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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

Israeli police arrest dozens amid probe into major crime families

Officers raided homes in northern Israel and the West Bank

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Commander of the Lahav 433 Unit, Major General Meni Benjamin, in Jerusalem on November 30, 2025 (Flash90)
Two Palestinian men in Jenin, accused of being linked to a West Bank terror network, emerge from a building with their hands up, shortly before they are shot by IDF soldiers (X/AlGhadTV)

Three IDF soldiers questioned over West Bank shooting of ‘terror suspects’

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Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman attends an Interior committee meeting at the Knesset on June 3, 2025 (Flash90)

Trump could sanction Israeli officials if Netanyahu pardon denied, claims minister

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James Costello (Merseyside Police)

Jailed neo-Nazi who ‘worshipped Hitler’ to be released early in prison overflow scheme

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Latest version of Charedi draft bill will maintain service exemption for yeshiva students

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November 28, 2025 12:40
Likud MK Boaz Bismuth, chair of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee (Flash 90)

Six IDF soldiers wounded during counter-terror raid in southern Syria

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November 28, 2025 11:26
An Israeli army humvee vehicle moves past uninstalled blocks in a concrete barrier along the dividing line with the buffer zone with Syria in the Golan Heights on July 19, 2025 (Getty Images)

Australia lists IRGC as ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ after antisemitic arson spate

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November 27, 2025 13:51
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives for the welcome ceremony of the Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at Admiralty House on November 12, 2025 in Sydney, Australia (Getty Images)

Sinn Féin hosts anti-Israel band Bob Vylan despite police probe into ‘death to IDF’ concert

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November 27, 2025 13:05
Bob Vylan with Sinn Féin TD Mark Ward (Image: X/Mark Ward)

Progressive Jews raise alarm over new US ambassador to Hungary’s links to Israeli far-right

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November 27, 2025 11:02
The US embassy in Budapest (Getty Images)

Israeli medics’ union comes out against death penalty bill

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November 27, 2025 10:33
A meeting of Knesset National Security Committee on November 19, 2025 (Flash90)

IDF launches ‘broad’ counter-terror operation in West Bank

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November 27, 2025 10:16
Israeli soldiers during an army raid in the West Bank town of Tubas, November 26, 2025 (Flash90)

France investigating X’s Grok AI bot after it repeated Holocaust denial

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November 26, 2025 11:42
X owner Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2025 (Getty Images)

Netanyahu steps in to cool public row between Katz and Zamir

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November 26, 2025 10:43
Defence Minister Israel Katz (L) and IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir (R)

Slain hostage Dror Or returned to Israel after 780 days

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November 26, 2025 10:16
Dror Or (Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

PIJ confirms body of one of three remaining hostages has been located

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November 25, 2025 12:00
(L-R) Dror Or, Ran Gvili, and Sudthisak Rinthalak (Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

Charedi child molester returns to court seeking shorter sentence in politically-charged hearing

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November 24, 2025 15:54
Nechemya Weberman was convicted a molesting a child in his care in 2012 (YouTube/NBC)
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