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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Dr Who star Ncuti Gatwa spoke at pro-Palestine demo days before leaving BBC show

The actor was pictured at an event which uncritically cited death toll figures from the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health, just before his final appearance aired

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Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa was pictured speaking at a pro-Palestine rally two days before he left the show (Image: Instagram/@ChooseLove)

The Israeli government is reportedly sending weapons to 'ISIS-linked clans' in Gaza to help them fight Hamas (Image: Alamy)

Israel ‘giving weapons to ISIS-linked clans’ to fight Hamas in Gaza

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David Miller faces prosecution over call for Zionists to be ‘targeted’

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Kneecap has been booked for a gig at London's OVO Arena Wembley despite the pending terror charge against one of its members (Image: X/@KNEECAPCEOL)

Kneecap booked for 12,500-seat Wembley arena despite Mo Chara terror charge

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Charedi parties threaten to force fresh elections over IDF draft law

Orthodox leaders have been enraged by the absence of an exemption for yeshiva students from military service

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June 4, 2025 15:41

United Torah Judaism chair Yitzchak Goldknopf is reportedly pushing to a bill to dissolve the Knesset over the Charedi draft law (Image: Flash90)

White House attacks BBC over Gaza coverage after story ‘taken down’

President Trump’s press secretary accused the corporation of ‘taking the word of Hamas with total truth’

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June 4, 2025 12:24

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt attacked the BBC for its coverage of alleged violence around aid distribution centres in Gaza (Image: Getty)

IDF investigates after shots fired near aid distribution centre

The site will close for the day for ‘refurbishments’ but its operator reported no disruption to distribution following reports of violence

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June 4, 2025 11:55

The IDF has denied firing on Palestinian civilians at an aid distribution centre (Image: Getty)

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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May 30, 2025 10:29

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)

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

The former Hollyoaks actor was found unresponsive at his flat in Bristol on January 15 after friends raised the alarm

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May 29, 2025 16:11

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)

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

Franck Magennis said he aims to ‘overthrow’ the Jewish State and ‘global capitalism’

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May 29, 2025 15:43

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)

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

Reports suggest that Tehran may be willing to suspend its uranium enrichment in return for a pair of significant concessions from Washington

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May 29, 2025 12:02

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

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 11:28

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 10:22

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 15:52

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 14:33

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 12:17

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

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Dr Who star Ncuti Gatwa spoke at pro-Palestine demo days before leaving BBC show

Israel ‘giving weapons to ISIS-linked clans’ to fight Hamas in Gaza

David Miller faces prosecution over call for Zionists to be ‘targeted’

Kneecap booked for 12,500-seat Wembley arena despite Mo Chara terror charge

More from Jacob Jaffa

Charedi parties threaten to force fresh elections over IDF draft law

White House attacks BBC over Gaza coverage after story ‘taken down’

IDF investigates after shots fired near aid distribution centre

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

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

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

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

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

Baby of West Bank terror shooting victim dies in hospital

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

Israel confirms death of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar

ICC considering warrants against Smotrich and Ben-Gvir