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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Houthis

Houthi intelligence chief reported killed in US airstrikes

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth had said things were ‘about to get worse’ for the rebel group

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People assess the damage following a previous round of airstrikes in Yemen's Hodeida governorate, April 2, 2025. (Credit: -/AFP via Getty Images)

Who are the Irish politicians who have gone full Houthi?

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Left to right: Vahid Beheshti, Dr Namdar Baghaei-Yazdi, Afshin Payravi

Meet the Iranians who long for peace with Israel

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Lord John Mann, the government's independent adviser on antisemitism, outside the Houses of Parliament

Lord Mann: BBC turned down my offers of antisemitism training

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Rare 17th century painting stolen by the Nazis to be returned to Jewish collector’s descendants

Nazis stole more than 60 artworks from Antwerp-based Jewish art collector Samuel Hartveld in 1940

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March 30, 2025 10:32

Aeneas and His Family Fleeing Burning Troy by Henry Gibbs (Credit: Gov.uk)

Manchester student union objects to Jewish students request for union to not glorify terrorism

Manchester University said aspects of the student union’s ‘Solidarity with Palestine’ motion were ‘wholly unacceptable’

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March 27, 2025 15:57

Manchester University student union members wear masks and keffiyehs while it deliberates a motion on 'Solidarity with Palestine'

Brighton and Hove’s Jewish community is united behind the hostages

‘We weren’t prepared to go down without a fight’ says Heidi Bachram and Adam Ma’anit, the organisers behind many of the city’s hostage campaigns

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March 19, 2025 12:32

Adam Ma'anit and Heidi Bachram in front of the memorial to the British victims of October 7, in Palmeira Square, Brighton (Credit: Daniel Ben-David)

Columbia University janitors claim anti-Israel encampment accused them of being ‘Jew-lovers’ and spray painted swastikas around campus

The charge comes after the Trump Administration announced it would be cutting up to $400 million in funding over the Ivy League school’s failure to tackle antisemitism

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March 18, 2025 17:55

A maintenance crew member confronts demonstrators attempting to barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, April 30, 2024 (Credit: Alex Kent/Getty Images)

‘I thought I was done for’ Jewish survivor of botched kidnapping in Wales speaks to the JC of his harrowing ordeal and escape

Itay Kashti was lured to a remote rented cottage in west Wales in August on the pretence of a music collaboration opportunity

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March 16, 2025 13:52

Mohammad Comrie, Faiz Shah and Elijah Ogunnubi-Sime were sentenced to more than 20 years between them (South Wales Police)

Gang who planned ‘religiously motivated’ attack on Israeli man in Wales given 8-year jail terms

The victim described his ordeal as ‘my own personal October 7’ and authorities say there was a political element to the crime

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March 14, 2025 17:37

‘Toxic sloganeering’ around Israel ‘disfigures’ the debate says former archbishop Rowan Williams

The former head of the Church of England was this year’s speaker at the Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Annual Memorial Lecture

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March 14, 2025 13:11

Rt Rev Rt Hon Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, speaks at the Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Annual Memorial Lecture 2025, March 11, 2025

Full steam ahead for medical kit developers who clinched support from BBC Dragons

Zak Marks and James Cohen are saving the lives of people who suffer from severe allergies with their ingenious product

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March 12, 2025 13:17

James Cohen (left) and Zak Marks on Dragons' Den with their Kitt Medical product (Photo: Kitt Medical/BBC)

Douglas Murray wins ‘major’ libel claim against The Observer

An article published by the paper accused Murray of supporting attacks against immigrants

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March 11, 2025 17:43

British author and conservative political commentator Douglas Murray (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty Images)

Hundreds demonstrate outside LSE against ‘Understanding Hamas’ book launch

LSE governor Baroness Altmann said she is ‘ashamed’ that the university chose to host the book launch

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March 11, 2025 14:06

Pro-Israel and anti-Israel crowds demonstrate outside the entrance to the London School of Economics over the university hosting the launch of the controversial book 'Understanding Hamas and Why That Matters', March 10, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne among 200 public figures calling for investigation into BBC Israel bias

The BBC has acknowledged a recently released documentary about Gaza was the result of ‘serious failings’ within the corporation

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March 7, 2025 14:39

Musical power couple Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are among 200 prominent media and business figures calling for a review of the BBC's Israel coverage (Image: Getty)

Keir Starmer pays tribute to former hostage Eli Sharabi at meeting in Downing Street

Starmer said Sharabi’s experience in captivity under Hamas was ‘inhuman’

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March 7, 2025 14:13

Sir Keir Starmer meets with freed hostage Eli Sharabi in Number 10 (Image: Simon Dawson/No10)

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Latest from Daniel Ben-David

Houthi intelligence chief reported killed in US airstrikes

Who are the Irish politicians who have gone full Houthi?

Meet the Iranians who long for peace with Israel

Lord Mann: BBC turned down my offers of antisemitism training

More from Daniel Ben-David

Rare 17th century painting stolen by the Nazis to be returned to Jewish collector’s descendants

Manchester student union objects to Jewish students request for union to not glorify terrorism

Brighton and Hove’s Jewish community is united behind the hostages

Columbia University janitors claim anti-Israel encampment accused them of being ‘Jew-lovers’ and spray painted swastikas around campus

‘I thought I was done for’ Jewish survivor of botched kidnapping in Wales speaks to the JC of his harrowing ordeal and escape

Gang who planned ‘religiously motivated’ attack on Israeli man in Wales given 8-year jail terms

‘Toxic sloganeering’ around Israel ‘disfigures’ the debate says former archbishop Rowan Williams

Full steam ahead for medical kit developers who clinched support from BBC Dragons

Douglas Murray wins ‘major’ libel claim against The Observer

Hundreds demonstrate outside LSE against ‘Understanding Hamas’ book launch

Ozzy Osbourne among 200 public figures calling for investigation into BBC Israel bias

Keir Starmer pays tribute to former hostage Eli Sharabi at meeting in Downing Street