Zach Pontz
ARTICLES BY: Zach Pontz
REPORT: Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Qandil Resigns Amid Deadly Protests, Government Denies (UPDATE)
Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Qandil is stepping down from his post following deadly riots in the country, Israel's Ma'ariv reported Tuesday, citing Egyptian media. According to the...
Attempted Lynching of Muslim Brotherhood Supporter in Cairo in Broad Daylight (VIDEO)
Recent mass demonstrations in Egypt exposed not only violent discontent with politicians in the country, but with those that support them as well. A video published...
Musician Leonard Cohen Reschedules Tour Dates for High Holidays
Legendary musician Leonard Cohen had to reschedule two shows on an upcoming tour because they fell on Jewish holidays, the BBC reported Tuesday. The 78-year-old singer-songwriter...
Mubarak: Protests Against Morsi are Bigger than Protests Against Me
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said the number of protesters on the streets of Cairo during Sunday's mass demonstrations, against the Muslim Brotherhood regime of...
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Blames ‘Jewish Diaspora’ for Country’s Unrest
The "Jewish diaspora" is a main culprit behind recent unrest in Turkey, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay claimed Monday, according to Hurriyet...
Kuwaiti MPs: ‘It is Permitted’ to Deal With Israel (VIDEO)
In candid interviews published with English subtitles by the Middle East Media Research Institute, two Kuwaiti Members of Parliament gave their approval for the kingdom to...
Former Palestinian Convict Sets Himself on Fire to Protest Lack of Benefits
A former Palestinian Arab convict has suffered serious injuries after setting himself on fire in front of the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Finance...
Muggers Outwitted by Young Jewish Woman in Brooklyn
A victim of a theft used her own ingenuity to capture the crooks after police came up empty handed, local Brooklyn blog Crownheights.info reports. The victim, a...
Museums Increasingly Criticized for Failure to Return Stolen Nazi-Era Art
15 Years after 44 nations including the United States signed the groundbreaking Washington Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art, museums are finally being faulted for their intransigent...
Report: Israel is Losing Out on Google’s Advertising Riches
Google's extensive presence in Israel may benefit the country in many ways, but as a taxpayer is not one of them. Israel's Channel 2 reports that,...
Hezbollah MP Warns: With Departure of Army Chief Lebanon ‘Will Fall Into a Security Vacuum’
Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad. Photo: PressTV. Lebanon is likely to enter a dangerous security vacuum as the term of Army Commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi's comes...
Netanyahu Meets With New Italian PM Letta, Calls for More Iran Sanctions
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Italian PM Enrico Letta Jerusalem 7/1/2013 Photo: Moshe Milner/Israel GPO. Newly elected Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta met Monday with...
Anti-Islamist Activist Hirsi Ali: Arab Leaders Believe ‘Reaching a Two-State Solution is to Betray God’
Writer and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali offered some frank words on the prospect for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians in a wide-ranging interview with...
Israeli Rabbi: Medical Marijuana is ‘Kosher’
An Orthodox rabbi in Israel has determined that smoking and distributing medicinal marijuana is kosher, but using it recreationally is "forbidden," Ma'ariv reported Friday. Efraim Zalmanovich,...
