Robert Frank Willem Kortenoeven (born May 29, 1955 in Voorburg

Voorburg

Voorburg is a Dutch town and former municipality in the western part of the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. As also Leidschendam and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. It has approximately 39,000 inhabitants....

) is a Dutch

Netherlands

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 politician, author and journalist.

Biography

Kortenoeven engages in political developments in the Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

, focusing on the Arab-Israeli conflict. He also writes about Jewish history

Jewish history

Jewish history is the history of the Jews, their religion and culture, as it developed and interacted with other peoples, religions and cultures. Since Jewish history is over 4000 years long and includes hundreds of different populations, any treatment can only be provided in broad strokes...

. 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 Judaism

Judaism

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 and strongly opposes Islam

Islam

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 and Arab

Arab world

The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...

 and other adversaries of Israel, like for instant Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. He is director of the pro-Israel lobby organisation

Lobbying

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 Netherlands-Israel Public Affairs Committee (NIPAC), the Dutch equivalent of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee

American Israel Public Affairs Committee

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States...

 (AIPAC).

Kortenoeven studied political science

Political science

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 at Leiden University

Leiden University

Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...

 and history

History

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 (unfinished) at the Dutch Open University

Open University (Netherlands)

The Open Universiteit Nederland is a Dutch university or institution for distance learning for higher education at university level . This means that students do not attend classes but study at home...

.

He worked twice in an Israeli kibbutz

Kibbutz

A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...

: in 1976 in kibbutz Nahshon

Nahshon, Israel

Nahshon is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located to the north of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 412....

 and in 1981 in kibbutz Matzuva

Matzuva

Matzuva , also known as Matzuba, is a kibbutz in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located south of the development town of Shlomi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2011 it had a population of 600....

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

Travel agency

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. In the 1980s he was active in the Dutch care

Care

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 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 United States

United States

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 and Israel. From 2000 to 2010 he was an employee of CIDI, a Dutch centre providing positive information about Israel.

Since June 17, 2010 he has been a member of the Dutch House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom

Party for Freedom

The Party for Freedom is a Dutch right-wing political party. Founded in 2005 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man party in the House of Representatives, it won nine seats in the 2006 general election, making it the fifth largest party in parliament, and third largest opposition party. It...

 (Partij voor de Vrijheid). As an MP he focuses on matters of foreign affairs

Foreign Affairs

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 (Middle-East, Russia

Russia

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 and Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

) and the Dutch defense.

External links

Wim Kortenoeven's Website House of Representatives biography