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

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IDF investigating reports of aid worker deaths in Gaza airstrike

Doctors Without Borders claimed that members of its staff, clad in vests marked with its logo, were killed while waiting for a bus to a nearby field hospital

2 min read

Exterior view of MSF's global headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland (Image: Getty)

The 'convoy for Palestine' in 2021, which allegedly saw participants shouting 'f*** the Jews' as they drove through central London (Image: X)

The UK Muslim clerics and activists who preach hate, back terrorists – and get away with it

3 min read

US President Trump departs after addressing senior military officers gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on September 30, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Trump warns of ‘massive bloodshed’ if peace plan not agreed soon

2 min read

Gary Lineker attends the NTA's 2025 at The O2 Arena on September 10, 2025 in London (Image: Getty)

Gary Lineker shares unevidenced claim that IDF ‘tormented’ Greta Thunberg

2 min read

Tommy Robinson attacks ‘elitist Jews’ amid row with Board over Israeli visit

The far-right activist was invited to the Jewish State by Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli, but the move met with backlash from British community leaders

3 min read

October 5, 2025 11:38

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, arrives at Southwark Crown Court on July 03, 2025 in London (Image: Getty)

Robbie Williams cancels Turkey gig over ‘security concerns’ after anti-Israel backlash

The pop sensation has been accused of being a ‘Zionist’ because his wife is Jewish and he has performed in Israel

1 min read

October 5, 2025 10:37

Robbie Williams performs prior to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Image: Getty)

Wes Streeting plans law change to stamp out NHS antisemitism

The health secretary is looking to make it easier to have doctors who express ‘racist’ views struck off

2 min read

October 5, 2025 10:17

Health Secretary Wes Streeting gestures as he holds a speech during the Labour Conference at ACC Liverpool on September 30, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Pro-Palestine marches ‘could be banned’ under planned government crackdown

The home secretary is reportedly set to give police new powers to curb protests in the wake of the terrorist attack on a Manchester synagogue

2 min read

October 5, 2025 08:46

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood attends a vigil to remember the victims of the Manchester Synagogue attack on October 03, 2025 in Manchester (Image: Getty)

‘Jewish supremacy’ doctor hails October 7 in pro-Hamas post during argument with victims’ relative

Rahmeh Aladwan recently avoided being barred from registering as a medic for her ‘racist’ remarks, but has now seemingly expressed explicit support for the terror group

2 min read

October 5, 2025 08:06

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan (Image: Campaign Against Antisemitism)

‘Jewish blood on his hands’: Apprentice star blames Netanyahu for Manchester synagogue attack

Self-styled ‘political commentator’ Bushra Shaikh condemned the terrorist ‘atrocity’ against British Jews, but claimed that the spike in antisemitic hate was due to the ‘crimes’ in Gaza

1 min read

October 3, 2025 15:19

Bushra Shaikh, who previously appeared on BBC One's The Apprentice in 2017 (Image: X/Bushra Shaikh)

‘Our protest will go ahead as planned’: Organisers of pro-Palestine Action rally defy police plea to postpone after Manchester attack

The Met requested a delay to the latest in a series of demonstrations in support of the proscribed group after resources were stretched thin by the terror attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation

2 min read

October 3, 2025 11:45

(Illustrative) Supporters of Palestine Action protest outside ACC Liverpool during the Labour Conference 2025 on September 28, 2025 in Liverpool, England (Image: Getty)

Israel intercepts final Gaza flotilla vessel

Climate activist turned pro-Palestine campaigner Greta Thunberg is among the crew members detained, having already been deported from Israel following a previous flotilla mission in June

1 min read

October 3, 2025 11:01

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg poses with a Palestinian flag as a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and activists prepare to leave for Gaza, in Barcelona on August 30, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Seized documents show Gaza flotilla ‘owned and controlled by Hamas’

The Israeli Foreign Ministry claimed that the naval mission has close links to a designated terror group acting as Hamas’ representatives abroad

1 min read

October 1, 2025 12:09

Zaher Birawi (R) at an award ceremony for the Association of Students for Palestinian Advocacy in November 2024 (Image: Instagram/ZaherBirawi)

ADL deletes ‘glossary of extremism’ amid backlash over Charlie Kirk entry

The organisation insisted that the inclusion of Kirk’s Turning Point USA did not mean it was considered to be an extremist group

2 min read

October 1, 2025 11:16

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt speaks onstage ADL's Never Is Now at Javits Center on March 03, 2025 (Image: Getty)

WWE changes name of October 7 ‘Invasion’ event after Israeli backlash

The original name referred to a similar show that ran in 2001, but was changed after some fans complained that it was ‘insensitive’

2 min read

October 1, 2025 10:31

Wrestlers from NXT (L) and TNA (R) face off during the September 30 edition of WWE NXT (Image: WWE)

Reebok backs down on Israeli football kit ‘boycott’ after lawsuit threat

The decision comes after Uefa also reportedly delayed a vote on excluding Israel from the World Cup

1 min read

October 1, 2025 10:07

Israel's players are gathered on the field during the 2026 World Cup qualifier match against Italy on September 8, 2025 in Debrecen, Hungary (Image: Getty)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

IDF investigating reports of aid worker deaths in Gaza airstrike

The UK Muslim clerics and activists who preach hate, back terrorists – and get away with it

Trump warns of ‘massive bloodshed’ if peace plan not agreed soon

Gary Lineker shares unevidenced claim that IDF ‘tormented’ Greta Thunberg

More from Jacob Jaffa

Tommy Robinson attacks ‘elitist Jews’ amid row with Board over Israeli visit

Robbie Williams cancels Turkey gig over ‘security concerns’ after anti-Israel backlash

Wes Streeting plans law change to stamp out NHS antisemitism

Pro-Palestine marches ‘could be banned’ under planned government crackdown

‘Jewish supremacy’ doctor hails October 7 in pro-Hamas post during argument with victims’ relative

‘Jewish blood on his hands’: Apprentice star blames Netanyahu for Manchester synagogue attack

‘Our protest will go ahead as planned’: Organisers of pro-Palestine Action rally defy police plea to postpone after Manchester attack

Israel intercepts final Gaza flotilla vessel

Seized documents show Gaza flotilla ‘owned and controlled by Hamas’

ADL deletes ‘glossary of extremism’ amid backlash over Charlie Kirk entry

WWE changes name of October 7 ‘Invasion’ event after Israeli backlash

Reebok backs down on Israeli football kit ‘boycott’ after lawsuit threat