Ben Weich

Ben Weich is a reporter for the JC.

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Jewish bodies condemn Rod Liddle articles on Jews and Muslims

The commentator suggested the general election should be held on a day when Muslims cannot vote and appeared to accuse Jews of religious hypocrisy over money

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Jewish bodies condemn Rod Liddle articles on Jews and Muslims

Holocaust denier singer's bid to overturn conviction fails

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Former JFS student dies after going missing

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Israeli embassy shut as staff go on strike

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Anti-settlements MP Sir Alan Duncan to stand down

The former Tory minister made a series of controversial statements on Israel, leading the Board of Deputies to brand his views 'breathtakingly one-sided'

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October 30, 2019 15:37

Anti-settlements MP Sir Alan Duncan to stand down

WhatsApp sues Israeli tech firm over phone hacking claims

The messaging platform claims that technology sold by NSO Group, based in Herzliya, was behind cyber-attacks on more than 100 of its users

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October 30, 2019 09:07

WhatsApp sues Israeli tech firm over phone hacking claims

Rabbi reveals he spent a night in his electric car after struggling to find charging point

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg urged Radio 4 listeners to adopt greener lifestyles during

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October 29, 2019 16:45

Rabbi reveals he spent a night in his electric car after struggling to find charging point

Sanders to Israel: 'Change your relationship to people of Gaza'

The Presidential hopeful said: 'We cannot give carte blanche to the Israeli government. We have a right to demand respect for human rights and democracy'

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October 29, 2019 09:26

Sanders to Israel: 'Change your relationship to people of Gaza'

Hodge resists attempts to oust her as Barking MP

The Board of Deputies said it was 'not lost on anyone that Labour’s so-called anti-racist leader missing in action as his drones tried to force out another Jewish MP'

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October 29, 2019 08:37

Hodge resists attempts to oust her as Barking MP

Services mark first anniversary of Pittsburgh shul attack

Tributes are made a year after the Tree of Life shul saw the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history

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October 28, 2019 09:45

Services mark first anniversary of Pittsburgh shul attack

'They don’t believe someone with a long beard could do this'

Victims of alleged child sex abuse in the Charedi community describe how a culture of witness suppression, a fear of secular institutions, deference to rabbinic authority and strict sexual taboos kept them from speaking out

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October 25, 2019 09:58

'They don’t believe someone with a long beard could do this'

Jewish Extinction Rebellion member convicted for coal protest

Shulamit Morris-Evans, Angela Ditchfield and Amy Pritchard, glued themselves to the offices of Global Coal Management in protest of plans to build a new mine

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October 24, 2019 12:55