Wim Kortenoeven

Who is Wim Kortenoeven?

Robert Frank Willem Kortenoeven is a Dutch author, journalist and former politician.

Kortenoeven engages in political developments in the Middle East, focusing on the Arab-Israeli conflict. He also writes about Jewish history. On these subjects he gives lectures and guest lectures and contributes to Israël-Aktueel, the monthly magazine of the Dutch foundation Christians for Israel.

He is a supporter of the State of Israel as well as Judaism and strongly opposes Islam and Arab and other adversaries of Israel, like for instance Iran. He is director of the pro-Israel lobby organisation Netherlands-Israel Public Affairs Committee, a Dutch equivalent of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

Kortenoeven studied political science at Leiden University and history at the Dutch Open University.

He worked twice in an Israeli kibbutz: in 1976 in kibbutz Nahshon and in 1981 in kibbutz Matzuva. In the meantime he worked at Holland International, a Dutch travel agency. In the 1980s he was active in the Dutch care sector. From 1988 to 1991 he was director of Dutchlink Sales Representation.