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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.

Alexander (“Sasha”) Trufanov’s family did not immediately approve the publication of the video by Israeli media.
“Hamas is choosing right now to continue this war by refusing to release our hostages,” said IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.
“What, are they a Lebanese faction? What’s wrong with you?” Mansour Abbas said.
“Of course. Yes, we abide by the law,” said a spokesman for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Until the ban enacted by IDF Central Command is canceled or expires in 2028, the move is symbolic.
Israel’s finance minister is acting in response to Ramallah’s pursuit of unilateral statehood, ICC prosecution.
“He is attacking the one and only Jewish state and trying to handcuff us,” the Israeli prime minister said of Karim Khan.
Arrest warrant request evidence of the bankruptcy of the international legal institutions, former Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar says.