Zach Pontz
ARTICLES BY: Zach Pontz
Israel’s Lapid Criticizes Rouhani Boycott, as Netanyahu Voices Skepticism Over Iran’s Intentions
Yair Lapid criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to have the Jewish state's United Nations delegation boycott Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's speech at the...
Netanyahu Instructs UN Delegation to Skip Iranian President’s Remarks at UNGA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the Israeli delegation at the United Nations General Assembly currently taking place in New York City to...
Thousands Descend Upon Israeli President Peres’s Residence to Revel in Sukkah (VIDEO)
Citizens from all over Israel joined President Shimon Peres at his residence's official Sukkah on Tuesday morning. Thousands of people began lining up outside...
Obama Tells UN That Secretary of State Kerry Will Open Direct Talks With Iran
U.S. President Barack Obama told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that aside from the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Iranian nuclear issue is atop...
Obama Calls Denial of Syrian Regime’s Chemical Weapon Use an ‘Insult to Human Reason’
U.S. President Barack Obama criticized members of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday for not taking a greater role in stopping the bloodshed in Syria,...
Obama at UN: ‘Israel is Here to Stay’
U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, chastising the international institution for the bias it exhibits towards the Jewish state...
Kenya FM: We Are ‘Not Going to Apologize for Being Friends With Israel’
Officials in Kenya have leaned on Israel over the last several days for assistance in combating al Shahab terrorists who attacked a mall in Nairobi,...
Cameraman Captures Moments Following IDF Soldier’s Murder (VIDEO)
A Reuters cameraman caught the moments immediately following the shooting death of Sgt. Gal Gabriel Kobi at a checkpoint in Hebron Sunday night. In his video...
Netanyahu Allows Jews to Return to Contentious Machpelah House
Following the recent murder of two Israeli soldiers in two separate incidents, and pressure from right-wing politicians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a directive Sunday...
IDF Bolsters Troop Presence in Hebron Following Deadly Attacks
Israeli soldiers continued their hunt for the killer of Sgt. Gal Gabriel Kobi, 20, from Tirat HaCarmel, who died Sunday night after being shot in...
Sukkah City Film Captures Competition that Explored New Twists on an Ancient Structure (VIDEO)
When author Joshua Foer conjured up the idea to hold the world's first international Sukkah design competition, Sukkah City, in 2010, the prospect of 650...
New Poll Shows NYC Democratic Mayoral Candidate de Blasio Has Commanding Lead Over Rival Among Jewish Voters
According to a new poll, New York City Public Advocate and mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio has a commanding lead over Republican rival Joe Lhota...
Saudi TV Network’s Hitler Ad Campaign is ‘Offensive and Outrageous’ – ADL
A Saudi satellite television network's use of Adolf Hitler's image to promote its September programming is drawing the ire of Jewish groups. The ad campaign for...
Israeli Terror Victims Win Right to Have Case Against Bank of China Heard in U.S. Court
The families of 20 Israeli terror victims have won a precedent-setting legal decision in the New York State Appellate Division (1st Dept.) in their case against...
