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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Pro-Palestine protests

Pro-Palestine march organiser under investigation over alleged links to Chinese regime

Code Pink was accused of engaging in ‘political activities that directly advance the communist Chinese government’s political and policy interests’

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Jodie Evans of Code Pink speaks during the Woman's Moral Monday March on Washington on July 19, 2021 in Washington, DC (Getty Images)

Miles Routledge in one of his YouTube videos (YouTube/LordMiles)

Restore Britain donor said the world needs ‘another Hitler’

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Israeli soldiers and settlers in the village of Qusra, West Bank, on August 12, 2026 (Getty Images)

IDF sends troops to break settler siege of West Bank village

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Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger buy LA Lakers for £8bn

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West Bank settlements ‘not going anywhere,’ Israeli envoy tells UN

Danny Danon said the settlements, which are considered a breach of international law by most UN members, are ‘not temporary outposts, but homes, families, and strong, beautiful communities’

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August 12, 2026 11:07

Israel Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon addresses the Security Council in New York on February 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

Nick Timothy condemns London Islamic march as ‘celebrating antisemitic and terrorist state of Iran’

Images from the march showed attendees holding Iranian flags and images of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

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August 10, 2026 13:07

Attendees at the Arbaeen Procession wearing Ayatollah Khamenei headbands in Marble Arch, London, on August 9, 2026 (Courtesy)

Boy George: I’ll sack bandmates who refuse to play pro-Israel song

The Culture Club frontman also defended the use of AI in creating the track, saying human musicians would have ‘gotten in his way’

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August 10, 2026 10:51

Senhit (R) and Boy George (L) representing San Marino during the second dress rehearsal for the semi-final of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, on May 11, 2026 (Getty Images)

Huckabee calls for ‘justice’ as Israel marks 25 years since Sbarro pizzeria bombing

Arnold Roth, the father of one of the murdered victims, made a similar plea in an exclusive JC interview as the woman who plotted the attack lives freely in Jordan

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August 9, 2026 11:36

Mike Huckabee during his confirmation hearing to become US ambassador to Israel (Getty Images)

West Bank settler charged over killing of Palestinian activist who helped film Oscar-winning documentary

The indictment of Yinon Levy, who was sanctioned by the UK in 2024, is believed to be the first of its kind since October 7

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August 7, 2026 11:18

A mural memorialising Palestinian activist Odeh Hathaleen in the village of Um al-Kher, West Bank, on July 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

German court rules that Israel-Nazi comparisons are protected speech

The court also ruled that the Instagram posts did not violate the country’s strict laws against Holocaust trivialisation

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August 4, 2026 11:42

German flags on the Reichstag building on July 26, 2026 (Getty Images)

Katz denies urging replacement of IDF West Bank for detaining ‘violent settler’ after military backlash

The Israeli defence minister seemed to announce the move back a potential replacement on live TV, but later said his meaning had been deliberately distorted

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August 3, 2026 15:38

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, (L), Yossi Dagan, head of the Shomron Regional Council (C), and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (C-R) attend a ceremony to mark the re-establishment of the Sa-Nur settlement in the West Bank on April 19, 2026 (Getty Images)

Boy George says he’s ‘devastated’ by loss of ‘innocent lives on both sides’ of Gaza War amid backlash over new ‘pro-peace’ song

It comes after the Culture Club star pulled out of a West End performance of Jesus Christ Superstar

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July 31, 2026 16:56

Boy George performing in 2023 (Getty Images)

Netanyahu expands control over Likud election slate

The Democrats have also launched their campaign, while Religious Zionism has confirmed the results of its candidate primaries

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July 28, 2026 11:35

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a vote in the plenum hall of the Knesset on July 16, 2026 (Flash90)

IDF soldier filmed damaging Palestinian’s car during West Bank violence

Palestinian officials also accused settlers of setting fire to two mosques in the wake of gun clashes with local villagers

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July 27, 2026 10:57

Israeli security forces during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on July 26, 2026 (Flash90)

Two arrested after Manchester Jews ‘shot with BB gun’

The arrests come a day after Greater Manchester Police apologised for a ‘missed opportunity’ to further investigate the Heaton Park Synagogue terrorist

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July 24, 2026 09:56

A Greater Manchester Police van in Manchester city centre (Getty Images)

No October 7 inquiry before elections, Israeli government tells High Court

Opposition politicians and bereaved families have accused Prime Minister Netanyahu of trying to ‘whitewash’ state failings in the lead up to the Hamas atrocity

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July 23, 2026 13:58

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu attends a session of the Knesset on July 16, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Pro-Palestine march organiser under investigation over alleged links to Chinese regime

Restore Britain donor said the world needs ‘another Hitler’

IDF sends troops to break settler siege of West Bank village

Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger buy LA Lakers for £8bn

More from Jacob Jaffa

West Bank settlements ‘not going anywhere,’ Israeli envoy tells UN

Nick Timothy condemns London Islamic march as ‘celebrating antisemitic and terrorist state of Iran’

Boy George: I’ll sack bandmates who refuse to play pro-Israel song

Huckabee calls for ‘justice’ as Israel marks 25 years since Sbarro pizzeria bombing

West Bank settler charged over killing of Palestinian activist who helped film Oscar-winning documentary

German court rules that Israel-Nazi comparisons are protected speech

Katz denies urging replacement of IDF West Bank for detaining ‘violent settler’ after military backlash

Boy George says he’s ‘devastated’ by loss of ‘innocent lives on both sides’ of Gaza War amid backlash over new ‘pro-peace’ song

Netanyahu expands control over Likud election slate

IDF soldier filmed damaging Palestinian’s car during West Bank violence

Two arrested after Manchester Jews ‘shot with BB gun’

No October 7 inquiry before elections, Israeli government tells High Court