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

Hostages

Names of six alive hostages to be freed this week confirmed by families

The announcement seemingly reveals the fate of a further eight hostages, including the Bibas children.

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A Hamas official has said that there is a 'high chance' that six hostages will be released on Saturday (Image: Getty)

Hamas has indicated that it would allow the PA to govern Gaza under the ceasefire deal (Image: Getty)

Hamas will ‘accept PA governing Gaza’ under ceasefire deal

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Francesca Albanese has admitted that the UN 'displays some bias' against Israel (Image: Getty)

Albanese admits that UN ‘displays some bias’ against Israel in stormy TV interview

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Israeli Police have raided two bookshops in East Jerusalem and arrested the owners (Image: Iyad Muna/CNN)

Two arrested in Israeli raids on East Jerusalem bookshops

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PA to end controversial ‘pay to slay’ programme

The fund could be reformed to remove the incentive for terrorists to commit violent crimes

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February 10, 2025 14:42

PA President Mahmoud Abbas has signed a decree to end the controversial 'pay to slay' scheme (Image: Getty)

Hamas names hostages for release following Gaza aid row delay

The announcement has deepened concern for the welfare of the Bibas children, who remain in Gaza

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February 7, 2025 16:18

Hamas has named the three hostages set for release tomorrow as Or Levy, Ohad Ben-Ami and Eliyahu Sharabi (Image: Getty)

Trump is not the friend Jews need

The US President just laid out – and appeared to row back on – a roadmap for ethnic cleansing

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February 6, 2025 12:14

Trump's Gaza plan may never happen, but it should prompt a shudder from Jews the world over

Saudi Arabia rules out Israel normalisation under Trump Gaza plan

The Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry has seemingly made an agreement conditional on a two-state solution

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February 5, 2025 12:38

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has confirmed that the Kingdom will not normalise relations with Israel until a Palestinian state is established in response to US President Trump's Gaza plan (Image: Getty)

Update: Hostage releases completed as Keith Siegel freed in Gaza City

Siegel, as well as Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas, was forced to participate in another sick ceremony before being handed over to the Red Cross

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February 1, 2025 08:20

Keith Siegel's release means all three Israeli hostages expected today have now been freed (Image: Getty)

Hamas names three hostages to be released tomorrow as Ofer Kalderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas

The announcement deepens concern over the fate of the Bibas children

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January 31, 2025 09:57

(L-R) Ofer Kalderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas have been listed for release from Gaza tomorrow (Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

RFK Jr denies claim he said Covid was ‘targeted’ to ‘spare Jews’ in confirmation hearing

The prospective Health Secretary faced questions about comments he made when he was a presidential candidate

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January 30, 2025 15:44

RFK Jr denied that he had claimed Covid-19 was 'ethnically targeted' during a torrid Senate confirmation hearing (Image: C-Span)

Smotrich working on ‘operational plan’ to resettle displaced Palestinians outside of Gaza

The far-right minister said he is trying to turn the idea outlined by US President Trump into concrete policy

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January 27, 2025 16:21

Far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich confirmed he is working on an 'operational plan' to resettle some Palestinians from Gaza to countries like Jordan and Egypt (Image: Getty)

Netanyahu hits out at ‘nonsense charges’ as he returns to court to testify in corruption trial

The Israeli Prime Minister stands accused of fraud and accepting bribes but has not appeared before judges in over a month due to his health

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January 27, 2025 14:45

Benjamin Netanyahu has returned to court for the latest hearings in his ongoing corruption trial (Image: Getty)

So that we never forget: Rare colourised photos of death camp liberation revealed

The images have been restored for the first time as part of a project to combat Holocaust denial

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January 27, 2025 09:00

A survivor is escorted out of the gates of Penig concentration camp (Image: US National Archives/Spaceship Earth)

Israel asks to delay Lebanon withdrawal days ahead of deadline

However, the recent shift in administration in the US could put the IDF back on the clock

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January 23, 2025 11:46

The IDF is reportedly seeking a delay to its withdrawal from southern Lebanon, which is meant to conclude by Sunday (Image: Getty)

White supremacist and members of neo-fascist group among ‘January 6 patriots’ pardoned by Trump

Another rioter who had their conviction quashed wore an antisemitic sweatshirt to the Capitol, while clemency was also extended to members of a neo-fascist group

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January 21, 2025 14:13

Donald Trump pardoned around 1,500 people involved in the January 6 riots, including members of the far-right Proud Boys group (Image: Getty)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Names of six alive hostages to be freed this week confirmed by families

Hamas will ‘accept PA governing Gaza’ under ceasefire deal

Albanese admits that UN ‘displays some bias’ against Israel in stormy TV interview

Two arrested in Israeli raids on East Jerusalem bookshops

More from Jacob Jaffa

PA to end controversial ‘pay to slay’ programme

Hamas names hostages for release following Gaza aid row delay

Trump is not the friend Jews need

Saudi Arabia rules out Israel normalisation under Trump Gaza plan

Update: Hostage releases completed as Keith Siegel freed in Gaza City

Hamas names three hostages to be released tomorrow as Ofer Kalderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas

RFK Jr denies claim he said Covid was ‘targeted’ to ‘spare Jews’ in confirmation hearing

Smotrich working on ‘operational plan’ to resettle displaced Palestinians outside of Gaza

Netanyahu hits out at ‘nonsense charges’ as he returns to court to testify in corruption trial

So that we never forget: Rare colourised photos of death camp liberation revealed

Israel asks to delay Lebanon withdrawal days ahead of deadline

White supremacist and members of neo-fascist group among ‘January 6 patriots’ pardoned by Trump