Zach Pontz
ARTICLES BY: Zach Pontz
Lebanese Filmmaker: Country’s Boycott of Israel Harms Lebanon (VIDEO)
Award-winning filmmaker Ziad Doueiri defended his recent visit to Israel in an interview with Al-Arabiya TV. Doueiri, who is both a Lebanese and US citizen and...
Anti-Semitism Dismissed as Motive Despite Three Consecutive Firebombings of Jewish Targets in Montreal
A kosher restaurant in Montreal was the target of an arsonist only days after a cafe in the area, also Jewish-owned, was on the receiving...
Report: Google to Acquire Waze for $1.3 Billion
Google is set to acquire the Israeli navigation app and traffic report start-up Waze for a whopping $1.3 billion, Globes reported Sunday. It had recently been...
Netanyahu: Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas Constantly Threaten Israel With Cyber Attacks
Israel is the target of "non-stop" cyber attacks, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday at the annual international cyber security conference at Tel Aviv...
Netanyahu: ‘Israel Cannot Depend on International Forces for its Security’
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting by announcing that he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend about...
CNN Accused of Whitewashing Palestinian Soccer Star’s Terror Ties
Criticism is being leveled at CNN International following a feature it ran Thursday that whitewashed the terrorist activities of a Palestinian Arab soccer player. The sympathetic...
Hit Palestinian Song Incorporates Israeli Cities Into ‘Palestine’
A new hit song in the West Bank is rewriting the record books—literally, Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reports. Oh Flying Bird is currently being broadcast by...
Low Cost Airline Executive: We’ll Bring 4-5 Million Tourists to Israel Annually
Ryanair Deputy CEO and COO Michael Cawley didn't downplay the impact his airline could have on Israeli tourism in a meeting with Israeli officials Wednesday. "We'll...
Times Square Anti-Semitic Elmo Charged With Extortion
A man whose previous claim to fame was dressing up as Elmo and unleashing a tirade of anti-Semitic abuse on passersby in New York City's...
British MP to IDF Soldier: ‘You Look Like a Bloody Jew’ (VIDEO)
A British MP has been caught on tape by a BBC documentary crew making an anti-Semitic comment, the Commentator reports. Former Conservative Party Member of Parliament...
British Shadow Ministers: UK Should Use Israel as Blueprint to Improve Economy
Members of Britain's Shadow Cabinet, a senior group of spokespeople in opposition to the ruling government, believe the country should use Israel as a blueprint...
Montreal’s Cafe Shalom Firebombed, Follows Similar Attack on Nearby Kosher Restaurant
Cafe Shalom in Montreal was the target of a molotov-style arson attack early Friday morning, The Montreal Gazette reports. Montreal police said that two firebombs were...
Report: EU Backing Away from Blacklisting Hezbollah
The European Union in reneging on its plan to label Hezbollah a terrorist organization, diplomatic sources in Jerusalem have told Israel's Maariv newspaper. As recently as...
Report: After Austria Pullout Philippines Reviewing its Presence in Golan as Fighting Rages
The Philippines said on Friday it is reviewing its presence in the Golan Heights after a Filipino soldier was wounded, according to Al Arabiya. Fighting between...
