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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.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will extend a waiver allowing Israeli banks to do business with their Palestinian counterparts for one month only.
The rifles were purchased by the Samaria Regional Council with the help of pro-Israel donors from around the world.
The newly-minted Lebanese terrorist leader thanked Hezbollah “for placing its trust in me for this heavy responsibility.”
Failure to comply “may have implications for U.S. policy,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reportedly wrote.
“Organizations like Samidoun, which spread antisemitism and glorify terror, do not belong in the Netherlands,” sponsors of the resolution said.
The ceremony in the southern city of Ofakim was pre-recorded due to security concerns.
Sgt. Shira Chaya Suslik, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The targets included power plants and a seaport, which were used by the Houthis to transfer Iranian weapons to the region,” the military announced.