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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.

Jaroslawa Lewicka celebrates her 91st birthday with students in Haifa, Jan. 25, 2026. Photo by Gil Meller/Haifa Municipality.
World News
Last Righteous Among the Nations living in Israel dies at 91
Jaroslawa Lewicka immigrated to Israel in 1995 and made her home in Haifa, six years after receiving the top honor for Gentiles who saved Jews during the Holocaust.
Nov. 11, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks to visiting pastors in Jerusalem on Nov, 9, 2026. Credit: Bridges for Peace.
Israel News
Huckabee: Biblical illiteracy is killing America
“Go home and challenge something that is killing America and killing the faith in America and that is biblical illiteracy,” the U.S. ambassador told a group of visiting pastors in Jerusalem.
Nov. 10, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Members of Noahide communities from around the world visit the ancient Biblical city of Shiloh on Nov.4, 2026. Credit: Bruni Sharvit.
Israel News
Inaugural Noahide conference brings non-Jewish Torah followers to Jerusalem
Participants from around the world gathered in the Israeli capital to celebrate their shared commitment to the Seven Laws of Noah and express solidarity with the Jewish state.
Nov. 10, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Israel Police officer Shalom Avitan, Nov. 4, 2026. Photo by Rina Castelnuovo.
Feature
From anti-Zionist upbringing in Britain to outstanding Israel Police officer
A former Satmar yeshiva student who volunteered as a medic during the Oct. 7 massacre tells JNS that an encounter with a wounded soldier changed his life forever.
Nov. 9, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
A delegation of African American pastors in Jerusalem on November 4, 2026. Credit: Shlomi Amsalem.
Israel News
African American pastors on Holy Land pilgrimage to relive the vision of Martin Luther King
The visit comes amid a relationship between American Jews and the African American community marked by historical alliances and modern strains.
Nov. 6, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Aron Verständig (left) and King Carl XVI Gustaf attend a memorial service for the victims of the Holocaust at the Great Synagogue of Stockholm in Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. 27, 2024. Photo by Iwi Onodera/Getty Images.
World News
Sweden makes Holocaust denial a criminal offense
The move comes amid a sharp increase in Holocaust denial and distortion around the globe following the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel.
Nov. 5, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
An Israir plane. Credit: Moni Shapir.
Israel News
Israir in talks to acquire rival Arkia
The two small Israeli carriers are considering a merger amid Arkia’s heavy debt.
Nov. 5, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Boy George alongside World Jewish Congress Israel President Sylvan Adams and former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov at the site of the Nova music festival on November 3, 2026. Credit: Alon Levin
Israel News
Boy George at Nova massacre site: ‘I couldn’t just sit and do nothing’
‘I shouldn’t have to explain that being a human being is the right thing to do,’ the British singer told JNS during a tour of southern Israel.
Nov. 4, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Bondi Beach, Sydney
World News
Australia heightening security for Chanukah after Bondi Beach massacre
The move comes after only a handful of general-duty police officers were on duty during the terror attack in December 2025.
Nov. 3, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Flydubai airplane seen at Ben-Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, Sept. 30, 2026. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel Police to probe two senior Transportation Ministry officials over flydubai security failures
The ministry and the security establishment have faced harsh criticism in the wake of the foiled attack, which was prevented midair by the captain and passengers on board.
Nov. 2, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
George Deek, special Envoy to the Christian world (date unknown). Credit: Courtesy of Israel's Foreign Ministry.
Israel News
Israel’s Christian envoy warns against electing politicians with Muslim Brotherhood worldview
The unequivocal remarks come in reaction to allegations of ties between Michigan Senate Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and the Islamist group.
Nov. 1, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
The new Museum of Moroccan Jewish Culture was inaugurated in the Moroccan city of Fez on Oct. 12, 2026. Credit: Courtesy.
World News
Morocco opens first publicly funded museum dedicated to Jewish culture in Arab Muslim country
The institution in the historic Jewish quarter of Fez showcases religious artifacts, rare manuscripts, historical archives, and digital installations on synagogues, Hebrew schools and rabbinical courts.
Oct. 30, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits