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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.

“We will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home,” the U.S. Mideast envoy wrote.
“We always pray for Israel, and especially the people of Samaria,” the House majority leader said.
“It is emphasized that roofing the compound will not affect the prayer arrangements or the status quo at the Tomb of the Patriarchs,” the Israeli Defense Ministry’s COGAT unit told JNS.
“If arson is confirmed, justice will be pursued regardless of race or background,” police stressed.
Knesset member Benny Gantz, a former IDF chief of staff, said “any option should be on the table” if the attacks on Syrian Druze continue.
The move came at the orders of the Cabinet, an official told JNS.
Sheikh Wadee’ al-Jaabari declared his wish for Hebron to join the Abraham Accords and recognize Israel as a Jewish nation state.
“This could be seen as a failure, or as a limitation of our capabilities,” said Naim Qassem.