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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.

Christian college students from the U.S. touring Israel on a nine-day Passages visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem this week. Courtesy of Passages.
Culture and Society
‘Christian Birthright’ brings US students to Israel
10,000 young Americans have already come on Passages’ faith-based trips.
Dec. 22, 2022
Etgar Lefkovits
Javier Zarzalejos
World News
European Parliament lawmakers urge tough sanctions on Iran
Previous Western engagement with Iran was based on “wishful thinking and naivete,” said Spanish MEP Javier Zarzalejos.
Dec. 15, 2022
Etgar Lefkovits
Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks at the Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem, Dec. 14, 2022. Source: Twitter.
Culture and Society
Christian Media Summit brings Israel allies to Jerusalem
“We are living in the golden age of Jewish-Christian relations with some serious flaws and challenges,” said Rabbi David Rosen.
Dec. 14, 2022
Etgar Lefkovits
Armenian Ambassador Arman Akopian in his office. Courtesy of Arman Akopian.
Feature
Diplomacy and geopolitics: A challenging mix for the Armenian ambassador to Israel
Arman Akopian says his countrymen see Israel as a “model of development with a lot to learn from in defense, healthcare engineering and agriculture.”
Dec. 11, 2022
Etgar Lefkovits
Map of EuroAsia Interconnector. Credit: Sara Yard via Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
Construction to start on ‘electricity highway’ connecting Israel, Cyprus and Greece
The EuroAsia Interconnector submarine power cable will link the countries’ grids and provide Israel with a reliable way to export natural gas in the form of electric power.
Dec. 7, 2022
Etgar Lefkovits
Leslyn Lewis, MP, chair of the Canadian Parliamentary Israel Allies Caucus. Credit: courtesy.
World News
Canadian lawmaker vows to defend Israel, Jews
Leslyn Lewis, chair of the Canadian Parliamentary Israel Allies Caucus, said Israel’s existence is at the cornerstone of her faith as a Christian.
Nov. 27, 2022
Etgar Lefkovits
From left: The Kinneret Innovation Center's Tomer Swisa, Eyal Triber and Elad Shamir. Credit: Yariv Kristal Photography.
Israel News
21st-century Zionism on the shores of the Sea of Galilee
The Kinneret Innovation Center aims to leverage local agricultural know-how to become an engine for high-tech growth in northern Israel.
Nov. 22, 2022
Etgar Lefkovits
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R.-Colo.) has been a co-chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus since 2011. Source: House.gov.
World News
U.S. lawmakers urge world leaders to terminate anti-Israel UN bodies
Congressional Israel Allies Caucus members call on 27 countries to help shutter organizations that exist solely to delegitimize the Jewish state.
Nov. 13, 2022
Etgar Lefkovits
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