Charles Bybelezer & Akiva Van Koningsveld
Charles Bybelezer: Originally from Montreal, Canada, Charles made aliyah in 2012. He has since worked as an editor at the The Jerusalem Post, senior producer at i24news and managing editor at The Media Line. At HonestReporting, Charles’ extensive knowledge of Israel, coupled with his keen understanding of the way news is generated, provides the editorial team with out-of-the-box perspectives and ideas in order to enhance the manner in which media bias is identified and responded to.
Akiva Van Koningsveld:
Originally from The Hague, Akiva Van Koningsveld left The Netherlands for Israel in the fall of 2020. Before joining the HonestReporting team, he worked as a policy officer at the Center for Information and Documentation Israel, a Dutch organization dedicated to combating antisemitism and spreading awareness of the Arab-Israel conflict.
Akiva studied journalism at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. In 2020, he graduated from Utrecht University with a law degree, focusing on the intersection of human rights and civil liability.
