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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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Neturei Karta delegation visit West Bank to meet with terror-linked militants

The controversial fringe group visited the home of a Palestinian terrorist who is currently detained in Israel

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Neturei Karta delegation visit West Bank to meet with terror-linked militants

Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference with bereaved families in the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on January 8, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ????? ???????? ???? ????? ?????? ????? ???????

Israel diverts funding from the PA and gives it to terror victims instead

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Israeli left wing protesters demonstrate against Israel's new hard-right government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on January 7, 2023 in Tel Aviv. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to protest against planned changes to judicial system

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New York's Orthodox Jews hire billboards attacking The New York Times

New York's Orthodox Jews hire billboards attacking The New York Times

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United Arab Emirates to implement Holocaust education in schools

The decision is the latest in a warming of relations between the UAE and Israel

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January 8, 2023 12:32

The flag of United Arab Emirates flies at half-mast outside the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on May 13, 2022, following the death of UAE's President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. - UAE's President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan died aged 73 after a years-long battle with illness, triggering a period of mourning and a handover of power in the oil-rich Gulf state. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Singer Bat Ella relives Debbie Friedman's last congregation performance

The Israeli singer stopped off at Finchley Reform Synagogue (FRS) on her way to Limmud, just as her late friend did

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January 5, 2023 17:10

Singer Bat Ella relives Debbie Friedman's last congregation performance

London Lions to face off against Hapoel Tel Aviv in Wembley clash

One of the biggest basketball teams in Israel is coming to London

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January 4, 2023 17:38

London Lions to face off against Hapoel Tel Aviv in Wembley clash

94% of antisemitic hate crimes in New York were against Charedi or Orthodox Jews

The vast majority of attacks took place in heavily Jewish areas of the city

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January 4, 2023 12:37

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: A yeshiva school bus drives through Borough Park on September 12, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Following recent reports and test results showing yeshiva students not receiving an adequate education, New Yorkâ€™s Board of Regents will vote this week on a proposal that would allow the state to reject a yeshivaâ€™s secular curriculum. The Hasidic Jewish community has pushed back on reforms in yeshiva schools, which number over 300 in New York City. Critics of the schools have long said that graduating students are not receiving an education that prepares them for a modern job market. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Obtaining Israeli passport could become harder for Aliyah-makers

A change in immigration law will be aimed at dissuading new immigrants who make Aliyah from obtaining a passport and then leaving the country

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January 3, 2023 22:49

Member of Knesset Aryeh Deri attends a special session at the Knesset (Israel's parliament), to approve and swear in a new right-wing government, in Jerusalem on December 29, 2022. - The right-wing government, formed after the fifth election in four years, has sparked fears of a further military escalation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, amid the worst violence there for nearly 20 years. (Photo by AMIR COHEN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by AMIR COHEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Ben Gvir slammed for first Temple Mount visit as minister

It was the controversial new Security Minister's first tour of the site since Israel's November election

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January 3, 2023 12:23

Right-wing politician MK Itamar Ben Gvir seen after visiting the Temple Mount, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on March 31, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** איתמר בן גביר משטרה הר הבית ירושלים העיר העתיקה

Historic moment for Anglo-Jewry as Chief Rabbi receives a knighthood

Board President Marie van der Zyl, Ukraine envoy Melinda Simmons and TV presenter Rachel Riley also named in New Year Honours list

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December 30, 2022 22:30

Britain's King Charles III meets Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis during a reception with faith leaders at Buckingham Palace in London on September 16, 2022, following the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on September 8. - Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state until 0530 GMT on September 19, a few hours before her funeral, with huge queues expected to file past her coffin to pay their respects. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP) (Photo by AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Exiled Moscow rabbi says Jews will become Russia’s scapegoats

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt again advised Jews to leave the country

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December 30, 2022 18:05

President of the Conference of European Rabbis, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt (R) and Rabbi Avichai Apel address a press conference in Berlin on July 12, 2012. Jewish and Muslim groups issued a joint call for German lawmakers to protect the right to circumcise boys after a court ruling against the rite sent shockwaves through their communities. Several Jewish and Islamic organisations said in a statement that they had met with legal and medical experts and European Parliament deputies in Brussels this week to discuss the court's decision. AFP PHOTO / DAVID GANNON (Photo credit should read DAVID GANNON/AFP/GettyImages)

Call for Britain to ban Tehran’s brutal Revolutionary Guards in 2023

Community leaders and security experts urge government to proscribe the IRGC under terrorism legislation

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December 29, 2022 12:52

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)

UK confirms sanctions against ‘entire’ Iran Revolutionary Guards

The military outfit is close to the Iranian regime and has been accused of orchestrating terror attacks against Jews

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December 28, 2022 14:22

An Iranian woman looks at Taer-2 missile during a street exhibition by Iran's army and paramilitary Revolutionary Guard celebrating " Defence Week" marking the 39th anniversary of the start of 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, at the Baharestan Square in Tehran, on September 26, 2019. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Young American Jews 'worried' by recent trend of antisemitism from public figures

Dafna Michaelson Jenet said that what happens in USA is 'bellwether' for other diaspora communities

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December 27, 2022 17:04

Young American Jews 'worried' by recent trend of antisemitism from public figures

The Israeli dance teacher who took her leave of Russia

After the outbreak of war in Europe Aviva Rozenwald packed a case and headed for Israel

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December 27, 2022 15:08

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