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Daniel Ben-David

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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Israeli embassy in London shuts down as consular staff strike

A London protest for Israelis and Jews is planned for Monday afternoon at Parliament Square

By Daniel Ben-David

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: A general view of the Israeli Embassy on March 23, 2010 in London, England. A Mossad representative at the Israel embassy in London is to be expelled after Israeli security services are alleged to have cloned British passports which aided the killing of a senior Hamas commander last month in Dubai. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Pedestrians pass a Marks and Spencer store in Guildford, southwest of London on January 13, 2022. - The British chain of stores Marks and Spencer recorded at Christmas a rebound in its sales of clothing, its Achilles heel in recent years, and a "record" performance in food, leading it to raise its forecasts. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Terrorist who attacked M&S customers over store’s 'Israel ties' found guilty

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Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, near the West Bank city of Nablus, March 24, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ??? ???? ????? ??????? ??? ????

Poll: More than half of Palestinians support a third Intifada

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Britain's main opposition Labour Party MP Rupa Huq arrives at the Cabinet office in central London on April 4, 2019. - The British government and the main opposition were to hold further crisis talks today after MPs voted in favour of a Brexit delay that would avoid Britain crashing out of the EU on April 12. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Rupa Huq MP ‘completely disassociates’ herself from meeting with a pro-Palestine activist

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Senior Sephardi Rabbi joins Rabbi Mirvis in calling for unity

The call comes as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets his counterpart Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street on Friday

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March 24, 2023 10:50

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Menorah Grammar School receives 'inadequate' Ofsted rating

The school's governors are appealing the report, which contained many criticisms on 'a number of fronts'

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March 22, 2023 14:12

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Israeli MMA fighter knocks out opponent who sent him antisemitic messages

The Kazakh fighter sent his Jewish opponent a picture of Hitler and other profanities

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March 21, 2023 15:26

Israeli MMA fighter knocks out opponent who sent him antisemitic messages

UK announces sanctions on IRGC financiers and top commanders

The UK has already sanctioned the IRGC itself 'in its entirety'

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March 20, 2023 17:37

Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard listen to a speech in parliament in Tehran on October 7, 2018, over the a bill to counter terrorist financing. - The bill, one of four put forward by the government to meet demands set by the international Financial Action Task Force (FATF), was passed by 143 votes to 120, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

'Disgraceful' memes of Home Secretary condemned by politicians

Suella Braverman's social media team released an image of her laughing during a trip to Rwanda and the image was subsequently doctored by Twitter users

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March 20, 2023 14:32

'Disgraceful' memes of Home Secretary condemned by politicians

Sainsbury’s under fire after Passover sign spotted in pork section

The supermarket has attracted criticism for similar mistakes in the past

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March 17, 2023 17:50

Sainsbury’s under fire after Passover sign spotted in pork section

American Democrats favour Palestinians over Israelis for first time says new poll

A new Gallup poll suggests net sympathy for Palestinians among American Democrats is at an all-time high, while support for Israel among millennials has dropped steeply

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March 17, 2023 16:52

TOPSHOT - The Israeli and United States flags are projected on the walls of the ramparts of Jerusalem's Old City, to celebrate close ties between the two nations, on February 11, 2020. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold dies at 62

The Jewish businesswoman fought breast cancer for seven years

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March 17, 2023 12:22

WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 12: Jacqueline Gold, the chief executive of Ann Summers, poses after receiving her Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) medal by Princess Royal, at an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on July 12, 2016 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Fight promoter Frank Warren tears into 'ill-informed' Lineker

Lineker was also called out on the alleged hypocrisy of accepting a presenting job at the World Cup in Qatar

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March 16, 2023 13:10

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 28: Promotor Frank Warren looks on ringside prior to during the Super Welterweight fight during the WBA World Flyweight Title fight between Artem Dalakian and David Jimenez at OVO Arena Wembley on January 28, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images)

Tel Aviv police chief Ben-Gvir tried to remove is still in his job

Minister of National Security reportedly accused Amichai Eshed of being too soft on anti-government protesters

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March 16, 2023 12:01

Tel Aviv police chief Ben-Gvir tried to remove is still in his job

Israel ‘on verge of collapse’ says former Mossad chief

Tamir Pardo issues warning as first reading of proposed judicial reforms was passed

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March 16, 2023 12:00

Israelis protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on March 11, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מחאה נגד הרפורמה המשפטית תל אביב הפגנה דגלי ישראל מפגיניפ

'Honour the Palestinian martyrs' chanted outside Downing Street

Among the more common rhetoric calling for the liberation of Palestine ‘from the river to the sea’, chanters honoured ‘all the martyrs’ and called for intifada as the only solution

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March 14, 2023 15:25

'Honour the Palestinian martyrs' chanted outside Downing Street

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