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

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Israel

Israel calls on diaspora Jews to make aliyah following spate of antisemitic terror attacks

‘The time has come’ said Foreign Minist Gideon Sa’ar in the wake of the Heaton Park and Bondi massacres

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Asuncion during his official visit to Paraguay on November 24, 2025 (Getty Images)

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen after a press conference at the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on December 4, 2025 (Flash90)

Israel confirms creation of 19 new West Bank settlements

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US President Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel (Getty Images)

Netanyahu to present Trump with plans for new attack on Iran during Florida visit

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Sajid Akram undertaking 'firearms training' in rural New South Wales (New South Wales Police)

Sydney attackers made video condemning ‘Zionists’ before Isis-inspired mass shooting

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Police injured in Jerusalem Charedi riots

Confrontations between officers and strictly-Orthodox demonstrators turned violent over the attempted arrests of several draft dodgers

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December 19, 2025 14:14

Charedi men clash with police during a protest following the issuance of a parking ticket on Bar-Ilan Road in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2025 (Flash90)

Netanyahu to chair panel determining mandate of October 7 inquiry

The prime minister will be in a key position to determine what the eventual inquiry examines, with opposition politicians airing claims of a ‘whitewash’

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December 19, 2025 12:05

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025 (Flash90)

New South Wales may ban anti-Israel protests for up to three months following Bondi massacre

The state’s police have promised a ‘significant response’ to several ‘unauthorised gatherings’ planned for the weekend

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December 19, 2025 11:28

Demonstrators march through Sydney's central business district (CBD) during a rally for Gaza on August 24, 2025 (Getty Images)

Bondi shooter trained ‘how to hunt’ at local gun club prior to terror attack

Prime Minister Albanese is set to significantly tighten gun laws in the wake of the massacre

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December 18, 2025 11:47

Israel secures $34.7 billion natural gas deal with Egypt

The payment will be split between private companies and the public purse, but providers will be required to sell to Israelis at a ‘good price’

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December 18, 2025 10:49

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Energy Minister Eli Cohen announced a $34.7 billion gas deal with Egypt (Energy Ministry)

Australia to tighten hate speech laws following Bondi massacre

The new measures will be accompanied by a crackdown on gun ownership, but a former prime minister has urged Canberra not to let them be a ‘diversion’ from tackling antisemitism

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December 18, 2025 10:24

People visit a memorial at Bondi Pavilion before a candlelight vigil at Bondi Beach on December 16, 2025 in Sydney, Australia (Getty Images)

US expands travel ban to Palestinian Authority passport holders

Those travelling from the West Bank will face significant entry restrictions, while other nations like Syria have been hit with a total prohibition

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December 17, 2025 13:50

The Palestinian authority passport travel document, for Palestinian residents of the Palestinian territories for the purpose of international travel, issued since April 1995 for people of Palestine

Bondi shooter charged with 59 offences, including committing act of terrorism

Naveed Akram declined to be interviewed by police before he was charged in a bedside court hearing in his hospital room

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December 17, 2025 10:47

Bondi shooter was follower of extremist preacher dubbed Sydney pro-Isis networks’ ‘spiritual leader’

Wissam Haddad has never been charged with a terror offence, but a former spy who infiltrated his prayer centre claimed that he has been a driving force behind the indoctrination of young Australian jihadists

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December 16, 2025 15:55

Wissam Haddad departs the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney, Friday, June 13, 2025 (Alamy)

Tightening gun laws a ‘diversion’ from fighting antisemitism in Australia, claims former prime minister

John Howard urged his successor, Anthony Albanese, to take more action against Jew-hate, as an official report on combating the problem continues to sit on the PM’s desk

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December 16, 2025 15:05

Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard attends a state funeral for John Laws at St Andrew's Cathedral on November 19, 2025 in Sydney, Australia (Getty Images)

Bondi shooters travelled to Philippines for ‘military-style training’ before antisemitic terror attack

The two men are believed to have pledged allegiance to Islamic State, which maintains a strong presence in the Indo-Pacific

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December 16, 2025 11:03

French-Jewish footballer Dan Elkayam named among Bondi attack victims

The IT worker and keen sportsman, 27, moved to Australia last year and was publicly mourned by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot

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December 15, 2025 14:11

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Israel calls on diaspora Jews to make aliyah following spate of antisemitic terror attacks

Israel confirms creation of 19 new West Bank settlements

Netanyahu to present Trump with plans for new attack on Iran during Florida visit

Sydney attackers made video condemning ‘Zionists’ before Isis-inspired mass shooting

More from Jacob Jaffa

Police injured in Jerusalem Charedi riots

Netanyahu to chair panel determining mandate of October 7 inquiry

New South Wales may ban anti-Israel protests for up to three months following Bondi massacre

Bondi shooter trained ‘how to hunt’ at local gun club prior to terror attack

Israel secures $34.7 billion natural gas deal with Egypt

Australia to tighten hate speech laws following Bondi massacre

US expands travel ban to Palestinian Authority passport holders

Bondi shooter charged with 59 offences, including committing act of terrorism

Bondi shooter was follower of extremist preacher dubbed Sydney pro-Isis networks’ ‘spiritual leader’

Tightening gun laws a ‘diversion’ from fighting antisemitism in Australia, claims former prime minister

Bondi shooters travelled to Philippines for ‘military-style training’ before antisemitic terror attack

French-Jewish footballer Dan Elkayam named among Bondi attack victims