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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Man convicted of punching a barrister in antisemitic attack

Nathaniel Bor was standing with a friend in public when a man approached and asked if he was Jewish, before assaulting him when he said replied

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Exterior view of Willesden Magistrates Court (Getty Images)

Jewish military personnel holding a Torah scroll and wearing tefillin (Photo: Aleph Institute)

Messianic military chaplains accused of ‘deceiving’ Jewish soldiers with Star of David insignia

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Luton Airport enhances staff training after ‘antisemitic’ targeting of Israeli author

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Andy Nyman as Max Bialystock in the revival of Mel Brooks' famously outrageous show, 'The Producers' (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

Producers revival and Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia nominated for 2026 Olivier Awards

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Chief rabbis say plan to run trains from airport for repatriated Israelis ‘desecrates’ the Sabbath

The Ashkenazi and Sephardi chief rabbis said the decision had been taken without consultation with religious authorities

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March 5, 2026 17:30

A high speed train travelling between Jerusalem and Ben Gurion International Airport (Credit: AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran denies firing missile at Turkey after Nato interception

Azerbaijan has also summoned the Iranian envoy in Baku after drone strikes on its territory injured two people

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March 5, 2026 14:24

People stand next to missile debris after it fell near Qamishli International Airport, near the Turkish border in the Qamishli district of Hasakah, Syria, March 4, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israel opens Ben Gurion Airport to repatriation flights

Outbound flights are planned to resume from Sunday

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March 5, 2026 13:04

El Al Israel Airlines' Boeing 737-958 (L) and a Boeing 777-258 manoeuvring on the tarmac at the Ben Gurion International Airport (Credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Gavin Newsom: US should reconsider military support for Israel under Netanyahu

The California governor is regarded as an early frontrunner for the Democratic Party’s 2028 presidential nomination

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March 4, 2026 17:04

California governor Gavin Newsom (Photo: Getty)

Jewish Book Week draws record-breaking crowds on 75th anniversary

London’s oldest literary festival dates back to 1952

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March 4, 2026 10:39

Hugo Rifknd, Claudia Roden, Simon Schama and Howard Jacobson take part in a panel discussion at Jewish Book Week 2026 (Photo: Jewish Literary Foundation)

Israel calls up 100,000 reservists in preparation for prolonged war with Iran

The troops will reinforce Israel on all sides, including its borders with Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and Syria

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March 2, 2026 17:30

Israeli soldiers patrol a street during a military operation in the Askar refugee camp in eastern Nablus, West Bank, March 2, 2026 (Credit: Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP via Getty Images)

Who were the seven top Iranian officials killed alongside Khamenei?

Iran’s supreme leader was killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday, bringing his nearly 40-year rule to an end

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March 2, 2026 13:23

The IDF announces all senior terrorist leaders of Iran’s Axis of Terror have been eliminated (Credit: X)

Jewish former officer to oversee antisemitism training at West Midlands Police

Mat Shaer retired in 2023 after more than three decades in the force, including 10 years as head of hate crimes

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March 1, 2026 09:00

‘Zionist Nazi b****’: California Jewish parents sue state over allegations of ‘persistent and pervasive’ antisemitism in public schools

Students reported their peers chanting ‘kill the Jews’ and physically assaulting Jewish classmates, as well as a teacher displaying antisemitic artwork

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February 27, 2026 13:59

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters face each other outside the Adas Torah Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Los Angeles, June 23, 2024 (Credit: DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Attorney General Lord Hermer defends Palestine recognition while hostages were still in Gaza

The government’s chief legal adviser took part in a wide-ranging discussion this week in central London

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February 27, 2026 10:57

Lord Hermer, attorney general for England and Wales and advocate general for Northern Ireland

Trump administration sues UCLA claiming it created a ‘hostile environment’ for Jewish students

The legal action refers to the repeated Gaza protests that took place on campus

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February 26, 2026 17:04

Police on bicycles patrol near the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) (Credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Holocaust documentary faces ban in Poland for depicting post-war antisemitism

Among Neighbors tells the story of Jewish residents of a small Polish town killed by their neighbours after the country’s liberation from Nazi occupation

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February 26, 2026 13:04

Janina Jaworska, featured in Among Neighbors (Credit: 8 Above)

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Man convicted of punching a barrister in antisemitic attack

Messianic military chaplains accused of ‘deceiving’ Jewish soldiers with Star of David insignia

Luton Airport enhances staff training after ‘antisemitic’ targeting of Israeli author

Producers revival and Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia nominated for 2026 Olivier Awards

More from Daniel Ben-David

Chief rabbis say plan to run trains from airport for repatriated Israelis ‘desecrates’ the Sabbath

Iran denies firing missile at Turkey after Nato interception

Israel opens Ben Gurion Airport to repatriation flights

Gavin Newsom: US should reconsider military support for Israel under Netanyahu

Jewish Book Week draws record-breaking crowds on 75th anniversary

Israel calls up 100,000 reservists in preparation for prolonged war with Iran

Who were the seven top Iranian officials killed alongside Khamenei?

Jewish former officer to oversee antisemitism training at West Midlands Police

‘Zionist Nazi b****’: California Jewish parents sue state over allegations of ‘persistent and pervasive’ antisemitism in public schools

Attorney General Lord Hermer defends Palestine recognition while hostages were still in Gaza

Trump administration sues UCLA claiming it created a ‘hostile environment’ for Jewish students

Holocaust documentary faces ban in Poland for depicting post-war antisemitism