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Daniel Ben-David

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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Bezalel Smotrich

Arrest warrant for Smotrich sought at ICC, he claims

The far-right minister on Tuesday also accused the Palestinian Authority of waging ‘war’ against Israel

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Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich takes part in the Jerusalem Day parade at the Damascus Gate in the old city of Jerusalem, May 14, 2026 (Credit: Erik Marmor/Getty Images)

Two women react as they leave a reunification center following the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in southern California, May 18, 2026 (Credit: Zoë Meyers / AFP via Getty Images)

San Diego mosque shooters found to have Nazi stickers and symbols

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A British Airways Airbus A319 takes-off from Heathrow Airport, March 31, 2026 (Credit: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

British Airways extends suspension of flights to Israel until August

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Screenshot of Ullah making the beheading threat (Image: X)

Man aged 18 charged after video clip calling for Jews to be ‘beheaded’ sparks outrage online

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Numbers boom at international Olympiad celebrating the Hebrew language

Students from Japan, Singapore, Mexico and Brazil took part in the annual challenge

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May 18, 2026 17:25

Participants in the Hebrew Language Olympiad (Credit: Hebrew Consortium at Brandeis)

Israeli man brutally beaten up by group of men in Golders Green after speaking Hebrew

The alleged attackers asked ‘Are you Jewish?’ as they beat him, according to the victim

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May 18, 2026 14:20

Golders Green (Photo: Getty)

Jewish groups protests outside New York Times building over Israeli ‘rape dog’ article

Some protesters held signs bearing the message ‘J’accuse’, referencing to the Dreyfus Affair

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May 15, 2026 11:57

Protestors outside the New York Times offices in New York City on May 14, 2026 (X/JayneZirkle)

Celebrities call on Starmer to ‘apologise’ for Britain’s role in Mandatory Palestine

The letter – signed by more than two dozen prominent figures – urged the prime minister to say sorry for the UK’s ‘crimes’ and ‘unlawful actions’

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May 15, 2026 11:21

Singer Paloma Faith poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the BRIT Awards, March 1, 2025 (Credit: HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty Images)

King meets Jewish stabbing victims in solidarity trip to Golders Green

Chief Rabbi accompanies King Charles in ‘enormously appreciated’ visit to community under siege

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May 14, 2026 14:00

King Charles arrives on a Jewish community solidarity trip, two weeks after two members of the community were stabbed in Golders Green (Credit: grainge photography ltd)

Jews in Devon and Cornwall growing fearful of showing identity in public, say campaigners

Community organiser warns of ‘a kind of erasure of Jewish identity’ amid rising antisemitism

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May 13, 2026 18:27

Plymouth (Photo: Rebecca Barnes)

War? Ebola? No, campus anti-Israel protests are most dangerous story I’ve covered, says acclaimed filmmaker

Ric Esther Bienstock’s brilliant new documentary ‘Speechless’ is streaming on BBC iPlayer

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May 12, 2026 19:59

Left: Ric Esther Bienstock, and right: Pro-Palestinian student protestors participate in a walk-out on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), April 29, 2024 (Credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel accuses New York Times of ‘blood libel’ over article alleging use of dogs to rape Palestinian detainees

The piece alleged widespread abuse of prisoners in Israeli jails at the hands of security personnel

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May 12, 2026 14:24

A bus carrying Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal on October 13, 2025 (Getty Images)

Gaza documentary dropped by BBC over ‘perception of partiality’ wins Bafta

The film’s producer described Israel as a ‘rogue state’ that is ‘mass murdering Palestinians’

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May 12, 2026 10:39

(L-R) Ben De Pear, Ramita Navai, Karim Shah, Melanie Quigley, and Menna Hijazi, winners of the Current Affairs Award for Gaza: Doctors Under Attack, in the winners' room at the BAFTA TV Awards 2026 (Alamy)

UK unveils new sanctions targeting Iran-backed criminal and financial networks

Yvette Cooper said the sanctions will target individuals who ‘threaten security on UK streets’

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May 11, 2026 18:12

Britain's Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaks during a virtual summit at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London, April 2, 2026 (Credit: Leon Neal / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Southbank Centre boss denies comparing Reform UK’s success to build-up to Holocaust

Chief Executive of Holocaust Education Trust called Misan Harriman’s take ‘shocking’

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May 11, 2026 15:48

Harriman making the controversial remarks (Image: X)

20,000 people rally at 10 Downing Street demanding crackdown on antisemitism

Political leaders from across the spectrum addressed the demonstration organised by more than a dozen Jewish groups, where Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis called for the Iranian ambassador’s expulsion

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May 10, 2026 19:05

Twenty thousand people attend a rally outside 10 Downing Street calling on the government to take action over antisemitism, May 10, 2026

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