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

Eurovision 2025

Spanish state broadcaster to request audit of Eurovision televote after surge in support for Israel

RTVE, which courted controversy with its openly anti-Israel stance during its coverage of the competition, reportedly harbours ‘doubts’ about the validity of the public vote.

2 min read

Israeli entrant Yuval Raphael received a huge points boost from the Eurovision public vote, carrying her to a narrow second place in the Grand Final (Image: Getty)

ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan has reportedly stepped down as the investigation into the sexual assault allegations against him draws to a close (Image: Getty)

ICC chief prosecutor steps down amid sexual assault probe

1 min read

A total of 13 Jewish billionaires made the top 50 of the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List, including Spurs owner Joe Lewis (Image: Getty)

Who are the Jewish billionaires on the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List?

5 min read

Israel will allow aid deliveries to resume in Gaza through a private distributor next month (Pictured: Palestinians queue to receive food aid from an Unrwa distribution centre at the Nuseirat refugee camp in March; Image: Getty)

Israel will allow resumption of Gaza aid next month

2 min read

Ben and Jerry’s founder arrested after disrupting congressional hearing with Palestine protest

Ben Cohen claimed that the US ‘kills poor kids in Gaza’ before he was escorted out by police officers

2 min read

May 15, 2025 10:51

Ben and Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen was arrested after disrupting a Congressional hearing with a pro-Palestine protest (Image: C-Span)

Trump: US to ‘take’ Gaza and turn it into ‘freedom zone’

The president also stated that Iran had ‘sort of’ agreed to a nuclear deal

1 min read

May 15, 2025 09:17

Donald Trump has suggested the US could turn Gaza into a 'freedom zone' (Pictured: Trump addresses the press alongside Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani; Image: Getty)

Charity Commission rebukes Muslim charity over chair’s anti-Zionist comments

Dr Taj Hargey compared Zionism to Nazism and claimed Jewish MPs should be ‘identified’ to show the public they ‘are not objective and unbiased’, according to the watchdog

2 min read

May 14, 2025 15:51

The Charity Commission has criticised a Muslim charity for its chair's anti-Zionist comments (Image: Charity Commission for England and Wales)

NHL team owner suspended after ‘unacceptable’ posts in social media row about Israel

Doug Cifu, who is Jewish, told a rival team’s fan to ‘eat s***’ and called for ‘every last Hamas rat’ to be ‘eliminated’

1 min read

May 14, 2025 15:34

Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu has been suspended from the NHL after making 'unacceptable' comments during a social media row with a fan about Israel (Image: YouTube/@JohnLothianNews)

UK government’s lawyers say there is ‘no evidence’ of Israel targeting civilians in Gaza

The legal team defending the decision not to suspend the F-35 fighter jet programme that alleged breaches of international law ‘do not necessarily indicate... genocidal intent’

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May 14, 2025 14:43

Lawyers for the UK government have told the High Court there is 'no evidence' that Israel deliberately targets civilians in Gaza (Pictured: Palestinian child i the ruins onf Al-Hasanat Mosque in the Al-Nuseirat Refugee Camp, central Gaza; Image: Getty)

Israel arrests Gaza ‘double agent’ accused of compromising defences on October 7

The former Shin Bet asset reportedly told his handler that there was “no offensive deployment by Hamas” the day before the attacks unfolded

1 min read

May 14, 2025 11:06

Israel has arrested an alleged Shin Bet double agent accused of providing false information that compromised its defences on the eve of the October 7 attacks (Pictured: Israeli security forces stand next to a vehicle used by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023; Image: Flash90)

Trump to lift US sanctions on Syria after Al-Sharaa meeting

Trump in Saudi Arabia: US President announces lifting of Syria sanctions

2 min read

May 14, 2025 09:36

US President Trump has announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria during a tour of the Middle East (Image: Getty)

British tourist deported from Israel after ‘entering military zone’

The pro-Palestine activist is accused of belonging to a group promoting a boycott of Israel and making anti-Israeli posts on social media before being detained by soldiers in the West Bank

1 min read

May 13, 2025 14:25

A British woman, named in the media as Janet Adyeri, has been deported from Israel after allegedly entering a 'military zone' in the West Bank (Image: X/@ItamarBenGvir)

Gary Lineker shares anti-Zionist lecture from account that claimed Israel ‘controls the US government’

A copy of the video has since been flagged in relation to X’s ‘hateful conduct’ regulations

2 min read

May 13, 2025 12:01

Gary Lineker has come under fire for sharing an anti-Zionist lecture on Instagram

‘They have nowhere to return’ – Netanyahu suggests Gaza demolitions will encourage emigration

In leaked remarks to members of the Knesset, the Israeli prime minister reportedly said that some movement of people out of the Strip was ‘inevitable’

1 min read

May 13, 2025 10:09

Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly suggested that home demolitions could encourage emigration from Gaza as the population 'have nowhere to return' (Image: Getty)

Edan Alexander will not fly to Qatar, family say

The US-Israeli hostage will instead travel to Washington to meet Donald Trump at a later date

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May 13, 2025 09:08

Edan Alexander will not fly to Qatar following his release, according to his family (Image: Flash90)

ICC chief prosecutor announced Netanyahu warrant ‘within weeks of being hit with sexual assault allegation’

A new report suggests that the decision was made to charge the Israeli leader with war crimes just before the accusations went public

2 min read

May 12, 2025 14:46

Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks prior to the first appearance of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charge of crimes against humanity over his deadly crackdown on narcotics, in The Hague on March 14, 2025. The 79-year-old, the first ex-Asian head of state to face charges at the ICC, followed by videolink during a short hearing to inform him of the crimes he is alleged to have committed, as well as his rights as a defendant. Duterte stands accused of the crime against humanity of murder over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups said killed thousands. (Photo by Peter Dejong / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PETER DEJONG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Spanish state broadcaster to request audit of Eurovision televote after surge in support for Israel

ICC chief prosecutor steps down amid sexual assault probe

Who are the Jewish billionaires on the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List?

Israel will allow resumption of Gaza aid next month

More from Jacob Jaffa

Ben and Jerry’s founder arrested after disrupting congressional hearing with Palestine protest

Trump: US to ‘take’ Gaza and turn it into ‘freedom zone’

Charity Commission rebukes Muslim charity over chair’s anti-Zionist comments

NHL team owner suspended after ‘unacceptable’ posts in social media row about Israel

UK government’s lawyers say there is ‘no evidence’ of Israel targeting civilians in Gaza

Israel arrests Gaza ‘double agent’ accused of compromising defences on October 7

Trump to lift US sanctions on Syria after Al-Sharaa meeting

British tourist deported from Israel after ‘entering military zone’

Gary Lineker shares anti-Zionist lecture from account that claimed Israel ‘controls the US government’

‘They have nowhere to return’ – Netanyahu suggests Gaza demolitions will encourage emigration

Edan Alexander will not fly to Qatar, family say

ICC chief prosecutor announced Netanyahu warrant ‘within weeks of being hit with sexual assault allegation’