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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.

View of a burnt ambulance near the site of the Nova festival massacre in southern Israel, Oct. 12, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Israel News
Japanese Christians donate ambulances to replace those destroyed in Oct. 7 attacks
“We know that Israel is at the forefront of a battle between light and darkness,” says Gifu mayor.
June 3, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Abi Bitton, the founder of Our Mishpacha, which unites Israeli and Diaspora Jewish families. Credit: Courtesy.
Feature
New immigrant seeks to unite Diaspora Jewish families with Israelis
“We may be the smallest nation, but we are the biggest family in the world,” says ‘Our Family’ founder.
June 3, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Chabad Emissaries at Nova Site
Israel News
175 Chabad women campus emissaries in Israel on solidarity mission
The women are preparing for continued anti-Israel protesters as students return to campus in the fall.
June 2, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Brazilian Sen. Carlos Viana
Israel News
Brazilian senator: Lula radicalism not indicative of nation’s history with Israel
“Israel serves as the main target for the left in Brazil,” Sen. Carlos Viana told JNS in a phone interview.
May 29, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
The skyline of the Old City of Jerusalem at the Western Wall and the Temple Mount. Photo by Sean Pavone/Shutterstock.
Israel News
New digital entry procedure for tourists to Israel
Starting Aug. 1, visitors from visa-exempt countries need to fill out a form online ahead of time.
May 29, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Nikki Haley and Danny Danon
Israel News
Haley: Israel is fighting against America’s enemies
“What happened on Oct. 7 is pure evil, and can never be forgotten,” said the former ambassador to the United Nations.
May 27, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Troy A. Miller, president and CEO of National Religious Broadcasters. Source: nrb.org.
Israel News
Backlash against campus extremists brings Christians and Jews together
“We have a problem with the younger generation. We haven’t passed along the connection we have with Israel,” leading U.S. evangelical broadcaster says.
May 26, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Elaaheh Jamali
Israel News
Activist for Iranian women also champions Israel’s human-rights cause
British-Iranian Elaaheh Jamali, 37, insists that hers is the voice of most Iranians today.
May 24, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
ICC
Israel News
Visiting European lawmakers decry ICC moves against Israel
“Everybody forgot about what happened on Oct. 7 and talks only about the war,” an Italian lawmaker said.
May 22, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Master Sgt. (res.) Nitai Meisels (left) and Maj. (res.) Amishar Ben David. Both men began volunteering for Magen David Adom at age 16, and both died in the Gaza Strip during the current war against Hamas. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Families commemorate fallen medic sons with bulletproof ambulance
Master Sgt. (res.) Nitai Meisels’s family decided to donate a bullet-proof ambulance to the community of Eli.
May 21, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Science and Innovation Minister of Gila Gamliel (center) meets with pro-Israel lawmakers in Guatemala City, on May 16, 2024. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Israel and Guatemala sign scientific-technological accord
The agreement furthers cooperation including in agriculture, water and artificial intelligence.
May 20, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Indiana farmer Larry Borntrager tends to the red heifers in Shiloh, Samaria, on May 18, 2024. Credit: Courtesy.
Feature
An Indiana farmer’s journey to caring for red heifers brought to Israel from Texas
“It seems like the whole world is talking about the red heifers except in Israel,” said Moriyah Shapira, a spokeswoman for Ancient Shiloh.
May 20, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
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