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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Gaza hostages

An empty Seder table with 133 chairs for the hostages sends powerful message

‘This Pesach, I will feel as if I am held captive in Gaza with them’

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Seder table installation outside Downing Street with 133 empty seats representing the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, six months after being taken on October 7, April 17, 2024 (Photo: Daniel Ben-David)

Left to right: Rudolf Vrba's granddaughter Hannah, AJR CEO Michael Newman OBE, Ambassador of Slovakia to the UK Dr Róbert Ondrejcsák, translator and Slovak literature promoter Julia Sherwood, Director of AJR Refugee Voices Dr Bea Lewkowicz, author and journalist Jonathan Freedland, and the director of the Sered' Holocaust Museum Dr Martin Korčok, April 15, 2024 (Credit: AJR)

Association of Jewish Refugees honours two Auschwitz escapees who warned the world of what they witnessed

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How UJS is supporting Jewish students spending Pesach alone

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Image of Tel Aviv beach during sunset (Image: Getty)

Pesach travel to Israel plummets amid war

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Israeli President hails Douglas Murray as a ‘compelling voice of moral clarity’

The British journalist was presented with an honourary award for his prolific defence of Israel since October

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April 15, 2024 15:09

Israeli President hails Douglas Murray as a ‘compelling voice of moral clarity’

West failing ‘disastrously’ to take out Hamas’s funding networks, says extremism expert

Jihadi groups operate largely unimpeded thanks to ‘useful idiot’ activists, says Muslim Brotherhood researcher

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April 12, 2024 17:33

Jeremy Corbyn joins pro-Palestinian activists and supporters during a protest in central London calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, March 30, 2024 (Credit: BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

British Emunah appoints a new CEO

Julia Kay brings to the role nearly two decades’ experience in the charity sector

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April 11, 2024 16:03

Julia Kay, new CEO of British Emunah (Photo: British Emunah)

‘It’s like one big family’ – Warwick students win Jewish Society of the Year award

Warwick University’s vice-chancellor said the win was ‘a shining example of resilience at a time of national and international upheaval’

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April 10, 2024 15:33

University of Warwick JSoc wins 'JSoc of the Year' award at the UJS Annual Student Awards 2024 (Credit: UJS)

The poet composing a poem a day for his ‘beautiful’ wife, who battled Alzheimer’s

Stanley Fine is also raising funds for Dementia UK

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April 10, 2024 15:10

The UK will not suspend arms sales to Israel, Cameron and Sunak confirm

The decision follows the accidental killing of three British aid workers last week

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April 10, 2024 13:17

Britain's Foreign Minister David Cameron speaks during a press conference in Cairo, December 21, 2023 (Credit: AHMED HASAN/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Leave a seat for a hostage at your Seder table’

Appeal to the community to remember those held captive in Gaza during the Festival of Freedom

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April 10, 2024 11:44

An empty chair for hostage Michel Nisenbaum (Photo: Jane Prinsley)

Community united at vigil outside Downing Street for the hostages six months on

186 days after October 7, 133 hostages are still believed to be held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza

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April 10, 2024 11:20

Hundreds gather outside Downing Street on Tuesday, 9 April, for a hostage vigil six months after October 7 (Credit: Daniel Ben-David)

Tributes paid to pioneering journalist Hella Pick

Pick came to Britain on the Kindertransport after her family home in Austria was raided by the Gestapo

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April 8, 2024 12:23

Hella Pick, an “indefatigable and pioneering journalist of great repute" (Photo: AJR / Dr Bea Lewkowicz)

Guest on George Galloway’s new show appears to call for people to join Hezbollah-affiliated group

Dr Marwa Osman invites viewers to remember that Saraya Muqawama accepts anyone

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April 7, 2024 13:15

George Galloway's show, Have It Out With George Galloway, on Press TV (Credit: Youtube)

Thousands protest in Israeli cities to condemn Netanyahu for failing to recover hostages

The rallies took place in some 50 locations across Israel and came just hours after the IDF returned the body of hostage Elad Katzir to Israel

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April 7, 2024 11:50

Protesters set a fire and hold flame torches during a demonstration calling for a hostages deal and against the Israeli government, Tel Aviv, April 6, 2024 (Credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Remains of hostage Elad Katzir recovered and returned to Israel

Israeli media reports that he had been murdered not long after appearing in an Islamic Jihad video pleading for Israel to stop the war

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April 7, 2024 11:48

A man sits in a cage with portraits of 47-year-old Israeli hostage Elad Katzir, Tel Aviv, March 26, 2024 (Credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

An empty Seder table with 133 chairs for the hostages sends powerful message

Association of Jewish Refugees honours two Auschwitz escapees who warned the world of what they witnessed

How UJS is supporting Jewish students spending Pesach alone

Pesach travel to Israel plummets amid war

More from Daniel Ben-David

Israeli President hails Douglas Murray as a ‘compelling voice of moral clarity’

West failing ‘disastrously’ to take out Hamas’s funding networks, says extremism expert

British Emunah appoints a new CEO

‘It’s like one big family’ – Warwick students win Jewish Society of the Year award

The poet composing a poem a day for his ‘beautiful’ wife, who battled Alzheimer’s

The UK will not suspend arms sales to Israel, Cameron and Sunak confirm

‘Leave a seat for a hostage at your Seder table’

Community united at vigil outside Downing Street for the hostages six months on

Tributes paid to pioneering journalist Hella Pick

Guest on George Galloway’s new show appears to call for people to join Hezbollah-affiliated group

Thousands protest in Israeli cities to condemn Netanyahu for failing to recover hostages

Remains of hostage Elad Katzir recovered and returned to Israel