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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.

El Al
Israel News
El Al to launch direct flights to Argentina, starting this fall
The new non-stop service comes amid burgeoning relations between Jerusalem and Buenos Aires.
Apr. 1, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
A view of the Western Wall plaza, largely empty and closed due to the ongoing war with Iran and Hezbollah and continued missile fire on Israel, Jerusalem, March 30, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Passover priestly blessing at Western Wall restricted due to war
Prayer notes calling for peace have been sent from Arab countries to the holy site in Jerusalem, and some even from Iran.
Mar. 31, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
An apartment building in the southern Israeli city of Dimona that was damaged by an Iranian ballistic missile on March 21, as seen on March 29, 2026. Photo by Rina Castelnuovo.
Feature
Wedding ring found in a home destroyed by an Iranian ballistic missile
David Azran believes that what goes around comes around, telling JNS: “There is a circle of energy.”
Mar. 31, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Jason Greenblatt. Source: Twitter.
U.S. News
Former Trump Mideast envoy urges US control of Strait of Hormuz
Jason Greenblatt says that ground troops are also necessary to secure highly enriched uranium in Iran since the Islamic Republic is unlikely to do a deal.
Mar. 26, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Delta Air Lines
Israel News
Delta pushes back flights to Israel until September
Israel’s wartime restrictions on the country’s airspace are tentatively in place through April 16.
Mar. 25, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
The president of the National Congress of Honduras, Tomás Zambrano, and the Latin America director of the Israel Allies Foundation, Leopoldo Martinez, on March 23, 2026. Credit: Courtesy.
World News
Honduran congressional leader lauds war against Iran as a global game-changer
José Tomás Zambrano says U.S.–Israel campaign could weaken Tehran’s terror reach in Central and South America.
Mar. 24, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
The dispatch room at the Magen David Adom national operations center in Ramla fields both routine emergency calls as well as reports of injuries from Iranian missile attacks, March 18, 2026. Credit: MDA.
Feature
Missiles and medical emergencies all in a day’s work
Dispatchers at Magen David Adom’s fortified national operations center in Ramla juggle routine calls alongside red alerts during the war with Iran.
Mar. 24, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
A traveler at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on Jan. 4, 2022. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel imposes further airport restrictions following weekend missile attacks

“This is an inconvenience, but our commitment to human life is our top priority,” Transportation Minister Miri Regev explained in a statement.

Mar. 23, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Iranian security official Mohsen Fathi Zadeh, who received a call from the Mossad. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Mossad is calling senior Iranian commanders and pressuring them to stand aside
Hundreds of phone calls are being made by Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, along with targeted assassinations of top regime leaders.
Mar. 22, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Francesca Albanese
World News
Serbia blasts Albanese for ‘unacceptable interference’ after her latest criticism of Israel
Belgrade condemns the U.N. official’s remarks on its military ties with Israel, calling them beyond her mandate.
Mar. 19, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
An Israir plane at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on Oct. 31, 2024. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.
Israel News
Israir cancels regularly scheduled flights until Passover
El Al previously announced that it would not operate any regularly scheduled flights until the end of next week.
Mar. 19, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the bombing at the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires that killed 29 people and wounded 200, at the Israeli Embassy Square in Buenos Aires on March 17, 2026. Photo by Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images.
World News
Milei: Argentina’s commitment to the United States and Israel is ‘unwavering’
The Argentine leader’s comments come as the Latin American country assumes the rotating presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
Mar. 19, 2026
Etgar Lefkovits
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