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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US Politics

Vance calls off Israel trip over new Gaza offensive

There is reportedly growing frustration in Washington that a peace deal remains elusive

2 min read

American Vice President JD Vance reportedly called off a mooted trip to Israel over the new IDF offensive in Gaza (Image: Getty)

UK Lawyers for Israel has claimed that Plymouth City Council may have breached the Equality Act by allowing a Palestinian flag to be flown in a garden overlooking a local Jewish cemetery)

Palestine flag flown over Jewish cemetery in Plymouth ‘breached Equality Act’

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Hamas has welcomed a joint statement by the UK, France and Canada urging Israel to end its latest offensive in Gaza (Image: Getty)

Hamas welcomes UK statement threatening ‘concrete action’ against Israel if Gaza War continues

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Yair Golan, a former IDF deputy chief of staff, has been accused of invoking 'blood libel' after suggesting Israel is killing Gazan babies 'as a hobby' (Image: Flash90)

Yair Golan accused of ‘blood libel’ after accusing Israel of ‘killing babies as a hobby’

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Over 200 MPs call for IRGC proscription after Iran spy plot charges

Three Iranians have appeared in court accused of spying for Tehran after coming to the UK as asylum seekers

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May 19, 2025 16:22

A group of more than 200 MPs has called on the government to proscribe the IRGC (Image: Alamy)

IDF kills suspect in West Bank murder of pregnant mother

Tzeela Gez, 30, succumbed to her injuries after her car was struck by a gunman as she travelled to hospital to give birth

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May 19, 2025 12:20

One of the men suspected of involvement in the murder of Tzeela Gez last week has been killed by the IDF (Image: Instagram/@stateofisrael)

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

May 19, 2025 11:47

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 steps down amid sexual assault probe

Karim Khan has been accused by a fellow lawyer of coercing her into ‘non-consensual sex acts’

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May 16, 2025 14:58

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)

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

No fewer than 13 super-rich businessmen with Jewish heritage cracked the top 50 of the prestigious annual wealth table

5 min read

May 16, 2025 13:24

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

Israel will allow resumption of Gaza aid next month

The deliveries will be made by a new private foundation operating under Jerusalem’s new distribution plan

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May 15, 2025 14:29

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)

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

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May 15, 2025 11:51

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 10:17

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

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May 14, 2025 16:51

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’

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May 14, 2025 16:34

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 15:43

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

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May 14, 2025 12:06

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)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Vance calls off Israel trip over new Gaza offensive

Palestine flag flown over Jewish cemetery in Plymouth ‘breached Equality Act’

Hamas welcomes UK statement threatening ‘concrete action’ against Israel if Gaza War continues

Yair Golan accused of ‘blood libel’ after accusing Israel of ‘killing babies as a hobby’

More from Jacob Jaffa

Over 200 MPs call for IRGC proscription after Iran spy plot charges

IDF kills suspect in West Bank murder of pregnant mother

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

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