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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.

Israel and Azerbaijan sign a memorandum of understanding on artificial intelligence in Jerusalem. Credit: Haim Zach / GPO February 3, 2026.
Israel News
Israel and Azerbaijan sign AI agreement in Jerusalem
“AI is not the instrument of the future, it is the instrument of the present,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Feb. 4, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz cuts the ribbon for the official opening of the the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) 2026 on Tuesday in Tel Aviv. Credit: Ronen Horesh, February 3, 2026.
Israel News
International tourism expo kicks off in Israel amid Iran tension
“The last couple of years were difficult ones, with a dramatic drop in tourists during the war, but there are signs of optimism as the buds of recovery are beginning to be seen,” said Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz.
Feb. 4, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Arkia
Israel News
Somalia blocking Israeli carrier from transiting its airspace
The move is seen as revenge over Jerusalem’s recognition of Somaliland
Feb. 1, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
A view of the Hall of Names inside the Holocaust History Museum in the Yad Vashem complex in Jerusalem, Feb. 25, 2007. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.
Antisemitism
Survey finds half of Brazilians ignorant about Holocaust, Auschwitz
Some two-thirds of Brazilians believe that it is mandatory to teach about the Holocaust in school.
Jan. 29, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
A view of the Hall of Names inside the Holocaust History Museum in the Yad Vashem complex in Jerusalem, Feb. 25, 2007. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.
Israel News
Yad Vashem nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
“I believe that the Nobel committee should take a stand on antisemitism,” Norwegian lawmaker Joel Ystebø tells JNS..
Jan. 29, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Huckabee, Traiman
Israel News
Huckabee calls to ‘burn the kitchen down’ in Iran
“Many plates of poison—Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, the Houthis—are being served all out of the same kitchen, Tehran,” said Ambassador Mike Huckabee.
Jan. 28, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Memorial Candles for Bondi Beach
Antisemitism
Bondi Chabad rabbi: Antisemitism must not become what defines us
Rabbi Yehoram Ulman: “If Jewish identity is built only on shared trauma, then we hand our children a burden, not a gift.”
Jan. 27, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Worshippers take part in a 'Solidarity Sunday' event for Israel at a church in Buffalo, New York. Courtesy: Eagles Wings. January 24, 2026
Antisemitism
Evangelical churches’ ‘Solidarity Sunday’ event takes a stand for Israel
“In this moment, Jews and Christians must unite and stand together,” said Bishop Robert Stearns, founder and president of the Eagles’ Wings ministry.
Jan. 27, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Flavio Bolsonaro and Eduardo Bolsonaro at the Knesset in Jerusalem
Israel News
If elected, Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to move embassy to Jerusalem
“It is an honor to defend Judeo-Christian values and to show the Jewish people that the Brazilian people support them,” he said.
Jan. 26, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Israeli President Isaac Herzog at an event honouring 2,000 Israeli kidney donors in Jerusalem which is expected to enter the Guiness Book of World Records. Credit: Maayan Toaf / GPO. January 25, 2026
Israel News
Israel to be cited by Guinness World Records for kidney donations
The British body had previously sparked a public outcry by not accepting submissions from Israel or the Palestinian territories due to regional tensions.
Jan. 26, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Workers lay a section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline near the Sangachal terminal and Baku, Aug. 11, 2003. Photo by Riza Ozel/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Israel’s imports of Azerbaijani oil hit three-year high
The crude passes through Turkey, despite the Anatolian nation’s trade ban.
Jan. 23, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Christians pray at the Stone of Anointing in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City, during the Orthodox Christmas holiday, on Jan. 7, 2020. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Israel News
Holy Land Orthodox patriarchs’ condemnation of Christian Zionism sparks fierce backlash
Jerusalem letter exposes fissures within Christianity over ties with Israel.
Jan. 22, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
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