Daniel Ben-David

Daniel Ben-David is a reporter and community correspondent for the Jewish Chronicle. You can reach him at dbendavid@thejc.com

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Hostages

Islamic Jihad airs video of hostage Rom Braslavski ‘on the brink of death’

Appearing weak with a strained voice, Braslavski said he spends 24 hours a day on a mattress and often tied up

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Rom Braslavski said he was 'on the brink of death' in a six-minute video released by Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Honorands and senior University members take part in the annual Encaenia ceremony at Oxford University in Oxford, September 22, 2021 (Credit: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Oxford college launches ‘Tikvah Scholarship’ to support Jewish and Israeli undergraduate students

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Yahya Sinwar, slain leader of Hamas, and a baby

‘Yahya’ soars up baby name leaderboard

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Pushpa with her brother Bipin, who has been held captive Hamas in Gaza by for more than 660 days (Credit: courtesy)

‘I love you more than my life’: sister of Nepali hostage makes heartbreaking plea for his release

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‘Shame on you’: released British hostage Emily Damari accuses Starmer of ‘moral failure’ over Palestine recognition

Lawyers representing British hostage relatives and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum have both issued statements also condemning the government’s announcement

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July 30, 2025 12:23

Former hostage Emily Damari and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Jewish and Muslim communities in Manchester commit to ‘listen to each other’ and show ‘respect’

A new joint declaration said relations between Jews and Muslims in Manchester were at an ‘all-time low’

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July 29, 2025 16:30

UJS wins £1m government contract to lead campus antisemitism training

There has been a surge in antisemitic incidents on campus since October 7

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July 29, 2025 11:05

An Edinburgh University protest (Photo: Getty)

Children from aged 11 to benefit from Jami’s one-to-one counselling

The charity has opened The Wohl Counselling Suites

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July 28, 2025 12:16

Children from aged 11 to benefit from Jami’s one-to-one counselling

Brits view Muslim immigrants more negatively than Jewish immigrants according to new poll

An imam described the findings as ‘deeply worrying’ as more than half of those polled believe Islam is not compatible with British values

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July 25, 2025 10:34

Police officers stand guard outside the East London Mosque in Tower Hamlets, London, August 9, 2024 (Credit: HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Charity Commission issues official warning to pro-Israel charity over video containing ‘distressing content’

The Commission found that the trustees had ‘failed to act in the charity’s best interests’ by having no policies in place to oversee content published on the charity’s platforms

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July 25, 2025 09:41

Israeli soldiers and tank deployed at a position along the border with the Gaza Strip, July 23, 2025 (Credit: JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Cycling 1,500km to Scotland and back for Israeli veterans

Stanmore-raised Stephen Rosen will soon embark on the London-Edinburgh-London challenge

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July 24, 2025 13:44

Cycling 1,500km to Scotland and back for Israeli veterans

‘Jewish life here cannot be extinguished’ says British rabbi leading Boulder congregation after tragic attack

Congregants of Bonai Shalom in Boulder were attacked with Molotov cocktails while they held a vigil for the Gaza hostages last month – leading to the death of 82-year-old Karen Diamond

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July 22, 2025 14:36

Congregation Bonai Shalom Rabbi Marc Soloway at a vigil for the victims of the Shavuot Boulder firebombing (Getty)

Police arrest woman after antisemitic tirade aimed at Jewish diners at kosher café

The Met said a woman had been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage and multiple assaults, but was subsequently released on bail

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July 21, 2025 12:08

Police arrest woman after antisemitic tirade aimed at Jewish diners at kosher café

Film sheds new light on Jewish roots of Billy Joel

‘No matter what, I will always be a Jew’, the Piano Man tells HBO documentary

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July 18, 2025 15:22

Billy Joel wears a yellow Star of David during a performance in Madison Square Garden, New York City a few days after white supremacists marched through Charlottesville chanting 'Jews will not replace us', August 2017 (Credit: Billboard/X)

Leader of Brent Council accused of ‘sectarianism’ by Jewish community leaders

The meeting took place Wednesday night after Brent Council leader Muhammed Butt promised to hear the Jewish community’s concerns over Brent’s plan to twin with Nablus

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July 10, 2025 16:24

The council chamber at Brent Civic Centre during the meeting

Children’s art therapy charity raises record-breaking amount amid nationwide mental health crisis

Art Therapies for Children currently supports more than 200 pupils across nearly 40 primary schools

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July 10, 2025 12:59

CEO of Art Therapies for Children (AFTC), Natasha Ainley

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Daniel Ben-David

Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Islamic Jihad airs video of hostage Rom Braslavski ‘on the brink of death’

Oxford college launches ‘Tikvah Scholarship’ to support Jewish and Israeli undergraduate students

‘Yahya’ soars up baby name leaderboard

‘I love you more than my life’: sister of Nepali hostage makes heartbreaking plea for his release

More from Daniel Ben-David

‘Shame on you’: released British hostage Emily Damari accuses Starmer of ‘moral failure’ over Palestine recognition

Jewish and Muslim communities in Manchester commit to ‘listen to each other’ and show ‘respect’

UJS wins £1m government contract to lead campus antisemitism training

Children from aged 11 to benefit from Jami’s one-to-one counselling

Brits view Muslim immigrants more negatively than Jewish immigrants according to new poll

Charity Commission issues official warning to pro-Israel charity over video containing ‘distressing content’

Cycling 1,500km to Scotland and back for Israeli veterans

‘Jewish life here cannot be extinguished’ says British rabbi leading Boulder congregation after tragic attack

Police arrest woman after antisemitic tirade aimed at Jewish diners at kosher café

Film sheds new light on Jewish roots of Billy Joel

Leader of Brent Council accused of ‘sectarianism’ by Jewish community leaders

Children’s art therapy charity raises record-breaking amount amid nationwide mental health crisis