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

Palestine Action

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

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

Palestine Action lawyer avoids contempt of court charge

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New York school district pays $125k settlement after painting over pro-Palestine parking space mural

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An IDF soldier placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of Mary in southern Lebanon (X/EthanLevins)

IDF soldier jailed for holding cigarette in mouth of statue of Mary

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EU confirms sanctions against violent West Bank settlers

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar claimed the bloc’s measures were ‘arbitrary and political’

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May 11, 2026 14:17

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas arrives to attend the 8th European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan on May 4, 2026 (Getty Images)

New Reform councillor resigns whip after Holocaust denial comments brought to light

A party spokesperson also confirmed that it is in the process of revoking Jay Cooper’s membership

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May 11, 2026 13:21

Pair who verbally abused Jewish man for TikTok video admit antisemitic hate crime

Adam Bedoui and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub travelled to the Stamford Hill area to ‘film antisemitic content for social media’, police said

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May 10, 2026 09:33

(L-R) Abdelkader Amir Bousloub and Adam Bedoui (Met Police)

Election expert behind ‘Stats for Lefties’ claims ‘antisemitism crisis’ was ‘invented by Zionist lobby’

Eleanora Ní Chualáin suggested that Green Party candidates accused of antisemitism were being targeted to appease the ‘feral Zionist press’

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May 6, 2026 15:15

New terror laws will treat IRGC operatives ‘like foreign spies’

The measures could see perpetrators of antisemitic attacks jailed for up to 14 years if they act, even unknowingly, on behalf of a foreign state

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May 6, 2026 10:57

A protester holds up a placard as they take part in a rally in London in solidarity with dissidents in Iran on January 11, 2026 (Getty Images)

Belgium indicts three mohalim in ‘illegal circumcision’ case

Prosecutors claim the men performed the procedure without proper medical oversight, but the decision has been condemned by both Israel and the US

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May 6, 2026 10:57

(Illustrative) A boy holds his father's hand during circumcision (Getty Images)

Smotrich claims forming government with Arab party was ‘greater calamity’ than October 7 failings

The finance minister suggested that politicians who went into coalition with the Ra’am party ‘sold the State of Israel to its enemies’

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May 5, 2026 13:32

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference ahead of the vote on the state budget at the Knesset on March 29, 2026 (Flash90)

US destroys six Iranian ships during ‘humanitarian mission’ to reopen Strait of Hormuz

An Israeli source told the JC that the IDF is ‘monitoring the situation and on alert’ after Iran fired a flurry of drones and missiles at the UAE

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May 5, 2026 10:48

Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney observes a merchant vessel while on patrol enforcing the US blockade against Iran (Centcom)

Two arrested over ‘arson’ at Golders Green memorial wall

The alleged attack took place just days before two Jewish men were stabbed nearby, and close to the scene of another incident targeting Hatzola ambulances

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May 5, 2026 09:57

A Met Police car in London (Getty Images)

‘Globalise the intifada’ chant is ‘extreme racism’, says Starmer in Golders Green statement

The prime minister reiterated the government’s plans to ‘fast-track' legislation to proscribe ‘malign state actors’ in the coming weeks

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April 30, 2026 15:07

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a press statement on the Golders Green stabbing attack on April 30, 2026 (BBC News)

Antisemitism is ‘biggest national security emergency’ since 2017 Isis attacks, says UK counter-terror tsar

Jonathan Hall KC suggested ministers respond to anti-Jewish attacks similarly to the 7/7 bombings in 2005

2 min read

April 30, 2026 09:37

A police officer holds onto cordon tape as two Charedi men walk past in Golders Green following a stabbing attack on April 29, 2026 (Getty Images)

Golders Green suspect is Somalian-born British national with ‘history of mental health issues’

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed that the man came to the UK “lawfully as a child”

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April 30, 2026 09:09

Police officers at the junction of Golders Green Road and the North Circular Road following a stabbing attack in Golders Green on April 29, 2026 (Getty Images)

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Jacob Jaffa

Latest from Jacob Jaffa

Convicted Palestine Action activists could be sentenced as terrorists

Palestine Action lawyer avoids contempt of court charge

New York school district pays $125k settlement after painting over pro-Palestine parking space mural

IDF soldier jailed for holding cigarette in mouth of statue of Mary

More from Jacob Jaffa

EU confirms sanctions against violent West Bank settlers

New Reform councillor resigns whip after Holocaust denial comments brought to light

Pair who verbally abused Jewish man for TikTok video admit antisemitic hate crime

Election expert behind ‘Stats for Lefties’ claims ‘antisemitism crisis’ was ‘invented by Zionist lobby’

New terror laws will treat IRGC operatives ‘like foreign spies’

Belgium indicts three mohalim in ‘illegal circumcision’ case

Smotrich claims forming government with Arab party was ‘greater calamity’ than October 7 failings

US destroys six Iranian ships during ‘humanitarian mission’ to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Two arrested over ‘arson’ at Golders Green memorial wall

‘Globalise the intifada’ chant is ‘extreme racism’, says Starmer in Golders Green statement

Antisemitism is ‘biggest national security emergency’ since 2017 Isis attacks, says UK counter-terror tsar

Golders Green suspect is Somalian-born British national with ‘history of mental health issues’