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

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West Midlands Police apologise for saying Jews wanted Maccabi fan ban – but still claim some back it ‘privately’

Chief Constable Craig Guildford admitted the force had ‘no documented feedback’ from the community when the claim was made, but insisted there was ‘never any intention to mislead’

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Chief Constable Craig Guildford of West Midlands Police (Parliament TV)

Islamic State calls for ‘season of terror’ against Jews in the US, Europe and Israel

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US President Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025 (Getty Images)

Netanyahu pardon ‘on its way’ claims Trump, despite Herzog pushback

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Senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad official Abdulaziz al-Minawi (L), Hamas' Arab relations chief Khalil al-Hayya (C) and Secretary General of the PFLP-GC Talal Naji (R) hold a press conference during a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus on October 19, 2022 (Getty Images)

Hamas set to elect new leader within weeks

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Trump offers backing for fresh Iran strikes amid threat of ‘total war’

The president’s warning came amid a spate of mass protests within Iran over the country’s deepening economic crisis

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December 30, 2025 11:41

US President Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida (Getty Images)

Trump calls on Hamas to disarm or face ‘hell’ during Mar-a-Lago summit with Netanyahu

The US president voiced full support for Israel’s action in Gaza, but clashed with Netanyahu over the West Bank

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December 30, 2025 10:59

Gaza charity leaders arrested in Italy over alleged Hamas fundraising

The suspects, as well as two others outside the country, are accused of using humanitarian foundations to funnel millions to the terror group

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December 28, 2025 12:17

Italian police van outside the Stadio Friuli on October 14, 2025 in Udine (Getty Images)

Israel confirms formal recognition of Somaliland

Jerusalem announced the move just days before Somalia, from which the country claims independence, takes over presidency of the UN

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December 28, 2025 11:19

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, now president of Somaliland, speaks during a press conference on November 10, 2024, ahead of the 2024 presidential election (Getty Images)

Netanyahu suggests October 7 inquiry will examine impact of Gaza disengagement and anti-judicial reform protests

The scope of the investigation could run all the way back to the 1993 Oslo Accords

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December 23, 2025 13:38

Prime Minister Netanyahu during a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance at the Prime Minister's Office on October 22, 2025 (Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia won’t agree normalisation until Israel acts like a ‘normal country’, claims former intelligence chief

Prince Turki al-Faisal claimed that Jerusalem has been unwilling to ‘pay the price of peace’ in the past

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December 23, 2025 13:11

Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal (Getty Images)

Indicted Netanyahu aide claims PM backed plan to use confidential intelligence to sway opinion against hostage deal

The Prime Minister’s Office has claimed that Feldstein’s allegations are politically motivated and aimed at deflecting blame for the leak

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December 23, 2025 10:54

Eli Feldstein, former media advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu, during an interview with Kan on December 22, 2025 (Kan)

Israel calls on diaspora Jews to make aliyah following spate of antisemitic terror attacks

‘The time has come’ said Foreign Minist Gideon Sa’ar in the wake of the Heaton Park and Bondi massacres

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December 22, 2025 15:07

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Asuncion during his official visit to Paraguay on November 24, 2025 (Getty Images)

Israel confirms creation of 19 new West Bank settlements

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the project, which includes the recognition of previously illegal outposts, is designed to prevent a potential Palestinian state in future

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December 22, 2025 14:50

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen after a press conference at the Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on December 4, 2025 (Flash90)

Netanyahu to present Trump with plans for new attack on Iran during Florida visit

The IDF’s chief of staff also hinted at fresh conflict with the Islamic Republic, with Israel said to be concerned about its buildup of ballistic missiles

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December 22, 2025 14:01

US President Trump speaks to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Ben Gurion International Airport before boarding his plane to Sharm El-Sheikh, on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel (Getty Images)

Sydney attackers made video condemning ‘Zionists’ before Isis-inspired mass shooting

Court filings also revealed that the two men hurled ‘viable’ homemade explosives at the crowd celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach, which fortunately failed to detonate

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December 22, 2025 11:50

Sajid Akram undertaking 'firearms training' in rural New South Wales (New South Wales Police)

Police injured in Jerusalem Charedi riots

Confrontations between officers and strictly-Orthodox demonstrators turned violent over the attempted arrests of several draft dodgers

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December 19, 2025 14:14

Charedi men clash with police during a protest following the issuance of a parking ticket on Bar-Ilan Road in Jerusalem, on December 18, 2025 (Flash90)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

West Midlands Police apologise for saying Jews wanted Maccabi fan ban – but still claim some back it ‘privately’

Islamic State calls for ‘season of terror’ against Jews in the US, Europe and Israel

Netanyahu pardon ‘on its way’ claims Trump, despite Herzog pushback

Hamas set to elect new leader within weeks

More from Jacob Jaffa

Trump offers backing for fresh Iran strikes amid threat of ‘total war’

Trump calls on Hamas to disarm or face ‘hell’ during Mar-a-Lago summit with Netanyahu

Gaza charity leaders arrested in Italy over alleged Hamas fundraising

Israel confirms formal recognition of Somaliland

Netanyahu suggests October 7 inquiry will examine impact of Gaza disengagement and anti-judicial reform protests

Saudi Arabia won’t agree normalisation until Israel acts like a ‘normal country’, claims former intelligence chief

Indicted Netanyahu aide claims PM backed plan to use confidential intelligence to sway opinion against hostage deal

Israel calls on diaspora Jews to make aliyah following spate of antisemitic terror attacks

Israel confirms creation of 19 new West Bank settlements

Netanyahu to present Trump with plans for new attack on Iran during Florida visit

Sydney attackers made video condemning ‘Zionists’ before Isis-inspired mass shooting

Police injured in Jerusalem Charedi riots