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

‘Hitler was right’ says owner of trendy London barbershop

Ermal Merdani is a former finalist of Big Brother Albania and a co-owner of a men’s hairdresser in London

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Former Albanian Big Brother star Ermal Merdani appeared to call on Muslims to emulate Hitler

A panel discussion at the Jewish Small Communities Network annual summit (Photo: Daniel Ben-David)

Summit for small Jewish communities makes a very big impact

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Board of Deputies calls on public to nominate sites for Jewish heritage plaques

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Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on their way to Gaza on August 30, 2025. (Image: Getty)

Body of ‘experts’ accusing Israel of genocide admits its members include activists and artists

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Faeces smeared on north London Orthodox synagogue in ‘utterly disgusting’ act

The ‘revolting act’ was discovered by the shul’s security and reported to CST and the police

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September 4, 2025 10:50

Faeces appears to have been smeared on the walls of a north London synagogue (Credit: X/BlondShelley)

Ireland’s deputy PM hears personal accounts of antisemitism from Irish Jews and voices ‘deep concern’

The meeting between Simon Harris TD and representatives of Irish Jewry took place at the request of the minister’s office

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September 3, 2025 17:28

Ireland's foreign minister Simon Harris delivers a speech during the European People's Party (EPP) congress in Valencia, on April 30, 2025. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP) (Photo by JOSE JORDAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Fire more missiles and ‘crush’ Israel, Al-Jazeera presenter tells Houthi official

Anchor suggested that the Yemeni terror group should step up its attacks and ‘fight them with all your might’

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September 3, 2025 12:52

Al-Jazeera anchor interviewing Houthi commander Mohammed al-Bukhaiti (Credit: Al-Jazeera/MEMRI TV) (Credit: Al-Jazeera/MEMRI TV)

Retired rabbi turns podcaster to show power of Camden’s community

Rabbi Shlomo Levin was senior rabbi of South Hampstead Synagogue for over four decades

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August 29, 2025 17:12

Rabbi Shlomo Levin has turned podcaster with the launch of Camden Unlocked

Reform UK’s mass deportation proposal is ‘devoid of Jewish values’, argues refugee support charity

HIAS+JCORE said Nigel Farage’s party and the Far Right have ‘dominated’ the conversation around refugees for too long

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August 29, 2025 15:01

Nigel Farage's sweeping proposals on immigration have been strongly criticised by charity HIAS+JCORE (Photo: Getty)

Jewish boy, 14, kicked and beaten outside synagogue and called ‘dirty Y*d’

Brutal attack took place a few metres from a shul near downtown Lyon

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August 27, 2025 11:47

A man walks by the synagogue of Rouen, north-western France, on January 7, 2025, following the discovery of an anti-Semitic graffiti (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP) (Photo by LOU BENOIST/AFP via Getty Images)

IDF kills ‘key’ Hamas leader

Mahmoud al-Aswad was described by the IDF as head of Hamas’s General Security Apparatus

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August 27, 2025 10:57

Smoke billows following air strikes on a building west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Loyal fan duo launch club for Jewish supporters of Manchester United

Manchester United has become the latest Premier League team to have a fan-led support group for Jewish fans of the team

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August 20, 2025 13:31

Joseph Eskenazy (far left) and Dan Delew (third from left) with friends at a Manchester United match (Credit: courtesy)

Enfield and Winchmore Synagogue welcomes new rabbi

The north London community voted unanimously to appoint Rabbi Mendel Hurwitz

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August 19, 2025 16:08

Reaching for the A*s: Jewish schools hit A-level heights

King David Manchester and Hasmonean Boys celebrate significant rise in top grades

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August 14, 2025 13:43

Yavneh students celebrate another successful year for the school

Woman who worked in morgue on October 7 accuses Starmer of ‘torpedoing’ peace in Gaza

Shari Mendes, who was part of an IDF team that dealt with examining and identifying slain soldiers, was invited to the House of Lords a few months after October 7 to recount what she had witnessed

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August 13, 2025 17:16

The memorial site at Re'im parking lot, is dedicated to the victims of the Nova Festival massacre on October 7 (Image: KKL-JNF)

Jewish star Ellie Goldstein announced for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing

The pioneering model and actress will be the first person with Down’s syndrome to participate in a full series of Strictly

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August 13, 2025 14:00

Ellie Goldstein (Photo: Yvonne Goldstein)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

‘Hitler was right’ says owner of trendy London barbershop

Summit for small Jewish communities makes a very big impact

Board of Deputies calls on public to nominate sites for Jewish heritage plaques

Body of ‘experts’ accusing Israel of genocide admits its members include activists and artists

More from Daniel Ben-David

Faeces smeared on north London Orthodox synagogue in ‘utterly disgusting’ act

Ireland’s deputy PM hears personal accounts of antisemitism from Irish Jews and voices ‘deep concern’

Fire more missiles and ‘crush’ Israel, Al-Jazeera presenter tells Houthi official

Retired rabbi turns podcaster to show power of Camden’s community

Reform UK’s mass deportation proposal is ‘devoid of Jewish values’, argues refugee support charity

Jewish boy, 14, kicked and beaten outside synagogue and called ‘dirty Y*d’

IDF kills ‘key’ Hamas leader

Loyal fan duo launch club for Jewish supporters of Manchester United

Enfield and Winchmore Synagogue welcomes new rabbi

Reaching for the A*s: Jewish schools hit A-level heights

Woman who worked in morgue on October 7 accuses Starmer of ‘torpedoing’ peace in Gaza

Jewish star Ellie Goldstein announced for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing