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Etgar Lefkovits is a correspondent in the Israel bureau of JNS (Jewish News Syndicate).

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.

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak speaks during a protest against judicial reform in Tel Aviv, June 24, 2023. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
Israel News
Complaint seeks police probe into Ehud Barak and Wexner Foundation
The eight-page criminal complaint was filed by a Likud lawmaker and an Israeli NGO after newly released documents suggested that Jeffrey Epstein was involved in payment made to the former Israeli premier
Mar. 17, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (center) with Israeli Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel and American lawmakers at an Israel Allies Foundation gathering on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2025. Credit: Courtesy.
World News
Dozens of international lawmakers urge regime change in Iran
Mar. 12, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
An American Airlines plane. Photo by Alan Wilson via Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
American Airlines delays return to Israel until April due to Iran war
Mar. 11, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Filipino caregiver Mary Ann V. de Vera, 32 killed in the Saturday night attack in Tel Aviv. Credit: Social Media
Israel News
Filipino caregiver was first fatality in Iranian missile attack on Israel
Mary Ann V. de Vera was unable to evacuate to a nearby public shelter in time.
Mar. 2, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
U.S. President Donald Trump with Israeli real estate magnate Yakir Gabay. Credit: Courtesy.
Features
Israel’s man on the Board of Peace
Billionaire Yakir Gabay joins the Trump-backed initiative to rebuild Gaza.
Feb. 18, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
HaGal Sheli
Features
The sea as healer
On the Zikim beach attacked by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, Israeli survivors are learning to surf their way back to normal life.
Feb. 18, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations CEO William C. Daroff (left) and Chair Betsy Berns Korn present a gift to the president of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, February 2026. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Conference of Presidents leaders visit Azerbaijan, praise Baku partnership
Country’s “role in countering terrorism and extremist movements” is critical, Conference CEO William C. Daroff says.
Feb. 16, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Netanyahu
World News
Netanyahu: Iran ‘lies and cheats’
Any agreement must remove all enriched nuclear material from Iran, dismantle its enrichment infrastructure, curb its ballistic-missile program and dismantle the axis of terror that Tehran has built across the region, said the Israeli premier.
Feb. 16, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Former Israeli hostage Louis Har (center) addresses the March of Life conference in Germany on February 14, 2025. Credit: Courtesy
Israel News
Former hostage attends Holocaust commemoration led by Nazi descendant
“There is a lot of ignorance; but people who hear my story firsthand tell me that it changes their viewpoint,” Luis Har, 72, told JNS.
Feb. 15, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
An Arkia flight takes off from Ben-Gurion International Airport, March 2, 2021. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
Israel News
Somalia agrees to let Israeli carrier resume transiting its airspace
The nearly two week delay was seen as revenge over Israel’s recognition of the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state.
Feb. 13, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
IDF reservist combat unit in Gaza.
Features
From fighting Hamas in Gaza to safeguarding Diaspora Jews
After fighting in Gaza, elite Israeli reservists launch a private security firm to protect Diaspora Jews and Christian supporters of Israel.
Feb. 12, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
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