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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Antisemitism

Gym-goers mock Jews in sick social media trend and joke their equipment was ‘promised 3,000 years ago’

The phrase originated as an internet meme intended to mock the Jewish connection to Israel

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Gym-goers mock Jews in sick social media trend and joke their equipment was ‘promised 3,000 years ago’

Police investigating after fire at flats in Golders Green (Credit: Shomrim/X)

Police probe ‘arson attack’ at Golders Green flats

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Foreign office takes Israel off no travel list

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London NHS doctor Baruch, and his wife Daniella (Credit: ITV/YouTube)

Doctors told me they would refuse to save dying Israelis, says Jewish NHS medic

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Barcelona bathhouse apologises for ‘totally unacceptable’ exclusion of Jewish women amid Star of David row

A video of the incident that went viral showed sauna guests being asked whether they were ‘a Zionist person?’

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June 1, 2026 13:37

A still from footage of the incident at Suna Thermas in Barcelona (Credit: X)

Star of David armband and 1930s siddur found hidden in former Ghetto building

The Ghetto Fighters’ House in Będzin was a clandestine meeting place and centre of underground Jewish resistance, and later a site of armed uprising against the Nazis during the liquidation of the ghetto

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May 29, 2026 13:46

A siddur found inside the Ghetto Fighters’ House in Będzin (Credit: Facebook/Fundacja Brama Cukermana)

Emma Barnett ‘considering hysterectomy’ ahead of new BBC endometriosis documentary

The chronic condition affects an estimated 1.5 million women of reproductive age in the UK

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May 29, 2026 11:10

Kosher restaurant awarded Michelin star in world first

Mutra Miami was named after the head chef’s grandmother, with dishes was inspired by the flavours of Jerusalem

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May 29, 2026 10:48

Chef-owner Raz Shabtai (CL) with the staff of Mutra in Miami, Florida (Instagram/MutraMiami)

Brighton Police seeking help in identifying man who allegedly hurled antisemitic abuse at fellow bus passenger

Police said the incident, which took place on a public bus in Brighton last month, is being treated as a hate crime

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May 27, 2026 11:01

Brighton and Hove Police are looking to identify a man (right), after he allegedly hurled antisemitic abuse at a fellow bus passenger (Credit: Brighton and Hove Police)

Luciana Berger: ‘Social media pushes never-ending harmful content onto young people’

The Labour peer has urged the government to make good on a manifesto pledge to protect children online

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May 26, 2026 13:04

Luciana Berger, who became a Labour peer in 2025 (Photo: House of Lords)

Anti-Israel streamer Sneako surprised as Arab-Christian guest celebrates life in Tel Aviv

Clip goes viral after influencer with 1.3million followers on YouTube is caught off-guard

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May 25, 2026 12:03

Streamer Sneako (right) speaking with an Arab-Christian who celebrated life in Israel (Credit: X)

France bans Israeli security minister Ben-Gvir after flotilla taunting sparks outrage

Footage of flotilla activists being taunted had drawn widespread condemnation both internationally and from within Israel

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May 25, 2026 11:40

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir takes part in the Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 14, 2026 (Credit: Erik Marmor/Getty Images)

Man jailed for five years after threatening to ‘blow up’ Jewish schools in Stamford Hill

Tavius Jean-Charles has also been banned from entering the north London area

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May 25, 2026 10:22

Tavius Jean-Charles was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court in London on Friday (Alamy)

Former head of United Synagogue reveals he is leaving Britain for Israel after ‘losing faith’ in UK society

Jeremy Jacobs warns the country risks losing its Jewish community altogether if antisemitism continued unchecked

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May 25, 2026 10:16

London and the Thames seen from air (Tom Shaw/Getty Images)

Sally Rooney translates newest novel to Hebrew with ‘BDS-compliant’ publisher

The Irish author previously said Israel’s cultural sector was ‘complicit in apartheid’

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May 21, 2026 11:14

Sally Rooney speaks onstage during the Hulu Panel at Winter TCA 2020 at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, January 17, 2020 (Credit: Erik Voake/Getty Images for Hulu)

Culture Secretary urged to investigate chair of Southbank Centre over ‘totally inappropriate’ conduct

Shadow minister Nigel Huddleston questions Misan Harriman’s ‘suitability’ for role

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May 20, 2026 16:02

Misan Harriman gives a TED talk (Credit: TED)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Gym-goers mock Jews in sick social media trend and joke their equipment was ‘promised 3,000 years ago’

Police probe ‘arson attack’ at Golders Green flats

Foreign office takes Israel off no travel list

Doctors told me they would refuse to save dying Israelis, says Jewish NHS medic

More from Daniel Ben-David

Barcelona bathhouse apologises for ‘totally unacceptable’ exclusion of Jewish women amid Star of David row

Star of David armband and 1930s siddur found hidden in former Ghetto building

Emma Barnett ‘considering hysterectomy’ ahead of new BBC endometriosis documentary

Kosher restaurant awarded Michelin star in world first

Brighton Police seeking help in identifying man who allegedly hurled antisemitic abuse at fellow bus passenger

Luciana Berger: ‘Social media pushes never-ending harmful content onto young people’

Anti-Israel streamer Sneako surprised as Arab-Christian guest celebrates life in Tel Aviv

France bans Israeli security minister Ben-Gvir after flotilla taunting sparks outrage

Man jailed for five years after threatening to ‘blow up’ Jewish schools in Stamford Hill

Former head of United Synagogue reveals he is leaving Britain for Israel after ‘losing faith’ in UK society

Sally Rooney translates newest novel to Hebrew with ‘BDS-compliant’ publisher

Culture Secretary urged to investigate chair of Southbank Centre over ‘totally inappropriate’ conduct