Akiva Van Koningsveld
ARTICLES BY: Akiva Van Koningsveld
Fact Check, Associated Press: PA Chief Mahmoud Abbas Isn’t ‘Opposed to Armed Struggle’
Mahmoud Abbas, who heads the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA) and its ruling Fatah Party, has frequently been described as “two-faced” (see, for example, here, here, and here)....
Where Was the Media When an Independent Investigation Found Amnesty Int’l to Be ‘Institutionally Racist’?
When Amnesty International issued its libelous anti-Israel report in February -- falsely charging the Jewish state with maintaining a “cruel system of apartheid” since its creation...
Media’s Latest Apartheid Smear: Israel’s ‘Two-Tiered’ Legal System in the West Bank
Barely one year after its inauguration, Israel’s “change coalition” led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is at risk of collapse after failing to pass routine...
Exploring the Unbroken Jewish Connection to the Temple Mount
Perceived Israeli threats to the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third-holiest site built on the ruins of the ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem’s Old City, have long...
As Hamas Takes Control of West Bank’s Birzeit University, Will European Partner Institutions Respond?
A student group affiliated with the Hamas terrorist organization was re-elected to power this week at the West Bank’s Birzeit University. In what has been...
Palestinian Officials Use Planning Dispute to Wage Battle Against Israel
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has a new bone of contention in its battle against the so-called “Judaization” of Judaism’s holiest city. The West Bank-based administration...
Words That Kill: Hamas and the Elad Terror Attack
Three Israelis were killed and several others sustained injuries in a Palestinian terrorist attack in the Orthodox city of Elad, near Tel Aviv, on May...
A Question for Time Magazine: Is Supporting Assad, Putin, and Hezbollah ‘Social Justice’?
Hadi Nasrallah, a confessed supporter of the US-designated Hezbollah terror group, has openly called for the destruction of the only Jewish state. The Lebanese extremist also backs Syria’s dictator Bashar al-Assad,...
WaPo Opinion Piece Decries ‘Anti-Palestinian’ Media, But Gets Every Single Fact Wrong
“Journalists have a responsibility to report facts without bias.” Ironically, this quote appeared in a slanted Washington Post opinion piece containing numerous falsehoods. Written by two American-Palestinian...
Eyes Wide Shut: Iran’s ‘Hidden’ Hand Behind Temple Mount Violence
Are global media outlets complicit in obfuscating the true root causes of ongoing unrest at holy sites in Jerusalem? Indeed, news organizations are repeating the same...
History Repeating: Media Blame Peaceful Jewish Worshippers for Palestinian Temple Mount Violence
This is a story you probably missed: on July 18, 2001, some 1,700 Jews ascended the Temple Mount in Jerusalem -- Judaism’s holiest site --...
YouTube Removes BBC Contributor’s Video Praising Palestinian Terror; British Broadcaster Still Promoting Violence Against Israel
YouTube has long been criticized for its failure to adequately act against anti-Jewish hate posted on its platform (see here and here). According to a former moderator turned...
Fact Check: All the Times PA Envoy Husam Zomlot Lied on CNN (VIDEO)
Amid a terror wave that has taken the lives of 14 Israelis, the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s envoy to the UK -- Husam Zomlot -- appeared...
As Palestinians Destroy Jewish Holy Sites, Media Focus On Fake ‘Attacks’ on Al-Aqsa Mosque
Palestinian rioters this week twice damaged Joseph’s Tomb, a Jewish holy site under Palestinian Authority (PA) control. Seemingly in defiance of its commitments under international agreements,...
