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Etgar Lefkovits

Etgar Lefkovits is an award-winning international journalist who is an Israel correspondent and feature news writer at JNS. A native of Chicago, he has two decades of experience in journalism having served as Jerusalem correspondent in one of the world’s most demanding positions. He is now based in Tel Aviv.

An event on the 25th anniversary of the Durban Conference hosted by the Israeli and US Missions to the UN in Geneva on September 15, 2026. Credit: U.S. Mission Geneva.
Israel News
Israel urges boycott of UN Durban Conference’s 25th anniversary
“By celebrating Durban, the United Nations continues to convey the message that singling out Israel is standard UN playbook,” said Israel’s ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva.
Sept. 15, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Tourists visit the Mausoleum of Mohamed V in Rabat on July 24, 2012. Photo: Fadel Senna/AFP/GettyImages.
Israel News
Second Israeli carrier to fly to Morocco this fall
El Al’s subsidiary Sun d’Or said it will offer service to Marrakech starting in November.
Sept. 15, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
The inaugural Taib Prize for Resilience is presented on September 8, 2026 in Jaffa. (From right to left: Tomer Rabinowitz, CEO of Daf Hadash; Hagit Bachor, Chair of Daf Hadash; Haim Taib, President of the Taib Foundation; and Tom Faruhi, CEO of the Taib Foundation.) Credit: Oz Schechter/Tadmit.
Israel News
Israeli nonprofit that helped reservists get out of debt post-Oct. 7 gets resilience award
One-third of IDF reservists are grappling with debt and financial crisis due to the war, according to Daf Hadash CEO Tomer Rabinowitz.
Sept. 13, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Feature
From half-marathon to battlefield injury, Israeli farmer refuses to slow down
After 450 days of reserve duty and a shattered kneecap, Tuvia Eden is back farming—and plans to return to his IDF unit.
Sept. 11, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
A delegation of American state legislators meet with Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli in Jerusalem on September 8, 2026. Credit: Courtesy.
World News
Israel, Greece, Cyprus united against Turkish-led Islamic extremism, Israeli minister tells Christian lawmakers
Israel’s Diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism minister has long viewed Ankara as a regional threat due to its open support for Hamas and other jihadist forces.
Sept. 10, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
The longtime American Jewish leader Dan Mariaschin is honored at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on September 7, 2026. Credit: Ronen Horesh.
Israel News
Western Europe ‘on the decline’ amid moral bankruptcy, says director-general of Israel’s FM
The unusually blunt remarks came just a day before a fierce diplomatic row erupted with the United Kingdom over its imposition of sanctions against Israel.
Sept. 9, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Argentinian President Javier Milei addresses a group of Latin American lawmakers at an Israel Allies Foundation conference in Buenos Aires on June 29. Credit: Casa Rosada.
World News
Argentina to file criminal charges against Israeli company over Falklands drilling
The move comes just days after Argentine President Javier Milei pledged to sanction oil companies drilling in the British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Sept. 9, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Arkia
Israel News
Israeli carrier to launch first-ever flights from Tel Aviv to the Philippines
Arkia will offer weekly direct flights to Manila, starting on Jan. 3.
Sept. 8, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
The new Israir plane that will fly the Tel Aviv-New York route in 2026. Credit: Israir.
Israel News
Israir brings forward launch of New York flights to September 15
The move comes as U.S. carriers, led by Delta and United, return to Israel during the busy fall holiday season after months when service was frozen due to the Iran war, sending airfares soaring.
Sept. 8, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Naoero’s Vice President and Foreign Minister Lionel Rouwen Aingimea inaugurate Nauru’s embassy in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026. Credit: Shlomi Amselam/GPO.
Israel News
Pacific island nation Nauru opens embassy in Jerusalem
“Our motto is God first, and Israel always has a special place in our hearts,” Naoero Foreign Minister Lionel Aingimea said.
Sept. 7, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Mark Ruffalo at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International, July 2017. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.
Antisemitism
‘Fauda’ creator calls Mark Ruffalo a ‘rare combination’ of ‘stupid’ and ‘ignorant’
“Do you understand what it means, ‘genocide’?” he asked following antisemitism row with Paramount.
Sept. 7, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Delta Air Lines
U.S. News
Delta and United returning to Israel
Airfares are expected to drop after the busy fall holiday season.
Sept. 6, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits