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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

Israel

Israel refuses to renew UN humanitarian chief’s visa over ‘biased and hostile conduct’

Jonathan Whittall will leave the country ‘in the near future’ and will not be able to return unless a future application is approved, Israeli officials confirmed

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Israel has declined to renew the visa of Jonathan Whittall, head of the UN's humanitarian office in Jerusalem (Image: X/@UNOCHA_ar)
Nigel Farage has declined to sack Zia Yusuf from Reform UK after the former party chair's X account liked an antisemitic tweet (Image: Getty)

‘Everyone makes mistakes’: Nigel Farage declines to sack Zia Yusuf over ‘accidental like’ of antisemitic tweet

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The IDF has launched a ground operation in Deir al-Balah for the first time in the Gaza War (Image: Flash90)

Israel launches ground operations in Deir al-Balah in Gaza War first

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The IDF has admitted inadvertantly hitting a church in Gaza during recent strikes (Image: Getty)

IDF admits accidentally hitting Catholic church sheltering civilians in Gaza

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Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf apologises after apparently ‘liking’ antisemitic tweet calling Tory rival a ‘traiterous Zogbot’

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July 18, 2025 13:38
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf (Image: Getty)

Syrian security forces redeploy to Druze city as Israel resumes airstrikes after Bedouin attacks

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July 18, 2025 10:36
Syrian security forces are redeploying to Sweida after a fresh round of Israeli airstrikes (Image: Getty)

Diane Abbott suspended from Labour after doubling down on suggestion Jews don’t experience racism

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July 18, 2025 09:21
Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party after saying she did not regret suggesting that Jews do not experience racism in 2023 (Image: Getty)

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

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July 17, 2025 13:10
An Islamic radio station was fined by Ofcom after broadcasting an antisemitic sermon from Pakistani imam Shuja Uddin Sheikh (Image: YouTube/@ShujaUddinSheikh)

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

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July 17, 2025 12:33
Three women have been arrested following a van ramming attack at a plant owned by an Israeli-linked defence firm (Image: X/@Osinttechnical)

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

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July 17, 2025 10:58
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)

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

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July 17, 2025 09:17
Diane Abbott has said she advised her old friend Jeremy Corbyn against forming a new party (Photo: Getty)

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)
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