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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Boycotts

Sir Simon Schama, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Howard Jacobson lead 1,000 intellectuals in open letter against boycott of Israel

Among the signatories of the letter are musicians Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons

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Sir Simon Schama, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Howard Jacobson lead 1,000 intellectuals in open letter against boycott of Israel

Sheikh Naim Qassem, the new leader of Hezbollah, delivers a speech during the funeral of Hezbollah leader Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut, Lebanon, September 22, 2024 (Credit: COURTNEY BONNEAU/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is Sheikh Naim Qassem? Hezbollah’s newest leader

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Efi's Gyro in Montclair in New Jersey, with Greek flag bunting displayed outside (Credit: Google Earth)

TikTokker who mistook Greek flag for Israel’s in embarrassing viral blunder is charged with intimidation

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Minister of State for Europe and the Americas Alan Duncan speaks during a press conference in Victoria Gardens on April 11, 2019 in London, England. After weeks of speculation Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by Scotland Yard Police Officers inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in Central London this morning. Ecuador's President, Lenin Moreno, withdrew Assange's Asylum after seven years citing repeated violations to international conventions. (Photo by WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Ex-Tory minister under fire for implying Robert Jenrick’s support for Israel is due to having Jewish family members

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British Airways suspends all flights to and from Israel until March 2025

The British government currently lists Tel Aviv as an ‘amber’ zone, advising against all non-essential travel

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October 25, 2024 12:37

A British Airways Airbus comes in to land at Heathrow Airport, April 29, 2024 (Credit: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Over one third of Jews living in small UK towns have had to withdraw from normal activities since October 7

The Jewish Small Communities Network has published their findings of a survey

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October 9, 2024 18:15

Vigil for hostages Edinburgh & Glasgow communities (Photo supplied by JSCN)

Trump offered to sign siddurim at October 7 event at Rebbe’s grave

The former president paid his respects at the Ohel with members of Chabad

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October 9, 2024 11:43

Trump offered to sign siddurim at October 7 event at Rebbe’s grave

New MDA bike on the road, thanks to JC readers

The £35,000 life-saving vehicle can manoeuvre quickly through traffic

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October 8, 2024 14:19

New MDA motorbike from JC readers is unveiled in Israel by paramedic Gil Green (right) and MDA UK CEO Daniel Burger (second from right) (Photo: MDA)

‘She likes drinking pints and watching the footy’ – Emily Damari is the last remaining British captive of Hamas

On the eve of the one-year anniversary of her abduction, Emily’s mother appealed to thousands of people to help secure her safe return

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October 7, 2024 14:39

Emily Damari's poster is raised at a London event to mark one year since October 7 (Credit: social media)

Belgian man recognised as Righteous Among the Nations 80 years after saving the life of a mother and son

George Bourlet’s descendants attended the ceremony at the Israeli embassy in Brussels on Monday

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October 2, 2024 11:34

Righteous among the Nations: George Bourlet

Israel braced for casualties as hundreds of missiles launched from Iran

Millions of Israels were told to shelter as the Islamic Republic launched barrage

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October 1, 2024 18:07

This picture shows projectiles being intercepted by Israel above Tel Aviv on October 1, 2024. Air raid sirens sounded in central Israel on October 1, the military said, a day after the army launched ground operations into southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah positions. "Sirens sounded in central Israel," the military said, without providing details of the areas that were affected. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

The head of Iran’s unit to thwart covert Israeli activities was himself a Mossad agent

The unit was only found out some three years after top secret nuclear documents had been stolen

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October 1, 2024 15:59

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after the opening of the Durban Review Conference (UN's Conference against Racism) at the European headquarters of the United Nations, UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, April 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)

Israel is encouraging British Jewish doctors to make aliyah to help with the country’s medical staff shortage

Over 100 doctors considering or planning the move attended the inaugural British MedEx event this month

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September 27, 2024 17:38

The MedEx event in London, September 2024 (Credit: Shahar Azran @ShaharAzran1)

Can you help uncover the history of one of the East End’s long forgotten synagogues?

The Spitalfields Trust is calling on JC readers to share their family stories in connection with the 19th century shul

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September 25, 2024 14:31

19 Princelet Street, which has a synagogue in its back garden (Photo: Spitalfields Trust)

Holocaust-era Jewish mass grave found in rural Belarus

Jews comprised nearly 30 per cent of the region’s population in the late 1930s, numbering about 40,000

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September 25, 2024 09:00

Belarusian workmen excavate a mass grave of Jewish victims, uncovered at a construction site in the city of Brest, February 27, 2019 (Credit: SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli veterans charity surpasses £2 million during London fundraising dinner

Beit Halochem has a membership of over 60,000 wounded and disabled veterans, having increased by nearly 10,000 since October 7

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September 19, 2024 13:51

Israeli veterans supported by Beit Halochem: (left to right) Liam Spilman, Yitzhack Schwartz, Itay Sagy (Credit: Chiko photography)

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Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Sir Simon Schama, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Howard Jacobson lead 1,000 intellectuals in open letter against boycott of Israel

Who is Sheikh Naim Qassem? Hezbollah’s newest leader

TikTokker who mistook Greek flag for Israel’s in embarrassing viral blunder is charged with intimidation

Ex-Tory minister under fire for implying Robert Jenrick’s support for Israel is due to having Jewish family members

More from Daniel Ben-David

British Airways suspends all flights to and from Israel until March 2025

Over one third of Jews living in small UK towns have had to withdraw from normal activities since October 7

Trump offered to sign siddurim at October 7 event at Rebbe’s grave

New MDA bike on the road, thanks to JC readers

‘She likes drinking pints and watching the footy’ – Emily Damari is the last remaining British captive of Hamas

Belgian man recognised as Righteous Among the Nations 80 years after saving the life of a mother and son

Israel braced for casualties as hundreds of missiles launched from Iran

The head of Iran’s unit to thwart covert Israeli activities was himself a Mossad agent

Israel is encouraging British Jewish doctors to make aliyah to help with the country’s medical staff shortage

Can you help uncover the history of one of the East End’s long forgotten synagogues?

Holocaust-era Jewish mass grave found in rural Belarus

Israeli veterans charity surpasses £2 million during London fundraising dinner