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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.

Francesca Albanese
World News
Serbia blasts Albanese for ‘unacceptable interference’ after her latest criticism of Israel
Belgrade condemns the U.N. official’s remarks on its military ties with Israel, calling them beyond her mandate.
Mar. 19, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
An Israir plane at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on Oct. 31, 2024. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.
Israel News
Israir cancels regularly scheduled flights until Passover
Mar. 19, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the bombing at the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires that killed 29 people and wounded 200, at the Israeli Embassy Square in Buenos Aires on March 17, 2026. Photo by Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images.
World News
Milei: Argentina’s commitment to the United States and Israel is ‘unwavering’
Mar. 19, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
A gala concert event organized by OneFamily for bereaved family members in the central Israeli city of Modi'in, July 20, 2025. Credit: Meir Pavlovsky.
Features
An organization started by North American immigrants became a family for Israeli terror victims
OneFamily has been helping more people in the last year than in 23 years since its establishment after a deadly Jerusalem pizzeria bombing.
Jul. 21, 2025
Etgar Lefkovits
The logo of the U.S. company Nvidia, which designs graphics processors, application programming interfaces (APIs) for data science and supercomputing, as well as systems on a chip (SoCs) for the mobile computing and automotive markets, at the 9th edition of the VivaTech show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on June 12, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images.
Features
Nvidia’s major Israel expansion plan a sign of confidence in tech sector
“This is a long-term strategic investment in Israel, and is a great sign of confidence in the Israeli tech industry,” said Israel Innovation Authority CEO Dror Bin.
Jul. 17, 2025
Etgar Lefkovits
Six female Torah scholars, including Michelle Cohen Farber, petitioned the High Court of Justice in 2019 for women to be allowed to take the rabbinical tests administered by the Chief Rabbinate. Credit: ITIM.
Israel News
Chief Rabbinate must allow women to take rabbinical tests, High Court rules
The landmark ruling stops short of saying that women are entitled to be ordained as rabbis, but is a major step forward in the advancement of female Torah scholars in Israel.
Jul. 16, 2025
Etgar Lefkovits
EL AL Airlines
Israel News
CEO of El Al will step down by end of 2025
The airline’s net profit surged nearly fivefold last year, reaching a record of approximately $545 million.
Jul. 15, 2025
Etgar Lefkovits
Argentina, Israel
Israel News
Silence is complicity on Iran, Argentina’s envoy says at AMIA bombing memorial
“This is not a local conflict—it’s a global struggle between life and death, between light and darkness,” said Ambassador Axel Wahnish.
Jul. 14, 2025
Etgar Lefkovits
A worker carrying out repairs at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, July 10, 2025. Photo by Rina Castelnuovo.
Features
Israel’s symbol of science will ‘build back better’ after Iranian attack
A month after Iranian missiles struck the Weizmann Institute, demolishing cancer, heart research and environmental labs, repair work is fast underway.
Jul. 14, 2025
Etgar Lefkovits
Israeli athlete Artem Dolgopyat in Belgium after winning the the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships on Oct. 7, 2023. Photo by Guy Bitman.
Israel News
Israel gymnasts register for world championships in Indonesia
Jakarta said it would welcome Israeli athletes.
Jul. 13, 2025
Etgar Lefkovits
An El Al plane on the runway of Ben-Gurion International Airport with a rainbow in the background. Credit: Courtesy.
Features
El Al faces competition as foreign airlines return to Israel
Israel’s national carrier has won both plaudits for flying throughout the war and criticism over allegations of price gouging.
Jul. 9, 2025
Etgar Lefkovits
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