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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University of Edinburgh students stage pro-Palestine walkout during graduation ceremony

An anti-Israel student-led society at the school said it was the third walkout in as many years

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A group of University of Edinburgh students protest the school's alleged financial links to Israel (Credit: Edinburgh University Justice for Palestine Society/Instagram)

Vincent Van Gogh's Hôpital Saint-Paul à Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, 1889 (Credit: Musée d’Orsay)

Grandson of Jewish art collector fights to reclaim Van Gogh lost during Nazi era

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So many instances of antisemitism at the BBC, says Chief Rabbi

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Boy George performs during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria, May 12, 2026. (Credit: Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Boy George brands Roger Waters a ‘sanctimonious t***’ after Pink Floyd founder’s anti-Israel remarks

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‘Most beautiful girl in the world’ marries French DJ

Thylane Blondeau ties the knot with grandson of famed Jewish ‘Je t’aime’ singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg

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June 30, 2026 16:44

Ben Attal and Thylane Blondeau (Credit: Instagram/@thylaneblondeau)

Mamdani criticised for claiming Israel ‘privileges’ one religion over others

Several pro-Israel voices pointed out that the country has no established religion and constitutionally guarantees freedom of worship to all

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June 30, 2026 15:52

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a primary-night watch party, June 23, 2026 (Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

UAE is safer for Jews than Britain, says Arab peace advocate

‘We are here to show the Jewish community you have friends in the Middle East,’ said Emirati influencer Amjad Taha during Golders Green solidarity visit

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June 25, 2026 15:54

Rabbi Doron Birnbaum (left) with Amjad Taha and local Jewish children in Golders Green, June 22, 2026 (Credit: Daniel Ben-David)

Rising antisemitism ‘the biggest disgrace of our times’, says incoming Telegraph owner

Mathias Döpfner is CEO and controlling shareholder of Axel Springer, the German media company soon to take over ownership of the British broadsheet

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June 25, 2026 12:20

Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer, October 17, 2023 (Credit: Ben Kriemann/Getty Images)

Montreal gunman in fatal shooting of Jewish bystander and police officer ‘left manifesto containing antisemitic rhetoric’

The alleged shooter wrote that ‘elite Zionists’ are advancing a ‘globalist agenda’ among other conspiratorial claims about Jewish people in a manifesto 104 pages long

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June 24, 2026 16:44

Police near the scene of an active shooter situation in Montreal, June 22, 2026 (Credit: Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images)

Brent council leader defends Nablus twinning after exhibition honouring Hamas founder and terror leaders

Labour’s Mohammed Butt said the display raised ‘serious concern’ but said Brent does ‘not control’ Nablus

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June 23, 2026 15:37

The council chamber at Brent Civic Centre during the meeting

Who is the Orthodox Jewish AI genius whose Google departure helped wipe £180 billion off parent firm’s stock market value?

Kippah-wearing Noam Shazeer quits to join rival OpenAI

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June 23, 2026 14:32

Chief Rabbi condemns ‘horrifying’ attacks near Edinburgh mosque

The series of attacks on Friday evening left five men injured

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June 23, 2026 14:14

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis speaks during the 'Britain Stands With British Jews' rally at Downing Street, May 10, 2026 (Credit: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images)

Outcry after Brent’s twin city honours Hamas founder and terror attack masterminds

The exhibition features several terrorists whom the local mayor called people we can ‘learn’ from

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June 22, 2026 14:37

Pro-Palestinian activists at Brent Civic Centre after attending the council meeting on July 7 (TheJC)

Windrush anchor to be salvaged for Black-British memorial also honouring ship’s Jewish history

Sunken vessel that was used by Nazis before bringing Caribbean migrants to UK is set to be target of maritime operation

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June 21, 2026 10:00

The Empire Windrush brought one of the first large groups of post-war West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom, carrying 1,027 passengers and two stowaways on a voyage from Jamaica to London in 1948

Wagner festival accused of silencing debate on composer’s antisemitism after cancelling talk by Jewish author

The festival’s organisers have since apologised and the talk will go ahead as planned

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June 19, 2026 12:37

Figurine of German composer Richard Wagner in front of The Festival Theatre in Bayreuth, southern Germany, July 25, 2023 (Credit: CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

Sally Rooney blames US and Israel for rise of ‘the far right and fascism’ in Europe

The Irish author also claimed Israel was doing ‘irreversible damage’ to the ‘foundations of international law and the multilateral world system’

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June 18, 2026 16:20

Sally Rooney speaks onstage at the Winter TCA 2020 in Pasadena, California, January 17, 2020 (Credit: Erik Voake/Getty Images for Hulu)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

University of Edinburgh students stage pro-Palestine walkout during graduation ceremony

Grandson of Jewish art collector fights to reclaim Van Gogh lost during Nazi era

So many instances of antisemitism at the BBC, says Chief Rabbi

Boy George brands Roger Waters a ‘sanctimonious t***’ after Pink Floyd founder’s anti-Israel remarks

More from Daniel Ben-David

‘Most beautiful girl in the world’ marries French DJ

Mamdani criticised for claiming Israel ‘privileges’ one religion over others

UAE is safer for Jews than Britain, says Arab peace advocate

Rising antisemitism ‘the biggest disgrace of our times’, says incoming Telegraph owner

Montreal gunman in fatal shooting of Jewish bystander and police officer ‘left manifesto containing antisemitic rhetoric’

Brent council leader defends Nablus twinning after exhibition honouring Hamas founder and terror leaders

Who is the Orthodox Jewish AI genius whose Google departure helped wipe £180 billion off parent firm’s stock market value?

Chief Rabbi condemns ‘horrifying’ attacks near Edinburgh mosque

Outcry after Brent’s twin city honours Hamas founder and terror attack masterminds

Windrush anchor to be salvaged for Black-British memorial also honouring ship’s Jewish history

Wagner festival accused of silencing debate on composer’s antisemitism after cancelling talk by Jewish author

Sally Rooney blames US and Israel for rise of ‘the far right and fascism’ in Europe