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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.

Tehran “won’t have a nuclear weapon,” Trump stressed.
A source familiar with the matter confirmed the broadcast of the music to JNS.
“A political party that disavows armed activity can compete in national Palestinian elections,” the high representative said.
The move “is a further sign of weakness and will not succeed,” the Israeli prime minister warned.
If Iran decides to fight over passage through the Strait of Hormuz, “it will mean a return to hostilities,” a security source said.
Jerusalem is reportedly urging the United States to continue its closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
The premier’s announcement followed the terrorists’ launch of several rockets and UAVs.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak directly with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, says an Israeli Cabinet minister.
“We have a state, we have an army and we are capable of standing against anyone who seeks to harm us,” said Yoav Kisch.
“We must not return to the Oct. 6 situation where the enemy is on our fences,” said the Israeli finance minister.
The U.S. president said the contacts were “in depth, detailed and constructive,” and could lead to a “complete and total resolution” of the conflict.
The move reportedly came in the wake of pressure from the Trump administration.