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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.

Most European carriers have not yet resumed service to Tel Aviv following last month’s war with Iran.
“These growing ties reflect our shared values of liberty, innovation and faith,” said Israel’s deputy foreign minister.
“The war that broke out after Oct. 7 is not a war between Israel and Hamas or Israel and Hezbollah but a war between two worlds.”
A new initiative offers anxious Israelis free body-and-mind-healing activities through nature.
“Desperate to restore its image of power and deterrence, Tehran is issuing fierce, even delusional statements targeting Baku,” said the Jewish Agency’s honorary ambassador in Azerbaijan.
Four Israeli carriers face multiple class-action suits over their wartime pricing • Foreign carriers argue they should not bear costs of compensation caused by hostilities.
“Israel stands at the front line, but we do not stand alone,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel tells European allies in Bucharest.
“It was made clear to you that this is not acceptable” on school grounds, the university’s rector wrote the young woman.