Zach Pontz
ARTICLES BY: Zach Pontz
Former Al Jazeera Correspondent Suggests Network Run by Qatar Foreign Policy
Qatar exercises overwhelming influence on the editorial agenda of Al Jazeera according to Aktham Suliman, former Berlin correspondent for the network. Qatar finances the network...
Abbas Reneges on Promise to Reform “Honor Killing” Laws
Mahmoud Abbas has pivoted away from earlier promises to amend laws that offer leniency to men who use the "honor killing" defense. In May 2011, Abbas...
Haniyeh at Education Conference: “Israel a Tumor That Must be Uprooted”
Ismail Haniyeh told representatives from Egypt, Tunisia and Qatar that Israel is "a tumor that must be uprooted," according to Israel's Channel 10. The Hamas...
Netanyahu Delivers Christmas Message, Highlights Religious Tolerance in Israel (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video wishing Christians in the country a merry Christmas. "Today Christian communities throughout the Middle East are shrinking ...
Jews Don’t Celebrate Christmas But They Have Written Much of the Christmas Music (VIDEO)
Besides the fact that Jesus was Jewish, Jews have a strong influence on the whole Christmas atmosphere in other ways. Take for example the music....
Tourists, Pilgrims May be Heading to the Wrong Bethlehem
As scores of tourists and pilgrims stream into Bethlehem for Christmas, archeologists aren't certain that they're in the proper place to be celebrating Jesus' birth....
NRA Chief Points to Israel as Model for His Vision, Israelis Disagree (VIDEO)
NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre has been ruffling some feathers lately, including those of Israeli security experts. LaPierre has been speaking publicly since a mass-murderer killed 27 people...
Security Fence Breached Along Gaza Border as Multiple Incidents Reported Overnight
IDF soldiers fired warning shots as several Palestinian Arabs approached the border with Gaza Sunday night. An IDF spokesman told The Algemeiner that no injuries were...
Israeli Students Top List of Western Countries in Mathematics
Israeli students lead Western countries in achievements in mathematics according to data issued by TIMSS and PIRLS. The TIMSS and PIRLS tests are held by...
HRW Confirms Gaza Terrorists Killed Gaza Boy Shown in Iconic Photo of Egypt’s PM and Hamas’s Haniyeh
Human Rights Watch has acknowledged that terrorists killed civilians in Gaza during Operation Pillar of Defense when rockets being fired into Israel fell short. "Rockets that...
Video Captures Arab Firebombing of Historic Jewish House in Jerusalem’s Old City (VIDEO)
Arabs in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem's old city videotaped their firebombing of the Jewish Meyuhas House according to Israel's Channel 10. The video was...
Israel Breaks Tourism Record Again
Israel has set another tourism record. According to the Ministry of Tourism, in 2012 Israel welcomed 3.5 million tourists to the country, up 4 percent...
Netanyahu: Ahmadinejad, Nasrallah and Mashaal Will be Paying Attention to Israel’s Election Results
In an interview with Israel's Channel 2 this weekend Benjamin Netanyahu made his case for being re-elected, noting that strong electoral support for his...
12 Year-Old Israeli Yshai Oliel Wins Prestigious International Tennis Tournament (VIDEO)
One of the top youth tennis tournaments crowned its champions Sunday, and in the twelve year-old age group Yshai Oliel of Ramla, Israel came out...
