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Jacob Jaffa

Jacob Jaffa

Assistant News Editor

Jacob Jaffa is the JC's Assistant News Editor. His specialist topics include UK and US politics, the far-right and antisemitism in Europe. You can reach him on jjaffa@thejc.com

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Antisemitism

Islamic radio station that said Jews ‘kill prophets’ accuses Ofcom of ‘Islamophobia’

Salaam BCR broadcast a speech by a radical imam declaring Jews ‘the biggest enemies of humanity’ less than two weeks after the October 7 massacres

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An Islamic radio station was fined by Ofcom after broadcasting an antisemitic sermon from Pakistani imam Shuja Uddin Sheikh (Image: YouTube/@ShujaUddinSheikh)
Three women have been arrested following a van ramming attack at a plant owned by an Israeli-linked defence firm (Image: X/@Osinttechnical)

Three women arrested after van rammed into fence of Israeli-linked defence firm

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Jeremy Corbyn has announced the creation of a new 'Gaza Tribunal' to examine the UK's role in what organisers called the 'genocide of the Palestinian people' (Image: Getty)

Jeremy Corbyn launches ‘Gaza Tribunal’ into ‘genocide’ after full public inquiry denied

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Diane Abbott has seemingly doubled down on comments made in 2023, in which she suggested that Jews do not experience racism

Labour investigating Diane Abbott after she doubles down on ‘antisemitic’ comments

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Starmer declines to sanction Netanyahu over ‘appalling’ plan for Gaza ‘humanitarian city’

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July 16, 2025 11:42
The prime minister declined to commit to sanctioning his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu over plans to confine Gaza's population to a new 'humanitarian city' in Rafah (Image: ParliamentTV)

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation blames ‘Hamas elements’ for crowd crush at aid site

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July 16, 2025 10:50
20 people have been killed in a crowd crush at a GHF aid distribution site (Image: X/@Ahmad_tibi)

Health Secretary condemns medical regulator for ‘failing publicly and abysmally’ on NHS antisemitism

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July 16, 2025 09:58
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has condemned the UK's medical regulator, the GMC, for 'failing publicly and abysmally' on the issue of NHS antisemitism (Image: Getty)

Netanyahu calls for calm as Israeli Druze flock into Syria amid sectarian violence

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July 16, 2025 09:25
Israel has launched strikes against Syrian troops entering the Druze city of Sweida (Image: Getty)

Unite union votes to support UK workers who refuse to handle weapons bound for Israel

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July 15, 2025 13:35
Unite the Union has voted to back workers who refuse to manufacture, handle or transport weapons they believe are bound for Israel (Pictured: Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham; Image: Getty)

Netanyahu coalition facing collapse following UTJ withdrawal

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July 15, 2025 12:36
The United Torah Judaism party has confirmed its withdrawal from the governing coalition amid a row over the conscription of yeshiva students (Pictured: UTJ leader Yitzchak Goldknopf; Image: Getty)

Ofcom open investigation into BBC Gaza documentary narrated by Hamas official’s son

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July 15, 2025 09:23
Ofcom has announced an investigation into the BBC's Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone documentary (Image: Getty)

BBC Gaza documentary narrated by son of Hamas official could return after investigation finds ‘no breach’ of impartiality rules

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July 14, 2025 11:47
The BBC has indicated that its controversial documentary about Gaza, which was found to be narrated by the son of a Hamas official, could return to the iPlayer in an edited form (Image: Getty)

BBC investigation finds ‘no breach’ of impartiality rules over Gaza documentary narrated by son of Hamas official

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July 14, 2025 11:21
A report into the BBC's airing of Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone has found that the corporation did not breach its impartiality requirements (Image: Getty)

US national ‘beaten to death’ by West Bank settlers, family says

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July 14, 2025 09:34
Saif Musallet was beaten to death during violent clashes with Israeli settlers in the West Bank, according to his family (Image: X/@ninaturner)

IDF lawyers ‘raised concerns’ about plans to confine Gazans to new ‘humanitarian city’

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July 11, 2025 14:19
The IDF's legal branch has reportedly raised concerns about Defence Minister Israel Katz's plan to relocate Gaza's entire population to a new 'humanitarian city' in Rafah

IDF strike on medical centre ‘under review’ after civilian casualties

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July 11, 2025 10:42
The IDF confirmed a strike in Deir al-Balah on Thursday is 'under review' after reports of civilian casualties (Pictured: Rubble following an earlier strike in the Deir al-Balah area on July 1; Image: Getty)
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