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Akiva Van Koningsveld

Akiva Van Koningsveld is a news desk editor for JNS.org. Originally from The Hague, he made the big move from the Netherlands to Israel in 2020. Before joining JNS, he worked as a policy officer at the Center for Information and Documentation Israel, a Dutch organization dedicated to fighting antisemitism and spreading awareness about the Arab-Israel conflict. With a passion for storytelling and justice, he studied journalism at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and later earned a law degree from Utrecht University, focusing on human rights and civil liability.

“Anyone who tries to hurt me will get a bullet in the head,” the Knesset member told JNS.
The decision reversed an order issued just days earlier following a wave of Palestinian terrorist attacks • Israel’s national security minister called on the premier to revoke the decision, calling it “capitulation to terrorism.”
Trump and Netanyahu will discuss “the defining issues of our time,” the official said.
The Israeli prime minister has met the U.S. president more than any other world leader since the latter’s return to office.
The Israel leader is also set to participate in a memorial service for Sen. Lindsey Graham.
“Public pressure, spirit and resolve have won,” Tzav 9 chairwoman Reut Ben-Haim said.
The remarks by Israel’s defense minister came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Jerusalem would withdraw from the country.
The Israeli military would have “no contact” with civilians and “no role” in separating the zones from the rest of Gaza, a source tells JNS.
“We believe it is still possible to establish such a joint list,” party chairman Yousef Jabareen told JNS.
“We are looking after the security of the people of Israel,” the senior minister told JNS.
The drill took place shortly before the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara.
Two ships suffered significant damage, but no casualties were reported.