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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.

About one-third of the “lone soldiers”—service members who do not have immediate family in Israel—are serving in combat units.
Israeli Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel predicts that Iranian protests will shortly lead to the downfall of the regime.
“In Nepal, nothing surprises me,” said Rabbi Chezky Lifshitz.
The Jubilee Cave is one of the largest in Israel.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with most cases occurring in patients with no identifiable family history or specific gene mutation.
“We are joining an effort to have basically a united nations of countries that support Christian communities around the world, beleaguered communities who deserve our help, just as you are helping us, we want to help back.”
The annual figures released by Israel’s Tourism Ministry show signs of recovery following the October ceasefire.
The Brooklyn-born lawyer, 87, said he has no doubt that incoming New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is “a deep antisemite,” and voiced profound consternation over the future of a city he once called home.
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance seeks to promote Holocaust education and awareness worldwide.
Nearly 60,000 Israelis tourists visited Azerbaijan between January and November, with an additional 90,000 Israeli travelers connecting through Baku.
The flag carrier raked in record-breaking profits over the past two years when it flew as a virtual monopoly.