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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.

First lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska with Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan (at right) at the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023. Credit: Yad Vashem.
Israel News
Yad Vashem cutting ties with US fundraising partner
The American Society for Yad Vashem has accused the Holocaust memorial’s chairman Dani Dayan of attempting to “raid” an endowment built for the museum’s perpetual support.
Sept. 7, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Roman swords that are 1,900 years old have been found in a cave near Ein Gedi in the Judean Desert. Credit: Kobi Natan/TPS.
Israel News
Rare Roman weapons cache uncovered in Judean Desert
Researchers believe the weapons were hidden near Ein Gedi by Judean rebels during the revolt against Rome.
Sept. 6, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
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Israel News
‘A milestone moment’: Papua New Guinea opens embassy in Jerusalem
The Israeli prime minister said the development “will help us realize our potential,” voicing the hope that Israeli entrepreneurs and tourists alike visit and do business with the South Pacific nation.
Sept. 5, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides (center) and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Nicosia, Sept. 4, 2023. Photo by Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.
Israel News
India seeks to join Israel-Cyprus-Greece alliance
The announcement came during a trilateral summit held in Nicosia.
Sept. 4, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia, Sept. 3, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Israel to ink major energy deal with Cyprus and Greece
The plan involves linking the three countries’ power grids via the world’s longest and deepest underwater electricity cable.
Sept. 4, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Pro-Israel activist Yoseph Haddad speaking to U.S. college students. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Israeli Arab activist stands firm after attack on flight
“The extremists on both sides—including our politicians—live off each other while the voice of sanity is cowed and frightened,” said Yoseph Haddad.
Aug. 31, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
A model of Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Historic ‘Glory of Israel’ synagogue set to reopen overlooking Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
Established in 1872, it dominated the skyline of the Old City’s Jewish Quarter until its destruction after the Jordanian Army captured the Old City during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence.
Aug. 30, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Yuval Blizovsky, Roee Feldman and Naseem Eissat of Team Israel during the Round of 16 Match against Team Italy at the FIFAe Nations Cup 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, July 13, 2023. Photo by Joosep Martinson/FIFA.
World News
Israeli gaming team hosted in Riyadh ‘like kings’
The Saudis gave the team VIP treatment.
Aug. 28, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio. Credit: Embassy of Sierra Leone in the United States.
Israel News
Sierra Leone to open embassy in Jerusalem
The legation is set to be the seventh in the Israeli capital.
Aug. 25, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Pro-Israel rallies with ICEJ sponsorship or involvement have taken place in dozens of other countries, including Denmark, Liberia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Mexico and Slovakia, May 2021. Photo by Levi Dörflinger/ICEJ.
Israel News
Solution expected to Israel visa issue for evangelical NGOs
Christian organizations in Jerusalem short of staff.
Aug. 23, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, attend the inauguration of the Tel Aviv Light Rail, Aug. 17, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Tel Aviv light rail to open to the public on Aug. 18
The Red Line’s 34 stations run from Bat Yam through Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Ramat Gan and Petach Tikvah.
Aug. 17, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
An aerial view of the steel structure at Tel Shimron supporting the corridor to the corbelled vault. Credit: Eyecon.
Israel News
Rare ancient mudbrick passageway found in Jezreel Valley
The 3,800-year-old monumental structure at Tel Shimron is the first of its kind to be found in the southern Levant.
Aug. 17, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
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