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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.

The Valley of the Communities at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Credit: Yad Vashem.
Israel News
Yad Vashem sound and light show to highlight lost communities
The new immersive audio-video experience will use laser technology to tell the 2,000-year story of Jewish life in Europe.
July 26, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
The Jordan River/Sheikh Hussein Crossing near Beit She'an, one of three entry/exit points between Israel and Jordan. Aug. 5, 2013. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel rebukes Amman over harassment of religious Jews
Tourists have been denied entry because they carry tefillin, prayer shawls or holy books.
July 25, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Members of a 200-strong delegation of African-American Christian women meet with the Knesset’s Christian Allies Caucus in Jerusalem on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.
Culture and Society
African-American Christians seek to fulfill MLK’s dream in Israel
“We are fulfilling the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King to bring African Americans to Israel,” said Cathelean Steele, national project coordinator at the Atlanta-based Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
July 25, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Judicial Reform Protests
Israel News
Judicial reform supporters slam calls to refuse military service
“Refusal to serve erodes the basis of democracy,” said Education Minister Yoav Kisch.
July 23, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (left) and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita meet in Rabat, June 8, 2023. Source: X.
Israel News
Israel-Morocco ties are expected to grow stronger
The Foreign Ministry in Rabat praised Jerusalem’s recognition of Western Sahara as “just and farsighted.”
July 20, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
A firefighting plane works to extinguish a blazeout in Moshav Kedma, in south-central Israel, May 31, 2021. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel to assist firefighting efforts in Greece
“The Government of Israel will stand by Greece’s side in dealing with the immense wildfires” raging in the country, said the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.
July 19, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Israelis visit Sebastia, the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel, in Samaria, April 22, 2019, Photo by Hillel Maeir/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel to protect archaeological sites in Judea and Samaria
Government budgets 120 million shekels to protect ancient heritage from Palestinian destruction.
July 17, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Members of a Belgian delegation, including the Antwerp police chief, during a week-long training session in Israel on combating anti-Semitism. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Belgian security forces get antisemitism training in Israel
“The struggle against antisemitism is something that we are determined to pursue,” said Belgian Ambassador to Israel Jean-Luc Bodson.
July 16, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Ariel University hosted an awards ceremony for former Vice President Mike Pence and former Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on March 9, 2022. Photo by Josh Hasten.
Israel News
Ariel University faces internal turmoil amid external boycott
The dismissal of the university’s senior vice president, Bobby Brown, has donors and friends of the embattled institution up in arms.
July 16, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Libertarian Rasmus Paludan burns a translation of the Koran during a demonstration outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. Jan. 21, 2023. Photo by Tobias Hellstren via Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
Sweden approves burning of Bible outside Israeli embassy
The demonstration, which has already caused a great deal of anxiety and controversy, is slated for Shabbat.
July 14, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
Rabbi Leo Dee
Israel News
Leo Dee urges end to PA funding, Palestinian chance to work in Israel
The rabbi, who lost his wife and two teenage daughters in a Palestinian terror attack, has urged unity in the wake of the tragedy.
July 12, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team special edition jersey was inspired by the Israel National Trail. Credit: Israel-Premier Tech.
Israel News
Cycling ‘peace race’ to be held in Israel, Bahrain and UAE
The three-stage race is backed by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
July 12, 2023
Etgar Lefkovits
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