Akiva Van Koningsveld
ARTICLES BY: Akiva Van Koningsveld
The Terror Triangle: What You Need to Know About the West Bank City of Nablus
An elite Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier died on October 12 after being shot near the community of Shavei Shomron in the northern West Bank....
Media Print Viral Libel That Palestinian Boy ‘Died of Fear’ After Being ‘Chased’ by IDF
The September 29 death of Rayan Suleiman, a 7-year-old Palestinian child who died under unknown circumstances following Israeli military activity in the West Bank town...
The Cold, Hard Truth About Ben & Jerry’s
Almost a year after their “excruciating, car crash” interview with Axios on HBO went viral on social media, Bennett Cohen and Jerry Greenfield -- the progressive co-founders and...
Terror Trifecta: Media Mum as Russia Boosts Ties With Hamas, Iran
A delegation of Hamas officials, including terror chief Ismail Haniyeh, traveled to Moscow this week for high-level meetings with Russian government officials, politicians, and public...
Follow the Money: Media Absent as Palestinian Authority Fails to Meet ‘Minimum’ US Transparency Requirements
Ever since the establishment of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA) under the Oslo Accords, international aid has accounted for a significant proportion of its budget. Even...
Media Push False Narrative About IDF Rules of Engagement Following Reporters’ Tragic Death
Days after an internal IDF probe concluded that Palestinian-American Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh was most likely shot by mistake by a soldier who did...
Dutch Public Broadcaster Appoints Israel Correspondent Who Worked for Terror-Glorifying Palestinian NGO
A recent survey in The Netherlands showed that news consumers consider the NOS public broadcaster to be the country’s most reliable media brand. According to the...
70% of Media Bury Lede as IDF Probe Confirms Soldiers Did Not Intentionally Fire at Al Jazeera Journalist
Why are leading news outlets burying the lede in their coverage of the latest developments in the Shireen Abu Akleh case? Following a four-month investigation, the Israel...
No Jews, No News: The Deadly Gaza Explosion the Media Didn’t Cover
Why did the world’s leading news organizations choose not to report on the death of an innocent Palestinian -- or those injured -- as the...
Exposing More New York Times Freelancers Who Praised Hitler, Palestinian Terror
On August 11, HonestReporting put a spotlight on the violent and antisemitic social media history of Fady Hanona, a freelance producer and fixer who was credited by...
Vox Hit Piece Obscures Gaza Terrorist Groups’ War Crimes, Lambasts Israel for Defending Itself
Vox, a politically progressive publication with over four million followers on social media, prides itself on its “explanatory journalism.” According to the website’s mission statement,...
‘From the River to the Sea’ and Beyond: 5 Trending ‘Palestinian Chants’ and Their Unreported Incitement to Genocide
Recently, media outlets have accused Israel of curtailing freedom of speech by banning pro-Palestinian chants in Jerusalem. However, rather than quoting the actual chants, journalists...
‘Palestine Correspondent’ Mohammed El-Kurd Shares ‘Nazi-Like’ Cartoon: Will The Nation Remain Silent?
With more than a million followers across Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Mohammed El-Kurd has become somewhat of a media darling. Over the past two years, the 24-year-old...
AP Tars Israel, While Whitewashing Palestinian Crimes Against Children
After a series of high-level meetings in Jerusalem, US President Joe Biden will travel to the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday, where he is...
