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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.

“The suspect attempted to flee and damaged an army vehicle,” the military told JNS.
The Israeli government has until now refrained from recognizing the 1915-1917 mass killings as genocide, citing concerns over its diplomatic ties with Turkey.
“I said that we would prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, and we are doing it, together,” the premier declared.
Publisher Amos Schocken labeled OC Central Command Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth a “war criminal,” writing on X that “The Hague must arrest him.”
The $5.83m lawsuit accuses Khan of leveling false accusations against Israel, as well as providing services to terror groups.
“It is important that everyone out there who helps Israel in various ways knows that, when the time comes, Israel will assist them,” the victims’ attorneys said.
IDF chief gave his blessing to “the central concept for the plan for the next stages” in the war, the army said.
Mohammad Shtayyeh said the P.A.’s ruling Fatah faction was still seeking to bring Hamas into the PLO.