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

Lebanon

Lebanon ‘will not allow’ Hezbollah to drag it into US-Iran war, PM claims

Nawaf Salam said his country had enough ‘adventures’ due to Hezbollah’s involvement in the ‘Gaza support war’, which sparked a damaging conflict with Israel

1 min read

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to journalists at the Government Palace in Beirut on December 3, 2025 (Getty Images)

Unifil forces arrive on the outskirts of the town of al-Khiam, southern Lebanon, on January 31, 2026 (Getty Images)

Israel dropped ‘unknown chemical’ in Lebanon, say peacekeepers

1 min read

Israel is Forever founder Nili Kupfer-Naouri (YouTube/Qualita)

France issues court warrants for two Israeli joint citizens over ‘complicity in genocide’

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US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) delivers a press conference with US businessman Jared Kushner (R) upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the Coalition of the Willing summit at the Élysée Palace in Paris on January 6, 2026 (Getty Images)

Witkoff and Kushner to lead Iran talks on Friday

3 min read

‘Pilgrim’s Path’ to Temple Mount opened to pedestrians for the first time in nearly two millennia

The centuries-old route from southern Jerusalem to the Western Wall was resurrected in a 20-year excavation process

1 min read

February 2, 2026 15:17

Israel Antiquities Authority Archaeologist Ari Levi holds a 2000-year-old measuring table found at the Pilgrimage Road at the City of David, in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, on January 6, 2020 (Flash90)

Encyclopaedia Britannica edits kids’ page featuring map that ‘erased’ Israel

The image labelled the entirety of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank as ‘Palestine’, which it defined as the region ‘between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea’

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February 2, 2026 13:41

Screenshot of the Encyclopædia Britannica site featuring a map labelling Israel, Gaza and the West Bank as 'Palestine'

UAE reportedly poised to take over control of civil administration in Gaza

Israel is understood to back the scheme, which will see it supply all imported goods to the Strip under the new government

1 min read

February 2, 2026 11:23

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during a meeting with US President Biden in the Oval Office at the White House on September 23, 2024 (Getty Images)

Hostage families call for chief negotiator to resign after claiming pro-deal protests ‘helped Hamas’

Gal Hirsch claimed that the weekly protests in Tel Aviv ‘amplified’ the terror group’s propaganda and contributed to delays in peace talks

2 min read

February 2, 2026 10:42

Gal Hirsch, coordinator for the hostages and the missing in the Prime Minister's Office, during a press conferene in Jerusalem on January 27, 2026 (Flash90)

Green candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election appears to compare Gaza War to Holocaust

Hannah Spencer seemed to suggest in a 2025 tweet, posted the day after Holocaust Memorial Day, that the message of ‘Never Again’ was incompatible with British arms exports to Israel

2 min read

January 30, 2026 17:07

Green Party's Gorton and Denton By-election Candidate Hannah Spencer makes a speech on January 30 (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)

Israel confirms reopening date for Rafah Crossing following recovery of final hostage

The key border post will be open only for the ‘limited movement of people’ and not for humanitarian aid convoys

1 min read

January 30, 2026 11:57

Trucks carrying aid at the Rafah Crossing on January 27, 2026 (Getty Images)

PA paid out $200m in pay-for-slay despite pledge to end scheme, US claims

The State Department reportedly filed evidence to Congress that the programme, which provides funding to the families of convicted terrorists, continued under a different name

1 min read

January 30, 2026 10:56

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026 (Getty Images)

Charedi draft bill to face Knesset votes following committee approval

The coalition needs to pass the contentious legislation before the end of March, or it faces a rebellion over the state budget and a fresh round of elections

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January 29, 2026 11:15

Boaz Bismuth MK leads a Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee meeting at the Knesset on January 27, 2026 (Flash90)

EU set to list IRGC as terror group

The bloc is preparing to implement stringent new sanctions on Tehran following a brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests

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January 29, 2026 10:26

EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas talks to journalists upon arrival for a Foreign Affairs Council meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on January 29, 2026 (Getty Images)

‘He refused to stand aside’: Netanyahu and Herzog hail bravery of Ran Gvili during final hostage’s funeral

The prime minister also announced that a new town, named Renanim, would be established in Ran’s honour close to his home of Meitar

2 min read

January 28, 2026 13:16

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the funeral of Ran Gvili in Meitar on January 28, 2026 (Flash90)

Former Biden aide calls Netanyahu ‘ungrateful’ over claim US arms embargo led to IDF deaths

The prime minister also took aim at Saudi Arabia during a rare press conference on Tuesday

1 min read

January 28, 2026 11:35

US President Biden meets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House on July 25, 2024 (Getty Images)

Infant dies after ‘incident’ at unlicensed Tel Aviv nursery

The tragedy is the third death this month connected with unofficial daycares

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January 28, 2026 11:03

The cityscape of downtown Tel-Aviv at dusk (Getty Images)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Lebanon ‘will not allow’ Hezbollah to drag it into US-Iran war, PM claims

Israel dropped ‘unknown chemical’ in Lebanon, say peacekeepers

France issues court warrants for two Israeli joint citizens over ‘complicity in genocide’

Witkoff and Kushner to lead Iran talks on Friday

More from Jacob Jaffa

‘Pilgrim’s Path’ to Temple Mount opened to pedestrians for the first time in nearly two millennia

Encyclopaedia Britannica edits kids’ page featuring map that ‘erased’ Israel

UAE reportedly poised to take over control of civil administration in Gaza

Hostage families call for chief negotiator to resign after claiming pro-deal protests ‘helped Hamas’

Green candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election appears to compare Gaza War to Holocaust

Israel confirms reopening date for Rafah Crossing following recovery of final hostage

PA paid out $200m in pay-for-slay despite pledge to end scheme, US claims

Charedi draft bill to face Knesset votes following committee approval

EU set to list IRGC as terror group

‘He refused to stand aside’: Netanyahu and Herzog hail bravery of Ran Gvili during final hostage’s funeral

Former Biden aide calls Netanyahu ‘ungrateful’ over claim US arms embargo led to IDF deaths

Infant dies after ‘incident’ at unlicensed Tel Aviv nursery