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

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Iran

Peace deal depends on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, says Iranian foreign minister

Neither Israel nor Hezbollah have signed up to the agreement and both continue to trade strikes along the Lebanese border

2 min read

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a press conference at the Iranian embassy on May 15, 2026 in New Delhi, India (Getty Images)

Journalist Owen Jones (R) leaving the Royal Courts of Justice on March 6, 2026 (PA)

Immigration minister tells ‘man child’ Owen Jones to ‘get a real job’ in Polanski Palestine Action row

3 min read

Steven Spielberg attends the Disclosure Day premiere at the David H Koch Theater at the Lincoln Center in New York City on June 08, 2026 (Getty Images)

ET never went home: Spielberg claims aliens ‘are here’ on Earth

1 min read

The offices of Allianz in Warsaw, Poland (Getty Images)

Insurance giant Allianz given green light to sue Palestine activists

1 min read

US will ‘take Kharg Island’ in ‘not too distant future’, Trump claims

The island, which sits in the Strait of Hormuz, is home to the lion’s share of Iran’s oil processing infrastructure

1 min read

June 11, 2026 14:28

US President Trump attends game three of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden on June 8, 2026 (Getty Images)

Likud confirms Netanyahu will run for re-election after Trump voices doubts

Israelis must head to the polls by October 27, with a tight race expected between the incumbent prime minister and the joint ticket of his predecessors, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid

1 min read

June 11, 2026 11:48

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu outside his office at the Knesset on June 3, 2026 (Flash90)

ICC suspends chief prosecutor who pursued Netanyahu warrant

Karim Khan has been on voluntary leave since last year while allegations of sexual assault levelled against him were investigated

1 min read

June 9, 2026 10:56

Karim Khan at a United Nations Security Council meeting in January 2025 (Getty Images)

Amsterdam Holocaust Museum ‘bans’ Kanye West over Nazi rants

Three people were removed from the crowd at the singer’s concert in nearby Arnhem after holding signs ‘promoting conspiracy theories about the Holocaust’

2 min read

June 8, 2026 11:31

Kanye West and Bianca Censori attend the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025, in Los Angeles, California (Getty Images)

Convicted Palestine Action activists apply to have judge thrown off case before sentencing

Campaign group Defend Our Juries, which has supported the group’s legal campaigns, accused Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson of ‘manifest bias and discrimination’

4 min read

June 5, 2026 10:40

Protesters hold placards outside Woolwich Crown Court in support of six Palestine Action activists, four of whom were subsequently convicted of criminal damage, on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

Disputed Lucian Freud portrait to be exhibited for first time since BBC authentication

The artist denied for years that he had painted Man in a Black Scarf but this was contradicted in 2016 by art historian Philip Mould

1 min read

June 2, 2026 17:07

Man in a Black Scarf (The Garden Museum)

Big Brother star threatened by ‘Nazi, crazy psychopaths’ for ‘protecting Jewish friends’

Spencer Pratt, who is running to be mayor of Los Angeles, said one of his key goals was for ‘Jewish mums to feel safe when their kids go to temple’

1 min read

June 2, 2026 16:12

Spencer Pratt during a Fox News interviews on May 28, 2026 (Getty Images)

France bans Israel from Paris defence show

The decision follows a row last year when Israeli firms’ stalls were hidden behind a black barrier at a similar event

1 min read

June 1, 2026 17:00

A man looks at a Leopard tank on display at the KNDS pavilion during the world defence and security exhibition, Eurosatory 2024, in Paris, France, on June 19, 2024 (Getty Images)

Fatah opens leadership election to former terror convicts

The faction also re-elected Marwan Barghouti despite the fact that he is still serving multiple life sentences

1 min read

June 1, 2026 16:00

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during the eighth Fatah Conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 14, 2026 (Getty Images)

Netanyahu to sue New York Times over rape dog article

The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that a defamation suit would be filed on behalf of the Israeli leader and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar

1 min read

May 14, 2026 13:33

The New York Times office building (Getty Images)

Second man charged over arson at former synagogue

The building, which previously housed East London Central Synagogue and has been vacant for six years, was attacked on May 5

1 min read

May 14, 2026 10:58

Exterior view of the former building of East London Central Synagogue (Google)

Convicted Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terrorists

The group were convicted of criminal damage earlier this month, but could face double the jail term for that offence

1 min read

May 13, 2026 13:55

Pro-Palestine protestors outside Woolwich Crown Court on November 17, 2025 (Getty Images)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Peace deal depends on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, says Iranian foreign minister

Immigration minister tells ‘man child’ Owen Jones to ‘get a real job’ in Polanski Palestine Action row

ET never went home: Spielberg claims aliens ‘are here’ on Earth

Insurance giant Allianz given green light to sue Palestine activists

More from Jacob Jaffa

US will ‘take Kharg Island’ in ‘not too distant future’, Trump claims

Likud confirms Netanyahu will run for re-election after Trump voices doubts

ICC suspends chief prosecutor who pursued Netanyahu warrant

Amsterdam Holocaust Museum ‘bans’ Kanye West over Nazi rants

Convicted Palestine Action activists apply to have judge thrown off case before sentencing

Disputed Lucian Freud portrait to be exhibited for first time since BBC authentication

Big Brother star threatened by ‘Nazi, crazy psychopaths’ for ‘protecting Jewish friends’

France bans Israel from Paris defence show

Fatah opens leadership election to former terror convicts

Netanyahu to sue New York Times over rape dog article

Second man charged over arson at former synagogue

Convicted Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terrorists