Etgar Lefkovits
Panama’s Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha and Israeli Ambassador to Panama Mati Cohen sign an economic accord on May 27. (Credit: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
May 28, 2026, 9:19 am
Israel and Panama sign economic agreement
The accord opens “significant opportunities for collaborations” between the two countries, Panama’s ambassador to Israel told JNS
By Etgar Lefkovits
"Israeli President Isaac Herzog with Laura Fernández Delgado of Costa Rica at her presidential inauguration on May 8, 2026. (Credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
May 11, 2026, 12:31 pm
Costa Rica’s new president wants to open its embassy in Jerusalem
The move would reverse a decision by the Central American nation two decades ago to move its Israeli embassy to Tel Aviv
By Etgar Lefkovits
Raphael Mimoun and his wife, Eva Cohen, at a Paris event for medical professionals eyeing a move to Israel. (Credit: Thierry Van Biesen, May 3, 2026)
May 4, 2026, 9:14 am
‘No future for Jews of France:’ Scores of French doctors to immigrate to Israel
Nearly four of five French Jews feel unsafe, according to a recent survey.
By Etgar Lefkovits
The “Jusoor” logo: The Arabic says “The Truth is in Your Hands.” (Credit: Courtesy)
April 29, 2026, 12:05 pm
A maverick Arabic news outlet exposes Hamas’ abuse of Gazans
Jusoor News emerges as post-war “bête noire” for Islamic terror group still running half of Gaza.
By Etgar Lefkovits
Police examine the anti-Israel graffiti and posters at the Museum of the Holocaust in Guatemala City, August 2025. (Credit: Courtesy of the Guatemala Holocaust Museum)
August 14, 2025, 2:19 pm
Holocaust museum in Guatemala vandalized by anti-Israel activists
"A small group of people is using the excuse of the war in Gaza to target the Jews,” museum director Marco Gonzalez said.
By Etgar Lefkovits
Argentina's Ambassador to Israel Axel Wahnish with the head of AMIA Mario Sogol at the Knesset on Monday. (Credit: Courtesy Argentinian Embassy in Tel Aviv, July 14, 2025)
July 14, 2025, 9:30 am
Silence is complicity on Iran, Argentina’s envoy says at AMIA bombing memorial
"This is not a local conflict — it's a global struggle between life and death, between light and darkness," said Ambassador Axel Wahnish.
By Etgar Lefkovits
King Abdullah II of Jordan addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session on Sept. 24, 2024. (Credit: Loey Felipe/U.N. photo)
May 20, 2025, 7:32 am
Jordanian textbooks justify Hamas Oct. 7 massacre
A study by IMPACT-se found that textbooks "promote antisemitism, glorify violent jihad, and express strong hostility toward homosexuality."
By Etgar Lefkovits
El Al Israel Airlines (Credit: Courtesy)
March 24, 2025, 10:42 am
Israel plans international airport near Beersheva
A cross-party initiative envisions the facility being built five miles southeast of the capital of the Negev.
By Etgar Lefkovits
The Nahal Ein Gev II site, 1.25 miles east of the Sea of Galilee. (Naftali Hilger/The Institute of Archaeology/The Hebrew University)
November 14, 2024, 9:16 am
12,000-year-old spinning machine uncovered in northern Israel
A rare glimpse into the Natufian culture and the transition from a hunter-gatherer society to an agricultural one.
By Etgar Lefkovits
Judi Weinstein Haggai and her husband, Gad. (Photo: Courtesy via JNS)
December 28, 2023, 12:37 pm
American-Israeli missing since Hamas attack declared dead
Judi Weinstein Haggai’s body is being held by Hamas in Gaza.
By Etgar Lefkovits
From left: Sen. Gustavo Leite, chairman of the Paraguayan Israel Allies Caucus; Vice President-elect Pedro Alliana; President of the Senate Silvio Ovelar; President-elect Santiago Peña; and Leopoldo Martinez, IAF Latin America director. (Courtesy photo via JNS)
August 10, 2023, 12:04 pm
Paraguay poised to return embassy to Jerusalem
Four countries currently have their embassies in Israel’s capital: the United States, Guatemala, Honduras and Kosovo.
By Etgar Lefkovits
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