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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Extremism

Only 1 in 4 British Muslims believe Hamas carried out rape and murder on October 7, according to survey

The survey is the largest of its kind since Hamas invaded Israel six months ago

2 min read

Protesters wearing fake blood make-up and holding placards take part in a demonstration "Rape is NOT resistance" in London, February 4, 2024 (Credit: HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Al Quds Day rally in London, 5 April, 2024

‘Zionist dogs’ placards and support for the ‘resistance’: welcome to London’s Al Quds Day rally

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Sir Nicholas Winton in front of a steam train with evacuees from Czechoslovakia, at Liverpool Street Station, on September 4, 2009. (Geoff Caddick/AFP via Getty Images)

Square next to Liverpool Street station could be renamed after Sir Nicholas Winton

1 min read

Naomi Verber will be EcoJudaism's new executive director, beginning in May

EcoJudaism appoints its first ever executive director

3 min read

KLBD issues warning after non-kosher-for-Pesach matzah found in Morrisons Passover display

The blue boxes of Rakusen’s Matzos, unlike the red, are not prepared for Passover

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April 4, 2024 16:58

The 'Prepare for Passover' section in Stamford Hill Morrisons branch

Israeli defence ministry begins drafting Charedi Yeshiva students

Full-time Torah study is no longer officially recognised as a basis for not enlisting in the IDF

1 min read

April 3, 2024 17:36

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish youths block a road in Bnei Brak as they protest against their conscription into the IDF, April 1, 2024 (Credit: OREN ZIV/AFP via Getty Images)

Thousands will rely on food parcels this Pesach

The United Synagogue’s welfare department will be delivering to over 800 families

3 min read

April 3, 2024 15:06

Hannah and Hannah packing boxes for the US' Chesed Pesach appeal (Photo: United Synagogue)

IDF says more terrorists killed in recent al-Shifa hospital raid than in any other operation

The latest operation was the second time the IDF conducted a raid on al-Shifa hospital since the war began

1 min read

April 3, 2024 12:26

Damage in the area around Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital after the IDF withdrew on April 1, 2024 (Credit: /AFP via Getty Images)

Swastika sprayed on housing for Holocaust survivors in Belgium

The umbrella organisation overseeing Belgium’s Jewry said a strong response is required

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April 2, 2024 17:46

Swastika sprayed on housing for Holocaust survivors in Belgium

First Jewish High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire appointed

Nick Rubins takes on the oldest continuous secular office under the Crown

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April 1, 2024 14:39

(l-r) Rabbi Gili Zidkiyahu, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire Nick Rubins, Nottingham Liberal Synagogue president Paula Scott and Rabbi Charley Baginsky at Rubins' installation ceremony at NLS

Be courageous and speak out against hate, Rachel Riley tells Jewish pupils

The TV star joined other big names to address a conference on antisemitism for Jewish pupils

3 min read

March 29, 2024 11:28

Rachel Riley MBE, Konstantin Kisin, Emily Schrader talk during a panel discussion, hosted by StandWithUs UK's Yehuda Pink, March 28, 2024 (Credit: StandWithUs UK)

Hamas’s ‘impossible’ casualty figures imply zero male civilians have been killed in Gaza, say data scientists

More experts show how the Hamas claim that 70 per cent of casualties are women and children is ‘statistically impossible’

3 min read

March 27, 2024 17:37

More than half of the buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed since October 7 (Photo: Jack Guez/AFP)

Former neo-Nazi who inspired American History X reveals he’s now an observant Jew

Frank Meeink credits Judaism with getting him through the darkest period of his life around five years ago

1 min read

March 26, 2024 17:50

2PDK59M Frank Meeink, originally from Philadelphia, speaks to students about his former involvement with neo-Nazi hate groups, at Alvernia College in Reading, Pa., Nov. 1, 2005. Meeink, 30, travels the country to speak about his life and the misguided beliefs of hate groups. (AP Photo/Reading Eagle, Susan L. Angstadt)

Steven Spielberg warns against ‘history repeating itself’ amid rising antisemitism

The legendary director was being honoured at a Holocaust testimony organisation he helped found 30 years ago

1 min read

March 26, 2024 16:32

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 12: Steven Spielberg attends the 96th Oscars Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton on February 12, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)

Former German Intelligence head blames far-left and Muslim migrants for growing antisemitism

August Hanning argues that rising anti-Jewish activity in Germany is not simply the province of the far-right

2 min read

March 26, 2024 11:44

Warning: Germany's former Intelligence chief August Hanning (Photo: Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

Seats around Passover table to be left vacant this year for Gaza hostages

The initiative was launched by the Board of Deputies of British Jews

1 min read

March 26, 2024 11:04

People walk past a large table depicting deteriorating food and drink conditions as part of an art installation commemorating the hostages held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip (Credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Only 1 in 4 British Muslims believe Hamas carried out rape and murder on October 7, according to survey

‘Zionist dogs’ placards and support for the ‘resistance’: welcome to London’s Al Quds Day rally

Square next to Liverpool Street station could be renamed after Sir Nicholas Winton

EcoJudaism appoints its first ever executive director

More from Daniel Ben-David

KLBD issues warning after non-kosher-for-Pesach matzah found in Morrisons Passover display

Israeli defence ministry begins drafting Charedi Yeshiva students

Thousands will rely on food parcels this Pesach

IDF says more terrorists killed in recent al-Shifa hospital raid than in any other operation

Swastika sprayed on housing for Holocaust survivors in Belgium

First Jewish High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire appointed

Be courageous and speak out against hate, Rachel Riley tells Jewish pupils

Hamas’s ‘impossible’ casualty figures imply zero male civilians have been killed in Gaza, say data scientists

Former neo-Nazi who inspired American History X reveals he’s now an observant Jew

Steven Spielberg warns against ‘history repeating itself’ amid rising antisemitism

Former German Intelligence head blames far-left and Muslim migrants for growing antisemitism

Seats around Passover table to be left vacant this year for Gaza hostages