Robert Frank Willem "Wim" Kortenoeven (born 29 May 1955) is a Dutch author, journalist and former politician. Kortenoeven engages in political developments in the

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, focusing on the

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. He also writes about

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. On these subjects he gives lectures and guest lectures and contributes to '' Israël-Aktueel'', the monthly magazine of the Dutch foundation Christians for Israel (Dutch: 'Christenen voor Israël'). He is a supporter of the State of Israel as well as

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and strongly opposes

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and

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and other adversaries of Israel, like

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, and has said that Islam is the most important negative factor in the Israeli peace process. He is director of the pro-Israel lobby organisation Netherlands-Israel Public Affairs Committee (NIPAC), a Dutch equivalent of the

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(AIPAC).

Biography

Kortenoeven studied

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and

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(unfinished) at the Dutch Open University. He worked twice in an Israeli

kibbutz A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...

: in 1976 in kibbutz

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and in 1981 in kibbutz

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. In the meantime he worked at Holland International, a Dutch

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. In the 1980s he was active in the Dutch care sector. From 1988 to 1991 he was director of Dutchlink Sales Representation. From 1991 to 2000 Kortenoeven was involved in journalism activities and project advisory, both in the Netherlands, the

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and Israel. From 2000 to 2010 he was an employee of

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, a Dutch centre providing (positive) information about Israel. On 17 June 2010 he became a member of the

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for the

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(Partij voor de Vrijheid). As an MP he focused on matters of

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(Middle East,

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and

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) and the

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. In parliament he criticised Islam and Turkish Prime Minister

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, referred to Istanbul as "Constantinople", and called for "preventive action" against Iran's nuclear installations by Israel and the United States. He has been described as part of the

counter-jihad Counter-jihad, also spelled counterjihad and known as the counter-jihad movement, is a self-titled political current loosely consisting of authors, bloggers, think tanks, street movements and campaign organisations all linked by apocalyptic beli ...

movement. Being the only member of his party to vote against banning ritual slaughter (both a Jewish and Muslim practice), Kortenoeven announced on 3 July 2012, in the wake of a press conference by

Geert Wilders Geert Wilders (; born 6 September 1963) is a Dutch politician who has led the Party for Freedom (''Partij voor de Vrijheid'' – PVV) since he founded it in 2006. He is also the party's leader in the House of Representatives (''Tweede Kamer'' ...

, that he had just left the PVV due to internal struggles. He did so together with fellow MP

Marcial Hernandez Marcial Manrique Hernandez (born 20 April 1974) is a Dutch former army officer and former politician. He became a member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV) on 17 June 2010. As an MP, he focused on matters of the Dut ...

. They formed the Kortenoeven/Hernandez Group, that was in Parliament until 19 September 2012 (after the general elections, in which they didn't take part). Although unhappy with Wilders' "authoritarian" leadership style, he has later said that "I left his party, but that doesn't mean that I disagree with him. I disagree with the way he wants to solve things without offering real solutions," and that he "remains sympathetic to its aims".

Bibliography

* ''De kern van de zaak: feiten en achtergronden van het Arabisch-Israëlisch conflict'', Soesterberg, Aspekt, 2005, (about the

) * ''Hamas: portret en achtergronden'', Soesterberg, Aspekt, 2007, (about Palestinian militant group

Hamas Hamas (, ; , ; an acronym of , "Islamic Resistance Movement") is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist, militant, and nationalist organization. It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Bri ...

) * ''Mohammed Amin El Hoesseini: Hitlers Palestijnse bondgenoot'', Soesterberg, Aspekt, 2008, (about Palestinian

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leader

Haj Amin al-Husseini Mohammed Amin al-Husseini ( ar, محمد أمين الحسيني 1897 – 4 July 1974) was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader in Mandatory Palestine. Al-Husseini was the scion of the al-Husayni family of Jerusalemite Arab notable ...

)

References

*
Parlement.com biography

External links

*
Wim Kortenoeven's Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kortenoeven, Wim 1955 births Living people Counter-jihad activists Dutch expatriates in Israel Dutch journalists Dutch non-fiction writers Dutch political scientists Dutch Zionists Independent politicians in the Netherlands Leiden University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Party for Freedom politicians People from Voorburg Politicians from The Hague 21st-century Dutch politicians