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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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Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu says ‘day after plan’ includes working with local Gazans to set up civil administration

The Israeli prime minister also said allowing Hamas leadership to go into exile after their surrender was on the table

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a statement as the US President listens on before a meeting in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. US President Joe Biden landed in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023 as Middle East anger flared after hundreds were killed when a rocket struck a hospital in war-torn Gaza, with Israel and the Palestinians quick to trade blame. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

King Charles III speaks to patient Linda Klinger during a visit to the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre (Photo: Getty Images)

King Charles becomes royal patron of the UK Jewish community’s oldest charity

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Israel's Eurovision entry Eden Golan says she is trying to focus on 'the huge amount of support' she has received rather than the death threats and backlash against her participation in the song contest (Photo: Sarah Louise Bennett)

Israel’s Eurovision contestant booed during dress rehearsal ahead of Thursday’s semi-final

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Edan Klaiman

Three generations of one family who paid a price to protect Israel

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School teacher reported to police for glorifying Hamas as ‘defenders of humanity’

Lawyers wrote to Ronan Preastuin’s school saying he was an ‘extremely dangerous influence’ on children

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May 8, 2024 19:08

High school RE teacher Ronan Preastuin (Credit: Social media)

David Cameron pledges to build ‘vital’ Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre alongside Parliament

The memorial was first proposed in 2015

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May 8, 2024 17:01

Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron speaks during a parliamentary meeting to mark Yom HaShoah (Credit: Holocaust Education Trust)

Jewish Care encourages ‘honest and compassionate’ conversations about end-of-life wishes

The message comes ahead of Dying Matters Awareness Week

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May 7, 2024 17:19

Jewish Care is encouraging people to have honest and compassionate conversations about their end-of-life wishes (Photo: Jewish Care)

Community stands ‘united, proud and resilient’ on Yom HaShoah

A ceremony was held next to the Houses of Parliament

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May 7, 2024 13:55

School choirs join members of the Shabbaton Choir and the London Cantorial Singers at the Yom HaShoah UK 2024 ceremony (Photo: Meron Persey Photography)

Anti-Israel encampments erected in Cambridge and Oxford

Organisers target universities and the Pitt Rivers museum

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May 6, 2024 15:27

Pro-Palestinian encampment on the lawn of the Kings College, University of Cambridge (Photo: social media)

Britain’s ‘liberal imam’ says politicians should be ‘called out’ for having Jewish family members

Taj Hargey said Sir Keir Starmer having Jewish family members is why he’s ‘pussyfooting’ on the Israel-Hamas conflict

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May 6, 2024 11:03

Dr Taj Hargey (Credit: OIBI YouTube)

Senior lecturer says it is ‘funny’ and ‘fake news’ to claim Hamas carried out sex crimes

Dr Ahmet Orun is employed by De Montfort University in Leicester

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May 3, 2024 18:29

Protesters demonstrating against Hamas's sexual violence hold placards outside the BBC headquarters in February (Credit: Getty Images)

Goldsmiths concedes to demands of pro-Palestinian encampment

The university said it would “review” the adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism

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May 3, 2024 18:13

Students occupy the Goldsmiths University library on 1 May, 2024, barricading themselves in the building and hanging signs that read 'From the river to the sea' and 'Shut it down for Palestine.' (Photo: Goldsmiths for Palestine)

European Youth Games to attract teens from around the world

The inaugural event is set to be the UK’s largest international Jewish sporting event this year

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May 3, 2024 17:00

Hundreds of teenagers from around the world will be coming to the UK for the European Maccabi Youth Games (Credit: Maccabi GB)

Bagels banned by anti-Israel protestors at UCLA

The protestors also demanded vegan, gluten-free, hot food

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May 2, 2024 15:04

A US Police officer stands guard as a demonstrator holds a placard reading "Free Palestine" at the pro-Palestinian encampment set up on on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (Credit: ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)

Neo-Nazi who named his baby Adolf to be released from prison early

Adam Thomas had been given a six-year sentence for belonging to proscribed neo-Nazi group National Action

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May 2, 2024 12:47

Adam Thomas and Claudia Patatas in a photo that was shown to jurors during their trial

Synagogue invites other faiths to share in its Seder

Wimbledon Synagogue opened its doors to over 100 guests

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May 1, 2024 14:38

Rabbi Adrian Schell with faith and civic leaders at Wimbledon Synagogue (Credit: Wimbledon Synagogue)

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