festival

Nadav Lapid is one of the most outspoken Israeli critics of the Netanyahu government but has still become a target for BDS campaigners

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June 10, 2026 13:40

Natalie Portman attends a premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, January 24, 2026 (Credit: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

‘I condemn Hamas for targeting innocent civilians’, Oxford Union president tells JC

Comment by Arwa Elrayess comes after uproar over leaked message in which she described October 7 atrocities as ‘proportional’

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June 10, 2026 12:01

Oxford Union president Arwa Elrayess (Credit: Middle East Eye/Instagram)

Chief Rabbi dedicates a new shul building by the sea

Bournemouth Community Hebrew Congregation has moved to new premises after 121 years.

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June 9, 2026 17:42

The Chief Rabbi addresses Bournemouth Community Hebrew Congregation in their new building (Photo: Daniel Ben-David)

New date for British Museum’s Jewish Culture Month talk confirmed after postponement over protest fears

The event was originally due to take place May 28, but was pushed back after organisers got wind of a plan to ‘deliberately disrupt’ it

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June 8, 2026 17:27

The Great Court at the British Museum in London, May 13, 2025 (Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

More than 60,000 people attend pro-Israel march through central Toronto

The Walk with Israel event has been taking place annually since 1970 and is said to be one of the world’s largest

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June 8, 2026 16:13

The 2026 March for Israel in Toronto, organised by the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto (Credit: Melissa Lantsman/X)

Emma Barnett to become an Austrian citizen after her Jewish grandmother fled Nazi persecution

Former Woman’s Hour presenter’s gran Mimi escaped to the UK in 1939

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June 8, 2026 15:40

Emma Barnett speaks on stage as she attends the #March4Women 2020 event at the Southbank Centre, March 08, 2020 (Credit: Lia Toby/Getty Images)

Police will not investigate activist’s anti-Israel rant at Dame Helen Mirren

The actress was harangued on the street in London last year and footage of the incident recently went viral online

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June 8, 2026 13:29

Dame Helen Mirren poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the UK premiere of 'The Thursday Murder Club' in Leicester Square Gardens on August 21, 2025 (Getty Images)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Construction begins on Israel’s NIS 1 billion rehabilitation hospital

101-year-old set to take part in Maccabi GB Community Fun Run

Travelodge to introduce antisemitism training for staff following ‘Free Palestine’ TV message

Record £2.1m raised for Israeli disabled veterans at Beit Halochem UK gala

More from Daniel Ben-David

Francesca Albanese loses legal bid to maintain suspension of US sanctions

‘We will not be intimidated’: British Museum director rebuts the mob as Israel lecture attracts thousands

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s handwritten October 7 invasion notes goes on display

LFI welcomes creation of Israel-Palestinian peace fund

Major Jewish summer camp operator goes bust

Natalie Portman among 350 film stars backing Israeli director forced out of French festival

‘I condemn Hamas for targeting innocent civilians’, Oxford Union president tells JC

Chief Rabbi dedicates a new shul building by the sea

New date for British Museum’s Jewish Culture Month talk confirmed after postponement over protest fears

More than 60,000 people attend pro-Israel march through central Toronto

Emma Barnett to become an Austrian citizen after her Jewish grandmother fled Nazi persecution

Police will not investigate activist’s anti-Israel rant at Dame Helen Mirren