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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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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Ellie Goldstein (Photo: Yvonne Goldstein)

Allied prisoners of war after the liberation of Changi Prison, Singapore

How Jewish prisoners of war preserved their faith amid the vicious brutality of the Japanese camps

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Heads of nearly 30 Anglo-Jewish organisations have written an open letter expressing their distress at the heckling and removal from the stage of heads of Progressive Judaism Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy at the National March for Hostages on Sunday (Photo: Getty)

Nearly 30 heads of major British Jewish organisations condemn ‘shocking and distressing’ treatment of Progressive co-leads

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El Al will expand to 20 weekly flights on its London-Tel Aviv route from October (Image: Getty)

France reportedly halts visa renewal for El Al security staff

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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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August 12, 2025 12:28

Jason Isaacs and Manfred Goldberg MBE (Photo: HET)

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

The police said it was the most arrests made related to a single operation in at least the past 10 years and denied organisers’ claim that they only arrested a fraction of those who broke the law

2 min read

August 10, 2025 11:37

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)

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

Tens of thousands of Israelis have protested the takeover plan in recent days, with Netanyahu’s own national security advisor also reportedly opposed

1 min read

August 10, 2025 11:16

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

Russian suicide drone hits historic synagogue in Odessa

The city's Jewish community has strongly condemned the attack as crossing a ‘moral red line’

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August 5, 2025 17:28

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

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

2 min read

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

5 min read

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)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

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

How Jewish prisoners of war preserved their faith amid the vicious brutality of the Japanese camps

Nearly 30 heads of major British Jewish organisations condemn ‘shocking and distressing’ treatment of Progressive co-leads

France reportedly halts visa renewal for El Al security staff

More 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

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