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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Holocaust Educational Trust

Jason Isaacs to front appeal for Holocaust education charity

Survivor Manfred Goldberg MBE is also in the message for the Holocaust Educational Trust

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Jason Isaacs and Manfred Goldberg MBE (Photo: HET)

Police officers remonstrate with protestors at a "Lift The Ban" demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action (Credit: HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Met Police arrest 466 people at Palestine Action rally of 500-600 attendees

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U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Witkoff meets Qatar PM in intensified push for diplomatic solution as Israel weighs Gaza City takeover

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The Old Peresip Synagogue on fire, August 4, 2025 (Credit: courtesy)

Russian suicide drone hits historic synagogue in Odessa

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Running 251km for 251 hostages

Bagel shops, Jewish cemeteries and communal hubs, Natasha Roston’s route through London passed some of British Jewry’s most iconic locations

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August 5, 2025 15:52

Arab-Israeli influencer Yoseph Haddad has house arrest extended after allegedly firing gun in road rage clash

The right-wing commentator was detained last week following the row, during which his lawyers have claimed he was the victim of a ‘nationalist attack’

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August 5, 2025 13:36

Yoseph Haddad speaking at Borehamwood and Elstree Synagogue (Photo: E Jacobs Photography)

National protest to demand release of hostages in central London this Sunday

Thousands of people are likely to attend the demonstration, which has the backing of Masorti, Progressive, Orthodox, and S&P Sephardi Communities

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August 5, 2025 11:26

Protesters holding placards take part in a demonstration against antisemitism in central London, November 26, 2023 (Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Young artists invited to take part in nationwide project at JW3

Participants will also be able to learn how to create a podcast

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August 1, 2025 18:08

The JW3 is inviting young artists to take part in a project about freedom to mark VE Day and VJ Day (Photo: JW3 - an artist's impression of its Lovelock Hostage Bridge before it opened)

Islamic Jihad airs video of hostage Rom Braslavski ‘on the brink of death’

Appearing weak with a strained voice, Braslavski said he spends 24 hours a day on a mattress and often tied up

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August 1, 2025 14:13

Rom Braslavski said he was 'on the brink of death' in a six-minute video released by Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Oxford college launches ‘Tikvah Scholarship’ to support Jewish and Israeli undergraduate students

Former principal of St Anne’s, Baroness Deech said she ‘welcomed’ the support for a group that has suffered ‘hardship’ in recent times

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August 1, 2025 14:09

Honorands and senior University members take part in the annual Encaenia ceremony at Oxford University in Oxford, September 22, 2021 (Credit: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Yahya’ soars up baby name leaderboard

Yahya gained 33 places in 2024 from the previous year, the most of any name in the top 100, followed by Vinnie

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July 31, 2025 17:22

Yahya Sinwar, slain leader of Hamas, and a baby

‘I love you more than my life’: sister of Nepali hostage makes heartbreaking plea for his release

Nepali agricultural student Bipin Joshi was taken hostage from a kibbutz on October 7 – and there has been no news since

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July 31, 2025 14:42

Pushpa with her brother Bipin, who has been held captive Hamas in Gaza by for more than 660 days (Credit: courtesy)

‘Shame on you’: released British hostage Emily Damari accuses Starmer of ‘moral failure’ over Palestine recognition

Lawyers representing British hostage relatives and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum have both issued statements also condemning the government’s announcement

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July 30, 2025 13:23

Former hostage Emily Damari and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Jewish and Muslim communities in Manchester commit to ‘listen to each other’ and show ‘respect’

A new joint declaration said relations between Jews and Muslims in Manchester were at an ‘all-time low’

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July 29, 2025 17:30

UJS wins £1m government contract to lead campus antisemitism training

There has been a surge in antisemitic incidents on campus since October 7

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July 29, 2025 12:05

An Edinburgh University protest (Photo: Getty)

Children from aged 11 to benefit from Jami’s one-to-one counselling

The charity has opened The Wohl Counselling Suites

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July 28, 2025 13:16

Children from aged 11 to benefit from Jami’s one-to-one counselling

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Jason Isaacs to front appeal for Holocaust education charity

Met Police arrest 466 people at Palestine Action rally of 500-600 attendees

Witkoff meets Qatar PM in intensified push for diplomatic solution as Israel weighs Gaza City takeover

Russian suicide drone hits historic synagogue in Odessa

More from Daniel Ben-David

Running 251km for 251 hostages

Arab-Israeli influencer Yoseph Haddad has house arrest extended after allegedly firing gun in road rage clash

National protest to demand release of hostages in central London this Sunday

Young artists invited to take part in nationwide project at JW3

Islamic Jihad airs video of hostage Rom Braslavski ‘on the brink of death’

Oxford college launches ‘Tikvah Scholarship’ to support Jewish and Israeli undergraduate students

‘Yahya’ soars up baby name leaderboard

‘I love you more than my life’: sister of Nepali hostage makes heartbreaking plea for his release

‘Shame on you’: released British hostage Emily Damari accuses Starmer of ‘moral failure’ over Palestine recognition

Jewish and Muslim communities in Manchester commit to ‘listen to each other’ and show ‘respect’

UJS wins £1m government contract to lead campus antisemitism training

Children from aged 11 to benefit from Jami’s one-to-one counselling