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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PM Sunak meets with Israeli President at COP27 conference

PM says Israel is one of UK's 'closest allies' as Herzog hails him as 'great friend' at climate summit

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SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT - NOVEMBER 07: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with Israeli President, Isaac Herzog during the UNFCCC COP27 climate conference on November 7, 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The conference is bringing together political leaders and representatives from 190 countries to discuss climate-related topics including climate change adaptation, climate finance, decarbonisation, agriculture and biodiversity. The conference is running from November 6-18. (Photo by Steve Reigate - Pool/Getty Images)

Glasgow offers warm space to community members worried about home heating costs

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 31: Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on from the bench during the third quarter of the game against the Indiana Pacers at Barclays Center on October 31, 2022 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

NBA star Kyrie Irving suspended after promoting antisemitic film

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Cyclists raise over $1.2 million for disabled Israeli veterans

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Israeli pioneer introduces the kibbutz concept to Uganda to feed the hungry

Agricultural expert Rony Oved believes the farm collectives will dramatically improve food productivity in the country’s north-east

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November 3, 2022 12:51

Israeli pioneer introduces the kibbutz concept to Uganda to feed the hungry

Noted philanthropist and Kindertransport refugee Sir Erich Reich passes away at 87

He was knighted in 2010 for decades of charitable work

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November 2, 2022 18:01

Noted philanthropist and Kindertransport refugee Sir Erich Reich passes away at 87

Yair Lapid pulls out of COP27 after Netanyahu lead in election

President Isaac Herzog will instead represent Israel at the global climate summit

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November 2, 2022 16:46

Yair Lapid pulls out of COP27 after Netanyahu lead in election

Final polls ahead of Israeli elections show Netanyahu one seat short of majority

The former premier is aiming for a record sixth term in office

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October 31, 2022 17:01

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One dead and four wounded in West Bank terror shooting; assailant neutralised

Suspect belonged to terror group created last week that claims to be affiliated with Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades

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October 30, 2022 13:43

Israeli first responders gather outside the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem on October 29, 2022, following an attack in Hebron. - A gun attack in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron wounded five people, including four Israelis and a Palestinian, with the assailant shot dead, Israel's emergency services and the army said. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Top Russian security official apologises after deputy dubs Chabad a 'cult'

The comments caused widespread distress amongst the country's Jewish leaders

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October 28, 2022 19:00

Russian Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev speaks during a trilateral summit between the US, Israel and Russia, in Jerusalem on June 25, 2019. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

President Biden commemorates anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting

The 2018 attack was the deadliest ever on the Jewish community in the United States

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October 28, 2022 15:42

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 31: Mourners visit the memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue on October 31, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on October 27. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Taliban to allow restoration of historic synagogue in western Afghanistan

The building, which eight years ago served as an educational centre mostly for local children and women, has fallen into disrepair

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October 28, 2022 12:23

An Afghan boy stands and inside and old Jewish synagogue undergoing rennovation in the old part of Herat city north east of Kabul, 17 September 2007. The conservation of historical places is part of a wider rehabilitation project implemented by the historical Cities Support Programme of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, with generous support from the German federal foreign Office. The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme (HCP) promotes the conservation and re-use of buildings and public spaces in historic cities in the Muslim World. AFP PHOTO/MASSOUD Hossaini (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Kanye claims he lost $2bn in one day after backlash to antisemitic remarks

The music star's net worth is reportedly less than half of what it was a week ago

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October 28, 2022 10:10

Kanye claims he lost $2bn in one day after backlash to antisemitic remarks

Ort UK raises £350,000 for Ukraine aid in annual dinner

Money will support Ukrainian students still in the country or living overseas

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October 27, 2022 10:43

Ort UK raises £350,000 for Ukraine aid in annual dinner

Russian Chief Rabbi furious as top security official dubs Chabad a 'cult'

Ukraine requires 'desatanisation' writes Russian Security Council member

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October 26, 2022 16:44

Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar attends the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2021. - Russia celebrates the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Brooklyn Yeshiva to pay $8M fine over 'pervasive culture of fraud and greed'

Among the academy’s crimes were paying staff off the books, requesting non-existent meal reimbursements, and subsidizing parties with federal grants

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October 26, 2022 11:49

Brooklyn Yeshiva to pay $8M fine over 'pervasive culture of fraud and greed'

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

PM Sunak meets with Israeli President at COP27 conference

Glasgow offers warm space to community members worried about home heating costs

NBA star Kyrie Irving suspended after promoting antisemitic film

Cyclists raise over $1.2 million for disabled Israeli veterans

More from Daniel Ben-David

Israeli pioneer introduces the kibbutz concept to Uganda to feed the hungry

Noted philanthropist and Kindertransport refugee Sir Erich Reich passes away at 87

Yair Lapid pulls out of COP27 after Netanyahu lead in election

Final polls ahead of Israeli elections show Netanyahu one seat short of majority

One dead and four wounded in West Bank terror shooting; assailant neutralised

Top Russian security official apologises after deputy dubs Chabad a 'cult'

President Biden commemorates anniversary of Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting

Taliban to allow restoration of historic synagogue in western Afghanistan

Kanye claims he lost $2bn in one day after backlash to antisemitic remarks

Ort UK raises £350,000 for Ukraine aid in annual dinner

Russian Chief Rabbi furious as top security official dubs Chabad a 'cult'

Brooklyn Yeshiva to pay $8M fine over 'pervasive culture of fraud and greed'