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

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Peter Hitchens claims Manchester synagogue attack was ‘not antisemitism’

The outspoken columnist advanced a bizarre alternative theory as to what motivated Jihad al-Shamie to target Jews on Yom Kippur

1 min read

Peter Hitchens (Image: YouTube/The Spectator)

Einav Zangauker, the mother of Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, speaks during a solidarity protest (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Israel holds its breath and waits for its loved-ones to come home

3 min read

Mo Chara leaving Woolwich Crown Court on September 26, 2025 in London, England (Image: Getty Images)

CPS to appeal after collapse of Kneecap terror trial

1 min read

People look at photographs of hostages kidnapped by Hamas terrorists and taken to Gaza on October 7, 2023, at a succah in Paris, France, on October 7, 2025 (Image: Flash90)

Who are the hostages due to be returned under the Gaza peace deal?

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Israel and Hamas agree peace deal to end Gaza War

Latest reports suggest that the remaining living hostages could return on Saturday

1 min read

October 9, 2025 06:10

Israeli negotiators shake hands with Qatari mediators after signing a peace deal with Hamas to end the Gaza War on October 9, 2025 (Image: Times of Israel/Telegram)

Greta Thunberg did not claim IDF ‘torture’ during flotilla deportation hearing

A Turkish activist who was detained alongside the 22-year-old claimed she had been beaten, dragged by her hair and forced to kiss an Israeli flag

2 min read

October 6, 2025 14:01

Greta Thunberg and two other flotilla activists at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv prior to their deportation on October 6, 2025 (Image: Israeli Foreign Ministry)

Observer editorial makes false claim about murdered Jews in UK

The paper had stated that nobody had been killed for being Jewish in Britain since the 1650s, but an expert has raised several more recent examples

1 min read

October 6, 2025 12:58

Front page of The Observer on October 5, 2025 (Image: The Observer)

IDF investigating reports of aid worker deaths in Gaza airstrike

Doctors Without Borders claimed that members of its staff, clad in vests marked with its logo, were killed while waiting for a bus to a nearby field hospital

2 min read

October 6, 2025 10:39

Exterior view of MSF's global headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland (Image: Getty)

The UK Muslim clerics and activists who preach hate, back terrorists – and get away with it

In case after case, the authorities have failed to prosecute chilling comments about Jews and Hamas

3 min read

October 6, 2025 10:02

The 'convoy for Palestine' in 2021, which allegedly saw participants shouting 'f*** the Jews' as they drove through central London (Image: X)

Trump warns of ‘massive bloodshed’ if peace plan not agreed soon

Negotiators from both Israel and Hamas have gathered in Egypt for mediated talks after the terror group signalled partial acceptance of the US-backed deal

2 min read

October 6, 2025 09:48

US President Trump departs after addressing senior military officers gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, on September 30, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Gary Lineker shares unevidenced claim that IDF ‘tormented’ Greta Thunberg

The former Match of the Day host also shared posts comparing Hamas’ hostages to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and defending the march in support of the proscribed terror group Palestine Action

2 min read

October 5, 2025 12:49

Gary Lineker attends the NTA's 2025 at The O2 Arena on September 10, 2025 in London (Image: Getty)

Tommy Robinson attacks ‘elitist Jews’ amid row with Board over Israeli visit

The far-right activist was invited to the Jewish State by Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli, but the move met with backlash from British community leaders

3 min read

October 5, 2025 11:38

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, arrives at Southwark Crown Court on July 03, 2025 in London (Image: Getty)

Robbie Williams cancels Turkey gig over ‘security concerns’ after anti-Israel backlash

The pop sensation has been accused of being a ‘Zionist’ because his wife is Jewish and he has performed in Israel

1 min read

October 5, 2025 10:37

Robbie Williams performs prior to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Image: Getty)

Wes Streeting plans law change to stamp out NHS antisemitism

The health secretary is looking to make it easier to have doctors who express ‘racist’ views struck off

2 min read

October 5, 2025 10:17

Health Secretary Wes Streeting gestures as he holds a speech during the Labour Conference at ACC Liverpool on September 30, 2025 (Image: Getty)

Pro-Palestine marches ‘could be banned’ under planned government crackdown

The home secretary is reportedly set to give police new powers to curb protests in the wake of the terrorist attack on a Manchester synagogue

2 min read

October 5, 2025 08:46

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood attends a vigil to remember the victims of the Manchester Synagogue attack on October 03, 2025 in Manchester (Image: Getty)

‘Jewish supremacy’ doctor hails October 7 in pro-Hamas post during argument with victims’ relative

Rahmeh Aladwan recently avoided being barred from registering as a medic for her ‘racist’ remarks, but has now seemingly expressed explicit support for the terror group

2 min read

October 5, 2025 08:06

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan (Image: Campaign Against Antisemitism)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Peter Hitchens claims Manchester synagogue attack was ‘not antisemitism’

Israel holds its breath and waits for its loved-ones to come home

CPS to appeal after collapse of Kneecap terror trial

Who are the hostages due to be returned under the Gaza peace deal?

More from Jacob Jaffa

Israel and Hamas agree peace deal to end Gaza War

Greta Thunberg did not claim IDF ‘torture’ during flotilla deportation hearing

Observer editorial makes false claim about murdered Jews in UK

IDF investigating reports of aid worker deaths in Gaza airstrike

The UK Muslim clerics and activists who preach hate, back terrorists – and get away with it

Trump warns of ‘massive bloodshed’ if peace plan not agreed soon

Gary Lineker shares unevidenced claim that IDF ‘tormented’ Greta Thunberg

Tommy Robinson attacks ‘elitist Jews’ amid row with Board over Israeli visit

Robbie Williams cancels Turkey gig over ‘security concerns’ after anti-Israel backlash

Wes Streeting plans law change to stamp out NHS antisemitism

Pro-Palestine marches ‘could be banned’ under planned government crackdown

‘Jewish supremacy’ doctor hails October 7 in pro-Hamas post during argument with victims’ relative