Zach Pontz
ARTICLES BY: Zach Pontz
As Protests Flare in Hebron, Jewish Community Remains Calm
3,000 Palestinian Arab protesters marched from Hebron's city hall to an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank city Friday as part of celebrations for the 25th anniversary...
Israel Launches Public Diplomacy Department in Arabic
Israel's Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Ministry has opened a Public Diplomacy Department in Arabic. A statement released by the Ministry states that the department...
Drive by Shooter Targets Girl Near Samaria Settlement
Israeli media is reporting that a young woman standing at a bus stop near the entrance of the Halamish development in the West Bank was...
Report: Despite Controversial Israel Policy, Chuck Hagel Is Frontrunner for Defense Secretary Position
CNN is reporting that Sen. Chuck Hagel has met with both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden and is the front runner for...
Kevin Youkilis Family Originally Named Weiner, Times Reports
On Wednesday baseball star Kevin Youkilis signed with the New York Yankees for $12 million. The one-time Boston Red Sox player couldn't turn down the...
Conan Show Features “Human Centipede” Menorah and R2D2 Dreidel (VIDEO)
The writers for Conan O'Brien's eponymous late-night show, Conan, took it upon themselves Wednesday to add a little humor to Hanukkah. To celebrate the fifth...
Members of NBA Team “Sing” the Dreidel Song (VIDEO)
Houston's professional basketball team, the Rockets, are having an OK year on the court, and it seems a rather dreadful one off it--at least if...
Crazed NY Killer Says He Was CIA Operative “Ordered to Kill Jews”
The demented suspect accused of gunning down three Brooklyn shopkeepers execution-style told cops he was a CIA operative ordered to kills Jews by Arab men,...
Tensions High in Hebron as Female Soldier Who Shot Youth Receives Death Threats Online (PHOTO)
With reporting by JNS.org Fresh riots broke out in the flashpoint city of Hebron on Thursday as a Palestinian youth shot and killed by Israeli Border Police...
Rare Silver Spice Tower Sells for Record $337,900 (PHOTOS)
Kestenbaum & Company's auction of rare Judaica broke a record December 6th. "An extraordinarily rare and important 18th century, Polish parcel-gilt silver filigree spice container"...
Israel and Canada Sign Agreement to Increase International Aid and Development Ties
Israel and Canada have signed an agreement that will further strengthen the ties between the two countries. Daniel Carmon, head of Israel's agency for international development,...
Israeli Resident Makes Menorahs with Grad Rocket Parts
Only weeks ago members of the Shimoni family were running from incoming grad rockets. But how times do change. Because now Elijah Shimoni, a blacksmith, is celebrating...
India Expresses Desire for Iron Dome System
India wants the Iron Dome defense system. Defense News reports that India and Israel are cooperating on the development of weapons systems and that India's...
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Confirms Ties With Hamas and Islamic Jihad Remain Strong
A spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that his country's relations with Hamas and Islamic Jihad are as strong as they've ever been. He...
