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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Greta Thunberg

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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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)

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

Observer editorial makes false claim about murdered Jews in UK

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

IDF investigating reports of aid worker deaths in Gaza airstrike

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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

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October 5, 2025 11:37

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

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October 5, 2025 11:17

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

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October 5, 2025 09:46

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

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October 5, 2025 09:06

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

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October 3, 2025 16:19

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

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October 3, 2025 12:45

(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

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October 3, 2025 12:01

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

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October 1, 2025 13:09

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

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October 1, 2025 12:16

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

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

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

More from Jacob Jaffa

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

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