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

Hamas

Hamas will only disarm ‘if occupation ends’, claims political chief

Khalil al-Hayya also claimed that Hamas has reached a governance agreement with Fatah, contrary to a statement from the PA

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Hamas political bureau co-chair Khalil al-Hayya (R) holds a press conference during a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus on October 19, 2022 (Image: Getty)

US Vice President JD Vance delivers a statement to the media at Israel's ceasefire coordination centre near Kiryat Gat on October 21, 2025 (Flash90)

Hamas officials can reach 10 of the 13 remaining hostages, Israeli officials tell Vance

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US President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a signing ceremony at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia likely to join Abraham Accords by end of year, says Trump

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IOC President Kirsty Coventry speaks during the presidential handover ceremony at Olympic House on June 23, 2025 in Lausanne, Switzerland (Image: Getty Images)

International Olympic Committee orders Indonesia boycott after Israel athletes denied visas

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Knesset pushes through two bills on West Bank settlement annexation despite government opposition

The motions, sponsored by the far-right Noam party, passed an initial reading with the help of a Likud rebel

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October 23, 2025 09:10

A plenum session of the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 22, 2025 (Image: Flash90)

Knesset committee rejects proposal for October 7 state inquiry

Prime Minister Netanyahu has reportedly been pushing for an alternative inquiry commission, the members of which would be appointed by the government rather than the Supreme Court

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October 23, 2025 08:57

A meeting of the Knesset State Control Committee in Jerusalem on October 22, 2025 (Image: Flash90)

ICJ rules Israel ‘has not substantiated’ allegations of Unwra Hamas ‘infiltration’

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has called the case ‘part of a systematic persecution and delegitimisation’ effort

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October 22, 2025 15:36

ICJ President Yuji Iwasawa reads the advisory opinion at the International Court of Justice in The Hague

Netanyahu sacks national security advisor following reported disagreements over Gaza War

Tazachi Hanegbi is understood to have opposed the offensive aimed at occupying Gaza City in May

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October 22, 2025 13:22

National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on March 5, 2024 (Image: Flash90)

Home Office deproscribes former Al Qaeda affiliate led by new Syrian president

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham was formerly the offshoot of the terrorist group in Syria, but now forms the basis of the country’s government

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October 22, 2025 10:21

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa waits to meet with France's President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025 (Image: Getty Images)

‘No involvement’ – Netanyahu rules out Turkish troops in Gaza under post-war plan

Concerns had been raised about Ankara’s forces being stationed in the region, with the prime minister seeing the idea as a ‘red line’

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October 22, 2025 09:37

US Vice President JD Vance meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on October 22, 2025 (Image: Getty Images)

‘Jewish supremacy’ doctor arrested over ‘antisemitic trope’ speech

Rahemeh Aladwan claimed that police were acting on behalf of the ‘Israeli Jewish lobby’

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October 22, 2025 08:41

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan (Image: Campaign Against Antisemitism)

Hamas releases bodies of two Nir Oz hostages

Tamir Adar was killed on October 7, while Arie Zalmanowicz was murdered in captivity the next month

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October 22, 2025 08:20

(L-R) Tamir Adar and Arie Zalmanowicz (Image: Courtesy)

Netanyahu claims Israelis would have ‘gone up in nuclear smoke’ if Gaza War had ended sooner

Opposition Yair Lapid hit back: ‘Who was prime minister on October 7?’

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October 21, 2025 13:30

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a plenary session of the opening day of the winter session at the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 20, 2025 (Image: Flash90)

Maccabi Tel Aviv rejects tickets for Aston Villa game even if fan ban overturned

The club blamed ‘hate-filled falsehoods’ spread by ‘divisive figures’, which it said had created a ‘toxic atmosphere’ that was unsafe for its fans.

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October 21, 2025 11:12

An empty Villa Park before kick-off of a Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park in Birmingham on December 9, 2023 (Image: Getty Images)

Hamas returns body of kibbutz civil defence hero killed on October 7

Tal Haimi ‘fought like a lion’ to defend his community from terrorists, while his death meant he never met his infant son

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October 21, 2025 09:09

Tel Aviv football derby called off after ‘violent riots’ among fans

Authorities said smoked grenades were thrown by supporters as fighting broke out, though Hapoel Tel Aviv accused police of ‘brutal’ treatment

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October 20, 2025 14:02

Police stand guard after the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv was cancelled at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, on October 19, 2025 (Image: Flash90)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Hamas will only disarm ‘if occupation ends’, claims political chief

Hamas officials can reach 10 of the 13 remaining hostages, Israeli officials tell Vance

Saudi Arabia likely to join Abraham Accords by end of year, says Trump

International Olympic Committee orders Indonesia boycott after Israel athletes denied visas

More from Jacob Jaffa

Knesset pushes through two bills on West Bank settlement annexation despite government opposition

Knesset committee rejects proposal for October 7 state inquiry

ICJ rules Israel ‘has not substantiated’ allegations of Unwra Hamas ‘infiltration’

Netanyahu sacks national security advisor following reported disagreements over Gaza War

Home Office deproscribes former Al Qaeda affiliate led by new Syrian president

‘No involvement’ – Netanyahu rules out Turkish troops in Gaza under post-war plan

‘Jewish supremacy’ doctor arrested over ‘antisemitic trope’ speech

Hamas releases bodies of two Nir Oz hostages

Netanyahu claims Israelis would have ‘gone up in nuclear smoke’ if Gaza War had ended sooner

Maccabi Tel Aviv rejects tickets for Aston Villa game even if fan ban overturned

Hamas returns body of kibbutz civil defence hero killed on October 7

Tel Aviv football derby called off after ‘violent riots’ among fans