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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Israel

Pro-Israel lawyer clashes with MPs in select committee hearing on Gaza

Natasha Hausdorff and committee chair Emily Thornberry got into a row over the UK and US legal position on Israel’s military operations in the Strip

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Natasha Hausdorff, legal director of the UK Lawyers for Israel Charitable Trust, appears before the Foreign Affairs Select Committee (Image: UK Parliament)

The Muslim Brotherhood has been banned in Jordan (Image: Getty)

Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood after ‘sabotage plot’ uncovered

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The Israeli Foreign Ministry has deleted its condolence post for the late Pope Francis (Image: Getty)

Israeli Foreign Ministry deletes condolence post for Pope Francis

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Harvard University has sued the Trump administration over the suspension of its federal funding (Image: Getty)

Harvard sues Trump administration over $2.2 billion funding suspension

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Syria arrests two Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders in unprecedented crackdown

The country has increasingly moved away from its former alliance with Iran following the overthrow of the Assad regime

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April 22, 2025 14:24

Syria's new president Ahmed Al-Sharaa has been pivoting the country away from its prior alliance with Iran (Image: Getty)

Football superstar Erling Haaland holds video call with freed hostage

Sport-mad Omer Shem Tov endured 505 day of captivity but a virtual meeting with his hero offered so much-needed strength in his recovery

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April 17, 2025 15:30

Norway and Manchester City star Erling Haaland held a video call with former hostage Omer Shem Tov this week (Image: Getty)

Macron to link new Gaza ceasefire to Saudi normalisation and hostage releases, French official claims

President Emmanuel Macron has indicated that Paris could also recognise a Palestinian state in June as he looks to bridge gaping divides between the two sides

1 min read

April 17, 2025 12:42

French President Macron is reportedly looking to broker a new Gaza ceasefire, which is set to include normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia (Image: Getty)

Guardian admits using photo of ancient synagogue to illustrate ‘Israeli suppression’ of Palestinian history

The paper has now swapped the picture for one of an early Islamic site on the other side of the country

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April 17, 2025 11:01

The synagogue in Kafr Bi'rim (Image: Alamy)

The women’s rugby star shattering the myth that Jews aren’t athletic

Sarah Levy sat down with the JC to discuss the role her Jewish upbringing plays in her performance, a prospective Olympic homecoming and how she hopes to inspire the next generation of girls

3 min read

April 16, 2025 12:24

The USA's Sarah Levy has rapidly become one of the top stars on the Women's Rugby Sevens circuit (Image: USA Rugby)

Pro-Palestine activist arrested by ICE during US citizenship interview

Mohsen Mahdawi helped to organise demonstrations at Columbia University last year, which the Trump administration claim gave rise to multiple violent and antisemitic incidents

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April 15, 2025 17:26

An organiser of last year's pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University has been arrested during his US citizenship interview, according to his lawyers (Image: CBS News)

Iran nuclear programme expected to continue despite potential new deal with the US

Negotiations have been scheduled for a second round, but there is concern in Jerusalem that its key regional foe will be allowed to carry on enriching uranium

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April 15, 2025 12:36

Talks between the US and Iran are reported to be unlikely to result in the complete halt of the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme (Image: Alamy)

Board of Deputies calls on BBC to move ‘firmer, further and faster’ over coverage ‘bias’

The Board also urged the corporation to improve its ‘treatment of Jewish staff and contractors’

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April 12, 2025 14:14

The Board of Deputies has urged the BBC to go further in tackling allegations of bias in its Middle East coverage (Image: Getty)

US judge rules pro-Palestine activist can be deported over campus protests in landmark case

The decision sets an important precedent that legal residency can be revoked without any criminal conviction

2 min read

April 12, 2025 12:05

An immigration judge has ruled that Mahmoud Khalil can be deported over his role in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University, despite holding a green card (Image: Alamy)

Iran to seek ‘interim nuclear deal’ in talks with US

Tehran could reportedly agree to dilute its stock of enriched uranium in order to stave off President Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign

1 min read

April 11, 2025 12:35

Iran is reportedly set to offer concessions over its nuclear programme in talks with US officials this weekend (Image: Getty)

Hamas-run Health Ministry inflated Gaza death toll using decade-old fatalities

A number of people included in the latest round of supposedly official data also appeared on a similar list in 2014

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April 11, 2025 11:51

The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry has been found to have included decade-old fatalities in its latest death toll data (Image: Getty)

Mike Huckabee confirmed as US ambassador to Israel

The former Arkansas governor has been hailed among Republicans for his vocal support of the Jewish state but critics have raised concern about his previous comments regarding the West Bank

1 min read

April 10, 2025 11:50

Mike Huckabee has been confirmed by the Senate as Washington's new ambassador to Israel (Image: Getty)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Pro-Israel lawyer clashes with MPs in select committee hearing on Gaza

Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood after ‘sabotage plot’ uncovered

Israeli Foreign Ministry deletes condolence post for Pope Francis

Harvard sues Trump administration over $2.2 billion funding suspension

More from Jacob Jaffa

Syria arrests two Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders in unprecedented crackdown

Football superstar Erling Haaland holds video call with freed hostage

Macron to link new Gaza ceasefire to Saudi normalisation and hostage releases, French official claims

Guardian admits using photo of ancient synagogue to illustrate ‘Israeli suppression’ of Palestinian history

The women’s rugby star shattering the myth that Jews aren’t athletic

Pro-Palestine activist arrested by ICE during US citizenship interview

Iran nuclear programme expected to continue despite potential new deal with the US

Board of Deputies calls on BBC to move ‘firmer, further and faster’ over coverage ‘bias’

US judge rules pro-Palestine activist can be deported over campus protests in landmark case

Iran to seek ‘interim nuclear deal’ in talks with US

Hamas-run Health Ministry inflated Gaza death toll using decade-old fatalities

Mike Huckabee confirmed as US ambassador to Israel