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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.

The president of the National Congress of Honduras, Tomás Zambrano, and the Latin America director of the Israel Allies Foundation, Leopoldo Martinez, on March 23, 2026. Credit: Courtesy.
World News
Honduran congressional leader lauds war against Iran as a global game-changer
José Tomás Zambrano says U.S.–Israel campaign could weaken Tehran’s terror reach in Central and South America.
Mar. 24, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
The dispatch room at the Magen David Adom national operations center in Ramla fields both routine emergency calls as well as reports of injuries from Iranian missile attacks, March 18, 2026. Credit: MDA.
Feature
Missiles and medical emergencies all in a day’s work
Mar. 24, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
A traveler at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on Jan. 4, 2022. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel imposes further airport restrictions following weekend missile attacks
Mar. 23, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
El Al Airplane
Antisemitism
Turkey refuses to refuel El Al flight in medical emergency
The flight was forced to fly to Rhodes after sitting on the tarmac for three hours in Turkey where its requests for refueling were ignored.
Jun. 30, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Josh Kurzer fighting with his reservist unit in Gaza. Credit: Courtesy.
Feature
An army of volunteers help plug shortfall in protective gear for IDF fighters
“The army is ensuring that all soldiers receive the required operational equipment,” Spokesperson’s Unit claims.
Jun. 28, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
David Magerman
Antisemitism
American donor giving $5m to Israeli colleges after spurning Penn
“We shouldn’t be leaving because we are escaping antisemitism but because we have our ancestral Jewish homeland,” says entrepreneur.
Jun. 27, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
The Old City with Flame Tower in the background, Baku, Azerbaijan, June 20, 2024. Photo by Aziz Karimov/Getty Images.
Israel News
Israeli tourism to Azerbaijan doubles during Gaza war
In the two and half months since flights between Tel Aviv and Baku resumed in mid-March, more than 8,000 Israelis visited Azerbaijan, a 50% increase compared to the same period last year.
Jun. 26, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
The mural created by Hooman Khalili is seen in Safed. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Iranian-American unveils mural honoring Jewish and Iranian women
“Israel is the only country in the Middle East standing with the women fighting for freedom in Iran,” says the artist.
Jun. 23, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Landmarks Around Paris Ahead of Paris Summer Olympics
Culture and Society
In first, Arab swimmer to represent Israel at Olympic Games
Adam Maraana of Haifa will be the third Israeli Arab to represent Israel at the games.
Jun. 20, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
Randy Fine
U.S. News
Florida Jewish legislator ponders the future of Jews in the US
The state is “doing the best in America about fighting antisemitism but we still get a B. Nobody gets an A and there are lots of F’s,” says state Rep. Randy Fine.
Jun. 20, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
From left: Czech Ambassador to Israel Veronika Kuchyňová Šmigolová, Holocaust survivor Ester Ringel and Jan Roubinek, director of the Terezin Memorial attend an event at the Czech embassy in Tel Aviv, June 2024. Credit: Courtesy.
Feature
Terezin Memorial director’s connection to Holocaust is deeply personal
For Jan Roubinek, who has remained in touch with his “Israeli family” through the years, his position is the closing of a circle.
Jun. 18, 2024
Etgar Lefkovits
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