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

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

1 min read

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

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)

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

1 min read

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

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

1 min read

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

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

2 min read

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

1 min read

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

2 min read

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

2 min read

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

2 min read

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

1 min read

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

2 min read

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

2 min read

July 23, 2026 13:58

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

Nearly half of Green voters see Israel as threat to UK

A new poll also found that the party’s supporters fear the US more than Russia

1 min read

July 23, 2026 11:10

Green Party leader Zack Polanski delivers a keynote speech setting out how his party would deliver growth at the British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference at Queen Elizabeth II Centre on June 25, 2026 (Getty Images)

Mamdani admits he ‘does not have authority’ to arrest ‘war criminal’ Netanyahu

The New York mayor had promised to detain the Israeli leader if he visited the city to attend the UN

1 min read

July 22, 2026 14:33

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a video address regarding the ICC warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on July 21, 2026 (X/ZohranMamdani)

Israeli ministers join settler activists on march through ‘closed military zone’ near Gaza border

Cabinet members Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich defied the instructions of the IDF to join the procession

1 min read

July 20, 2026 17:12

Jews who support the re-establishment of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip march near the Gaza border in southern Israel on July 19, 2026 (Flash90)

Knesset approves bill heavily weakening role of attorney general

The coalition-backed law will also give the government more say in the law officer’s appointment, following a long-running attempt by ministers to sack the incumbent

2 min read

July 16, 2026 14:26

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a committee meeting at the Knesset on June 9, 2026 (Flash90)

Israel's top court freezes law halting arrests of Charedi draft dodgers

A Likud MK who resigned over the issue said his party had been ‘hijacked’ and claimed that a significant chunk of its lawmakers supported a move to oust Prime Minister Netanyahu

3 min read

July 16, 2026 11:00

The Supreme Court sits during a hearing in Jerusalem on July 13, 2026 (Flash90)

1 2...58

Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

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

More from Jacob Jaffa

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

Nearly half of Green voters see Israel as threat to UK

Mamdani admits he ‘does not have authority’ to arrest ‘war criminal’ Netanyahu

Israeli ministers join settler activists on march through ‘closed military zone’ near Gaza border

Knesset approves bill heavily weakening role of attorney general

Israel's top court freezes law halting arrests of Charedi draft dodgers