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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‘The best friend Israel ever had’: Trump cheered in Knesset after hostage releases

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana hailed the US President, whose speech was interrupted by a vocal protest, as ‘the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House’

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US President Trump addresses the Knesset on October 13, 2025 (Image: YouTube/Sky News)

Large crowds welcome the return of Palestinian prisoners in the West Bank on October 13, 2025 (Image: YouTube/Sky News)

Who are the terrorists being released in exchange for the hostages?

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The Israeli Knesset awaits a speech by US President Trump on October 13, 2025 (Image: YouTube/Sky News)

Israeli politicians celebrate hostage releases

1 min read

Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or are reunited after his release (Photo: IDF)

Songs of joy and tears of relief as hostages reunite with families after two years apart

5 min read

Peter Hitchens claims Manchester synagogue attack was ‘not antisemitism’

The outspoken columnist advanced a bizarre alternative theory as to what motivated Jihad al-Shamie to target Jews on Yom Kippur

1 min read

October 10, 2025 12:22

Peter Hitchens (Image: YouTube/The Spectator)

Israel holds its breath and waits for its loved-ones to come home

IDF withdrew to agreed-upon lines in Gaza today as the 72-hour window opened for Hamas to free the captives

3 min read

October 10, 2025 10:36

Einav Zangauker, the mother of Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, speaks during a solidarity protest (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

CPS to appeal after collapse of Kneecap terror trial

The band responded: ‘We will fight you in your court again. We will win again’

1 min read

October 9, 2025 15:06

Mo Chara leaving Woolwich Crown Court on September 26, 2025 in London, England (Image: Getty Images)

Who are the hostages due to be returned under the Gaza peace deal?

A total of 48 captives remain in the Strip, only 22 of whom are believed to be alive

7 min read

October 9, 2025 10:19

People look at photographs of hostages kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and taken to Gaza on October 7, 2023, at a succah in Paris, France, on October 7, 2025 (Image: Flash90)

Israel and Hamas agree peace deal to end Gaza War

Latest reports suggest that the remaining living hostages could return on Saturday

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October 9, 2025 07:10

Israeli negotiators shake hands with Qatari mediators after signing a peace deal with Hamas to end the Gaza War on October 9, 2025 (Image: Times of Israel/Telegram)

Greta Thunberg did not claim IDF ‘torture’ during flotilla deportation hearing

A Turkish activist who was detained alongside the 22-year-old claimed she had been beaten, dragged by her hair and forced to kiss an Israeli flag

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October 6, 2025 15:01

Greta Thunberg and two other flotilla activists at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv prior to their deportation on October 6, 2025 (Image: Israeli Foreign Ministry)

Observer editorial makes false claim about murdered Jews in UK

The paper had stated that nobody had been killed for being Jewish in Britain since the 1650s, but an expert has raised several more recent examples

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October 6, 2025 13:58

Front page of The Observer on October 5, 2025 (Image: The Observer)

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

October 6, 2025 11:39

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

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

In case after case, the authorities have failed to prosecute chilling comments about Jews and Hamas

3 min read

October 6, 2025 11:02

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

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

Negotiators from both Israel and Hamas have gathered in Egypt for mediated talks after the terror group signalled partial acceptance of the US-backed deal

2 min read

October 6, 2025 10:48

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

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

The former Match of the Day host also shared posts comparing Hamas’ hostages to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and defending the march in support of the proscribed terror group Palestine Action

2 min read

October 5, 2025 13:49

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

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

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October 5, 2025 12:38

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

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

‘The best friend Israel ever had’: Trump cheered in Knesset after hostage releases

Who are the terrorists being released in exchange for the hostages?

Israeli politicians celebrate hostage releases

Songs of joy and tears of relief as hostages reunite with families after two years apart

More from Jacob Jaffa

Peter Hitchens claims Manchester synagogue attack was ‘not antisemitism’

Israel holds its breath and waits for its loved-ones to come home

CPS to appeal after collapse of Kneecap terror trial

Who are the hostages due to be returned under the Gaza peace deal?

Israel and Hamas agree peace deal to end Gaza War

Greta Thunberg did not claim IDF ‘torture’ during flotilla deportation hearing

Observer editorial makes false claim about murdered Jews in UK

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

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