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

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Kneecap

Police confirm ‘no further action’ over Kneecap’s ‘kill your MP’ comments

One of the band’s members, Mo Chara, is set to return to court next month to face terror charges over a separate incident

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The Met Police has confirmed that 'no further action' will be taken against Kneecap over allegations that one of the band's members told fans to 'kill your MP' at a 2023 concert (Image: Getty)

The High Court has ruled that the UK's supply of F-35 parts to Israel is lawful (Image: Getty)

High Court rules UK supply of F-35 parts to Israel is lawful

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A senior Iranian cleric has issued a fatwa against US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu (Image: Getty)

Iran issues fatwa against Trump and Netanyahu

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IAEA director Rafael Grossi suggested that Iran could restart uranium enrichment within 'a matter of months' (Image: Getty)

Iran could restart uranium enrichment in ‘a matter of months’, says nuclear watchdog chief

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Glastonbury organisers condemn ‘unacceptable’ death to the IDF chant

Police have confirmed they are ‘assessing’ the performance

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June 29, 2025 10:51

Glastonbury organisers have condemned the 'death to the IDF chant' led by punk duo Bob Vylan as 'unacceptable' (Image: Getty)

Trump calls for end of Netanyahu’s ‘witch hunt’ corruption trial

The US president claimed that the charges against his Israeli counterpart were ‘unfair’ and called for a pardon for ‘a ‘great hero’

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June 26, 2025 15:14

President Trump has called on Israeli prosecutors to drop their 'witch hunt' trial of Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges (Image: Getty)

BBC may not broadcast Kneecap Glastonbury set

One of the Belfast-based bands members is set to appear in court after he was allegedly filmed cloaked in a Hezbollah flag

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June 26, 2025 14:37

Mo Chara (left) with bandmates Moglai Bap (right) and DJ Provai (centre) outside Westminster Magistrates' Court (Image: Getty)

Bosnian minister apologises after gathering of top rabbis turned away over claim it would ‘justify genocide’

Borjana Krišto said she ‘regretted’ that the conference had been cancelled following comments from one of her ministerial colleagues

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June 26, 2025 14:06

Bosnian minister Borjana Krišto has apologised after the Conference of European Rabbis had its conference cancelled following comments from one of her ministerial colleagues (Image: X/@MartaKosEU)

Three killed in settler attacks on West Bank villages, claims PA

Human rights groups claimed that more than 100 settlers took part in a number of raids, which saw Palestinians shot and property destroyed

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June 26, 2025 11:38

Three Palestinians were reportedly killed during settler attacks in Kafr Malik (Image: Getty)

Iran steps up arrests and executions of alleged Israeli collaborators

Three people, accused of working for Mossad, have been hanged while around 700 have been detained in the latest security crackdown

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June 26, 2025 10:38

Iranian security forces have arrested over 700 people and hanged three alleged Mossad agents in a new security crackdown (Image: Getty)

Lord Hermer ‘warned PM’ that UK involvement in Iran War ‘may be illegal’

Either way, the British government may face an awkward choice if the US decides to launch its own strikes on the Islamic Republic

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June 19, 2025 15:10

Attorney General Lord Hermer has reportedly advised the prime minister that greater UK involvement in the Israel-Iran War 'may be illegal' (Image: Getty)

Khamenei assassination is now ‘an objective’ of Israel’s war

Defence Minister Israel Katz said that the IDF is aiming to ‘prevent the existence’ of Iran’s supreme leader

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June 19, 2025 11:25

The death of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei is now an 'objective' of Israel's war effort, according to Defence Minister Israel Katz

Trump ‘approved plan’ to strike Iran unless eleventh-hour ceasefire agreed

The president is reportedly ‘holding off’ in case Tehran agrees to give up its nuclear programme altogether

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June 19, 2025 09:42

President Trump has reportedly 'approved' a plan for direct US strikes against Iran (Image: Getty)

Foreign Office sent Brits stranded in Israel message about imaginary ‘charter flight’

The department insisted that no repatriation flights had been chartered and that the email was an ‘administrative error’

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June 18, 2025 14:51

The British government has evacuated the relatives of its embassy staff from Tel Aviv (Image: Getty)

Israeli-linked hackers claim $90m data theft from major Iranian cryptocurrency exchange

The group, known as Predatory Sparrow, claimed they would release sensitive information in an attempt to get investors to pull their assets out of the system

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June 18, 2025 13:25

Israeli-linked hacker group Predatory Sparrow has reportedly stolen sensitive data from a major cryptocurrency exchange in Iran (Image: Getty)

Passengers kiss the ground as first El Al repatriation flight touches down in Israel

Thousands of Israelis have been left stranded abroad after the war with Iran shut down the country’s airspace

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June 18, 2025 12:55

The first repatriation flight for Israelis stranded abroad by the Iran-Israel War has landed at Ben-Gurion Airport (Image: Flash90)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Police confirm ‘no further action’ over Kneecap’s ‘kill your MP’ comments

High Court rules UK supply of F-35 parts to Israel is lawful

Iran issues fatwa against Trump and Netanyahu

Iran could restart uranium enrichment in ‘a matter of months’, says nuclear watchdog chief

More from Jacob Jaffa

Glastonbury organisers condemn ‘unacceptable’ death to the IDF chant

Trump calls for end of Netanyahu’s ‘witch hunt’ corruption trial

BBC may not broadcast Kneecap Glastonbury set

Bosnian minister apologises after gathering of top rabbis turned away over claim it would ‘justify genocide’

Three killed in settler attacks on West Bank villages, claims PA

Iran steps up arrests and executions of alleged Israeli collaborators

Lord Hermer ‘warned PM’ that UK involvement in Iran War ‘may be illegal’

Khamenei assassination is now ‘an objective’ of Israel’s war

Trump ‘approved plan’ to strike Iran unless eleventh-hour ceasefire agreed

Foreign Office sent Brits stranded in Israel message about imaginary ‘charter flight’

Israeli-linked hackers claim $90m data theft from major Iranian cryptocurrency exchange

Passengers kiss the ground as first El Al repatriation flight touches down in Israel