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

Los Angeles

Big Brother star threatened by ‘Nazi, crazy psychopaths’ for ‘protecting Jewish friends’

Spencer Pratt, who is running to be mayor of Los Angeles, said one of his key goals was for ‘Jewish mums to feel safe when their kids go to temple’

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Spencer Pratt during a Fox News interviews on May 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

A man looks at a Leopard tank on display at the KNDS pavilion during the world defence and security exhibition, Eurosatory 2024, in Paris, France, on June 19, 2024 (Getty Images)

France bans Israel from Paris defence show

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during the eighth Fatah Conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 14, 2026 (Getty Images)

Fatah opens leadership election to former terror convicts

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The New York Times office building (Getty Images)

Netanyahu to sue New York Times over rape dog article

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Second man charged over arson at former synagogue

The building, which previously housed East London Central Synagogue and has been vacant for six years, was attacked on May 5

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May 14, 2026 10:58

Exterior view of the former building of East London Central Synagogue (Google)

Convicted Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terrorists

The group were convicted of criminal damage earlier this month, but could face double the jail term for that offence

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May 13, 2026 13:55

Pro-Palestine protestors outside Woolwich Crown Court on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

Palestine Action lawyer avoids contempt of court charge

Rajiv Menon was accused of misleading the jury, who failed to return a verdict in the initial trial, before the activist he defended was convicted at a retrial

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May 13, 2026 13:54

New York school district pays $125k settlement after painting over pro-Palestine parking space mural

The district was sued by a teenage student, who alleged that it had infringed on her freedom of speech and inflicted ‘emotional trauma’

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May 12, 2026 15:30

IDF soldier jailed for holding cigarette in mouth of statue of Mary

The incident is the latest in a string of rows between Israel and the global Christian community

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May 12, 2026 14:23

An IDF soldier placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of Mary in southern Lebanon (X/EthanLevins)

EU confirms sanctions against violent West Bank settlers

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar claimed the bloc’s measures were ‘arbitrary and political’

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May 11, 2026 15:17

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas arrives to attend the 8th European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan on May 4, 2026 (Getty Images)

New Reform councillor resigns whip after Holocaust denial comments brought to light

A party spokesperson also confirmed that it is in the process of revoking Jay Cooper’s membership

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May 11, 2026 14:21

Pair who verbally abused Jewish man for TikTok video admit antisemitic hate crime

Adam Bedoui and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub travelled to the Stamford Hill area to ‘film antisemitic content for social media’, police said

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May 10, 2026 10:33

(L-R) Abdelkader Amir Bousloub and Adam Bedoui (Met Police)

Election expert behind ‘Stats for Lefties’ claims ‘antisemitism crisis’ was ‘invented by Zionist lobby’

Eleanora Ní Chualáin suggested that Green Party candidates accused of antisemitism were being targeted to appease the ‘feral Zionist press’

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May 6, 2026 16:15

New terror laws will treat IRGC operatives ‘like foreign spies’

The measures could see perpetrators of antisemitic attacks jailed for up to 14 years if they act, even unknowingly, on behalf of a foreign state

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May 6, 2026 11:57

A protester holds up a placard as they take part in a rally in London in solidarity with dissidents in Iran on January 11, 2026 (Getty Images)

Belgium indicts three mohalim in ‘illegal circumcision’ case

Prosecutors claim the men performed the procedure without proper medical oversight, but the decision has been condemned by both Israel and the US

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May 6, 2026 11:57

(Illustrative) A boy holds his father's hand during circumcision (Getty Images)

Smotrich claims forming government with Arab party was ‘greater calamity’ than October 7 failings

The finance minister suggested that politicians who went into coalition with the Ra’am party ‘sold the State of Israel to its enemies’

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May 5, 2026 14:32

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference ahead of the vote on the state budget at the Knesset on March 29, 2026 (Flash90)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Big Brother star threatened by ‘Nazi, crazy psychopaths’ for ‘protecting Jewish friends’

France bans Israel from Paris defence show

Fatah opens leadership election to former terror convicts

Netanyahu to sue New York Times over rape dog article

More from Jacob Jaffa

Second man charged over arson at former synagogue

Convicted Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terrorists

Palestine Action lawyer avoids contempt of court charge

New York school district pays $125k settlement after painting over pro-Palestine parking space mural

IDF soldier jailed for holding cigarette in mouth of statue of Mary

EU confirms sanctions against violent West Bank settlers

New Reform councillor resigns whip after Holocaust denial comments brought to light

Pair who verbally abused Jewish man for TikTok video admit antisemitic hate crime

Election expert behind ‘Stats for Lefties’ claims ‘antisemitism crisis’ was ‘invented by Zionist lobby’

New terror laws will treat IRGC operatives ‘like foreign spies’

Belgium indicts three mohalim in ‘illegal circumcision’ case

Smotrich claims forming government with Arab party was ‘greater calamity’ than October 7 failings