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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Eyal Shani

Exclusive: To share food is to spread joy, says ‘godfather of Israeli cuisine’ Eyal Shani

Celebrated founder of Miznon chain speaks to JC as he opens new restaurant in Beverly Hills

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Exclusive: To share food is to spread joy, says ‘godfather of Israeli cuisine’ Eyal Shani

Chief Rabbi speaking at the 9/11 commemoration in London today

‘Islamist extremism has continued to stain our world’, says Chief Rabbi at event to remember 9/11

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The Afaq Bookstore (Credit: Google Earth)

London bookshop that sold Mein Kampf stocks book calling Jews ‘evil’ and promoting Protocols conspiracy

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IAEA Director General Rafael during a Board of Governors' Meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on September 07, 2026 (Getty Images)

Secret Syrian nuclear reactor on brink of creating atomic bomb materials when Israel destroyed it, UN admits

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The ‘Gaza genocide’ claim is a blood libel, says Simon Schama

Acclaimed historian made the comment in his keynote address to the Holocaust Educational Trust annual dinner

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September 8, 2026 16:20

Keynote speaker at this year's Holocaust Educational Trust appeal dinner, Sir Simon Schama, September 7, 2026

P!nk leads calls for Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from tour over ‘anti-Israel propaganda’

Boy George also took aim at the rapper following his onstage Gaza comments

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September 8, 2026 14:31

P!NK performs onstage during The 79th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, June 7, 2026 (Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

Adidas apologises after triggering anti-Israel backlash over advert featuring ex-IDF amputee

Sportswear giant said it was sorry for any ‘offence’ caused by poster

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September 7, 2026 13:53

Shalev Biton features in an advert for Adidas

European rabbis launch manifesto to combat ‘great wave of violent hatred’ sweeping the Continent

Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, president of the Conference of European Rabbis, presents seven measures to tackle antisemitism

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September 3, 2026 18:49

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt (Leonhard Simon/Getty Images)

Maureen Lipman brands actor ‘cowardly’ after he quits play over her Israel views

The Bafta-nominated star insisted she would not be ‘bullied’ by ‘virtue-signalling’ colleagues

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September 2, 2026 17:24

Dame Maureen Lipman (Image: Getty Images)

Board of Deputies considers proposal to pay president for first time in its 266-year history

The JC speaks to voices on both sides of the debate who set out the arguments for and against the proposal to make the position at the helm of the community organisation salaried in a break with tradition

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September 2, 2026 13:44

Current Board president, Phil Rosenberg (centre), alongside Board deputies celebrating Jewish Culture Month (Credit: BoD)

Cambridge Literary Festival cancels event with author who supported October 7 attack

Randa Abdel-Fattah wished that Zionists ‘never know a second’s peace’ in their ‘sadistic miserable lives’

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September 2, 2026 12:37

Randa Abdel-Fattah (Credit: Macquarie University)

Writer who supported October 7 attack to headline Cambridge Literary Festival event

Randa Abdel-Fattah wished that Zionists ‘never know a second’s peace’ in their ‘sadistic miserable lives’

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September 1, 2026 15:55

Matt Lucas among stars calling for law to protect against AI being used to steal voices

Comedy star joins Hugh Bonneville and Nicola Coughlan in backing a campaign for safeguards to protect performers and the public

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August 30, 2026 13:43

Claudia Winkleman takes on the Normans in trailer for Bayeux Tapestry exhibition

The Traitors host and museum trustee plays a security guard in a clip bringing to life figures from historic wall hanging going on show next month

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August 30, 2026 12:39

Claudia Winkleman stars in a trailer promoting the next batch of tickets for the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum (Credit: British Museum)

Former UK ambassador to Israel warns sanctions against settlements may backfire

Matthew Gould writes in Sunday Times to say measures may fuel sense of Israel being under siege and will alienate Knesset leaders across political mainstream

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August 30, 2026 12:29

Then ambassador Matthew Gould visits the site where a rocket from the Gaza Strip landed in Be'er Sheva, Israel, March 2011 (Uriel Sinai/Getty)

Author who urged Palestinians to ‘kill the Jews’ appears on BBC Arabic

Broadcaster's report on impact of war on cultural life in Gaza also features second contributor who once called on God to ‘deal with the Jews’

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August 28, 2026 13:08

Yousri Alghoul appearing on a BBC Arabic segment 'Thought, Culture and Books - the Silent Victims of the Gaza War' (Credit: BBC News Arabic)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Exclusive: To share food is to spread joy, says ‘godfather of Israeli cuisine’ Eyal Shani

‘Islamist extremism has continued to stain our world’, says Chief Rabbi at event to remember 9/11

London bookshop that sold Mein Kampf stocks book calling Jews ‘evil’ and promoting Protocols conspiracy

Secret Syrian nuclear reactor on brink of creating atomic bomb materials when Israel destroyed it, UN admits

More from Daniel Ben-David

The ‘Gaza genocide’ claim is a blood libel, says Simon Schama

P!nk leads calls for Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from tour over ‘anti-Israel propaganda’

Adidas apologises after triggering anti-Israel backlash over advert featuring ex-IDF amputee

European rabbis launch manifesto to combat ‘great wave of violent hatred’ sweeping the Continent

Maureen Lipman brands actor ‘cowardly’ after he quits play over her Israel views

Board of Deputies considers proposal to pay president for first time in its 266-year history

Cambridge Literary Festival cancels event with author who supported October 7 attack

Writer who supported October 7 attack to headline Cambridge Literary Festival event

Matt Lucas among stars calling for law to protect against AI being used to steal voices

Claudia Winkleman takes on the Normans in trailer for Bayeux Tapestry exhibition

Former UK ambassador to Israel warns sanctions against settlements may backfire

Author who urged Palestinians to ‘kill the Jews’ appears on BBC Arabic