Jacob Jaffa

Jacob Jaffa is the JC's Digital 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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Royal Geographical Society publishes paper linking Southport ‘anti-Muslim pogroms’ to ‘Zionist financiers’

The paper’s author, Kawtar Najib, suggested that ‘institutional Zionism is Islamophobic’ and is fuelling an ‘age of genocidal Islamophobia’

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Riot police hold back protesters near a burning police vehicle in Southport on July 30, 2024 (Getty Images)

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu (Getty Images)

Netanyahu claims October 7 ‘would not have taken place’ if army chiefs had woken him up

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The Ketziot Detention Camp on September 13, 2022 (Flash9)

Israeli prison guards indicted after Palestinian detainee ‘beaten to death’

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Mark Ruffalo attends SiriusXM's 'Front Row Series' with the cast of 'Crime 101' at the SiriusXM Studios in New York City on February 03, 2026 (Getty Images)

Jewish celebrities sign open letter defending Avengers star Mark Ruffalo from antisemitism claims

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Yair Golan threatens to sue Netanyahu’s wife over claim he had advance knowledge of October 7

The former IDF deputy chief of staff ‘re-enlisted’ on the morning of the Hamas massacres and rescued survivors from the Gaza border

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September 1, 2026 11:08

Sara Netanyahu attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Centre in northern Jerusalem on July 5, 2026 (Flash90)

Two Israelis confirmed missing as Nepal flood death toll tops 900

Katerina Sakovich, 41, was part of a group travelling to Mount Kailash in Tibet when floodwaters and mudslides engulfed the area

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September 1, 2026 09:59

Katerina Sakovich (Israeli Foreign Ministry/Courtesy)

Exclusive: Cabinet Office official shared social media post wishing Netanyahu had died instead of Dolly Parton

The post also expressed a similar hope regarding US President Trump and told his supporters to ‘f*** all the way off’

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August 28, 2026 14:26

The entrance to the Cabinet Office in Whitehall (Getty Images)

Exclusive: ‘Khaybar’ T-shirt under police investigation sold on American site offering hateful clothing

US retailer Now Best T-Shirts also lists an ‘antisemite club’ hoodie and ‘free America from Israel’ shirt among its stock

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August 28, 2026 11:02

One of the offensive products available on Now Best T-Shirts (nowbesttshirt.com)

IDF to provide fresh meals with highest level of kosher certification amid Charedi enlistment push

The army said the move would ‘improve and expand the provision of meals’ for strictly-Orthodox soldiers

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August 27, 2026 16:58

(Illustrative) A kashrut certification stamp during a mashgiach visit to agricultural fields and factories around Israel (Flash90)

IDF posts then deletes AI video telling Charedi draft dodgers how to avoid being stopped at the border

The army said ‘does not reflect’ its approach to recruitment and broke its rules regarding pre-election content

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August 27, 2026 15:56

Screenshot from a video posted by the IDF's Charedi Affairs account (X/DoronKadosh)

Bob Vylan frontman to face ‘no further action’ over ‘death to IDF’ chant

The Metropolitan Police said it ‘recognised the concerns caused, particularly among London's Jewish communities’ but confirmed no prosecution would go ahead after consultation with the CPS

1 min read

August 27, 2026 15:28

Bob Vylan singer Bobby Vylan on stage (Image: Getty Images)

Exclusive: Consultant behind BBC Arabic rebrand sold pro-Hamas T-shirts

Marketing expert who also worked at Unicef ran online shop that posted Holocaust denial

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August 26, 2026 11:33

Muhammad Karim (R) and one of the posts made by Solid Mujahid (GnasherJew)

Dolly Parton’s Wikipedia page vandalised with swastika hours after her death

The page was also strewn with antisemitic slogans and glorification of the Sandy Hook school shooter

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August 26, 2026 11:07

Dolly Parton attends the 'Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs In Symphony' world premiere at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 20, 2025 (Getty Images)

Israeli Chief Rabbinate caps ketubah sums after grooms made pledges without ‘ability to pay’

Rabbi Kalman Meir Ber said overeager husbands promising ‘imaginary sums’ had undermined ‘the very halachic meaning of the document’

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August 24, 2026 14:38

A Jewish pre-marital agreement known as a ketubah (Getty Images)

Strictly-Orthodox Shas party ordered to remove election ad featuring IDF soldier

The party was accused of breaking rules banning the use of images of security service personnel in campaign materials

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August 24, 2026 12:21

Still image from the new Shas campaign ad (X/SamSokol)

Hasan Piker claims pro-Israel Jews are ‘making antisemitism worse’

The far-left streamer, who has campaigned with several Democratic candidates, suggested that Israel ‘will be seen as Jewish Isis’ in the future

1 min read

August 24, 2026 11:28

Hasan Piker attends a campaign rally for Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong on August 2, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Getty Images)

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Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Royal Geographical Society publishes paper linking Southport ‘anti-Muslim pogroms’ to ‘Zionist financiers’

Netanyahu claims October 7 ‘would not have taken place’ if army chiefs had woken him up

Israeli prison guards indicted after Palestinian detainee ‘beaten to death’

Jewish celebrities sign open letter defending Avengers star Mark Ruffalo from antisemitism claims

More from Jacob Jaffa

Yair Golan threatens to sue Netanyahu’s wife over claim he had advance knowledge of October 7

Two Israelis confirmed missing as Nepal flood death toll tops 900

Exclusive: Cabinet Office official shared social media post wishing Netanyahu had died instead of Dolly Parton

Exclusive: ‘Khaybar’ T-shirt under police investigation sold on American site offering hateful clothing

IDF to provide fresh meals with highest level of kosher certification amid Charedi enlistment push

IDF posts then deletes AI video telling Charedi draft dodgers how to avoid being stopped at the border

Bob Vylan frontman to face ‘no further action’ over ‘death to IDF’ chant

Exclusive: Consultant behind BBC Arabic rebrand sold pro-Hamas T-shirts

Dolly Parton’s Wikipedia page vandalised with swastika hours after her death

Israeli Chief Rabbinate caps ketubah sums after grooms made pledges without ‘ability to pay’

Strictly-Orthodox Shas party ordered to remove election ad featuring IDF soldier

Hasan Piker claims pro-Israel Jews are ‘making antisemitism worse’