Daniel Ben-David

1 week ago | thejc.com | Daniel Ben-David

Now more than ever, he said, “there can be no compromise with antisemitism, there can be no nuanced separation of Israel and hatred of Jewish people. Those who call to boycott Israel are calling for the boycott of their Jewish neighbours and classmates. Those who call for violence against Israelis are calling for violence against Jews.

1 week ago | thejc.com | Daniel Ben-David

"For Jews, the very presence of Almighty God is manifest here in this holy city more than in any other place on earth. And God gave this city and this land to the Jewish people for all time. Israel is not just a geopolitical reality for the Jewish people. It is far more than that. It's the centre of our Jewish religion. "So therefore, if you are anti-Zionist, you are also anti-Jewish.

2 weeks ago | thejc.com | Daniel Ben-David

British Airways joins a number of other companies to have suspended all flights to the country in recent months. Virgin Atlantic, which like British Airways stopped offering flights between London and Tel Aviv following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, last month dropped plans to relaunch the route in the autumn. Elsewhere, Air France, Lufthansa and EasyJet have all either delayed or suspended their routes to Ben-Gurion.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Daniel Ben-David

1 day agoPresident Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have repeatedly blamed the Biden administration for not fixing the country’s battered air traffic control system—when multiple administrations, including his own, have failed to get the job done. Key Facts Since the start of Trump’s …

2 weeks ago | thejc.com | Daniel Ben-David

“This place is like Disneyland for adults, isn’t it?” said the grinning, red-faced gentleman in front of me in queue for the buffet, one floor below the sprawling ballroom full of more than 800 different whiskey tastings. Now in its fifth year, the annual Whiskey Event is a luxurious affair, and this year provided hundreds of attendees sampling that precious amber elixir from 63 exhibitors – both well-known and more niche distilleries – at the Royal Lancaster hotel in Westminster.