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

Rabbis

Gun-toting Orthodox rabbi turns the tables on would-be car thieves

Emanuel Goldfeiz was still dressed in his Shabbat best when he was attacked by two masked assailants

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An Orthodox rabbi in Baltimore scared off two would-be car thieves after pulling out his legally-owned pistol when they attacked him (Image: CBS News)

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Paul Danan attends the "Once Upon A Time in London" world premiere at Troxy on April 15, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

Jewish star Paul Danan’s cause of death revealed as ‘combination of drugs’

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Franck Magennis, one of the lawyers representing Hamas in its attempt to shed its proscribed status in the UK, has claimed that Israel perpetrates the 'mass murder of Palestinian because they're not Jewish' (Image: YouTube/ElectronicIntifada)

Hamas’ UK lawyer claims Israel ‘murders’ Palestinians ‘because they’re not Jewish’

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Donald Trump has confirmed he warned Israel against striking Iranian nuclear sites as negotiations with Tehran continue (Image: Getty)

Trump warns Israel off Iran strike amid possible progress in nuclear talks

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Gal Gadot’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star defaced with ‘baby killer’ slur

The vandalism came as five people were arrested in London for allegedly harassing the actress during filming

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May 29, 2025 10:28

Gal Gadot's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been defaced to label her a 'baby killer' (Image: X/@Eve_Barlow)

Baby of West Bank terror shooting victim dies in hospital

Ravid Chaim Gez was delivered by emergency caesarian after his mother, Tzeela, was fatally wounded while en route to give birth to him

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May 29, 2025 09:22

Ravid Chaim Gez passed away in hospital this morning just under two weeks after he was delivered by emergency caesarian (Image: Gez family via X/@AmitSegal)

Indonesia ‘ready to recognise Israel’ to ‘achieve true peace’

The majority-Muslim nation, which has been publicly hostile to Israel for years, conditioned the move on the equivalent recognition of a Palestinian state by Jerusalem

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May 28, 2025 14:52

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has said his country is 'ready to recognise Israel' if Jerusalem makes the equivalent gesture for a Palestinian state (Image: Getty)

Israel confirms death of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar

His death leaves the group without a leader in Gaza and could spark a power struggle with the political leadership in Qatar

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May 28, 2025 13:33

Israel has confirmed the death of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in a recent air strike in Gaza (Image: IDF)

ICC considering warrants against Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

Chief prosecutor Karim Khan was reportedly preparing to seek the far-right ministers’ arrests before he was suspended pending an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against him

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May 28, 2025 11:17

The ICC is reportedly considering issuing arrest warrants for far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir (left) and Bezalel Smotrich (Image: Getty)

US suspends student visa applications over college antisemitism probe

The pause will allow the Trump administration to set up procedures to vet candidates’ social media activity

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May 28, 2025 09:52

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has paused new applications for student visas ahead of the rollout of new social media vetting standards (Image: Getty)

Israeli far-right hijack Jerusalem Day celebrations with ‘death to Arabs’ chants and Temple Mount prayer

Extremists used the occasion to call for Arab villages to be burned and break the ban on Jewish worship at the holy site

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May 27, 2025 13:42

Protestors clashed with police in Jerusalem on Monday after members of the far-right chanted 'death to the Arabs' during Yom Yerushalayim celebrations (Image: Flash90)

UJS deputy resigns from Board over ‘genocidal assault’ on Gaza

Daniel Grossman accused the Board of being ‘morally bankrupt’ and failing to ‘represent the increasing diversity of opinion’ about Israel within the Jewish community

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May 27, 2025 11:23