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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.

A member of Shimon HaTzadik’s “neighborhood committee,” Saleh Diab has been arrested numerous times for assaulting Jews.
The U.N. chief and the ICC prosecutor reportedly due to visit Ramallah.
A visit to the open area between Burqa and Oz Zion raises questions about the deadly Aug. 4 confrontation.
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser’s position has put her at odds with the foreign office.
German diplomat Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff’s visit to the coastal enclave marked the end of his posting in the region.