Zach Pontz
ARTICLES BY: Zach Pontz
Israel to Launch First Arab Scholarship Program to Better Integrate Sector into Education System
A new scholarship program focused on better integrating Israel's Arab students into the higher education system is currently being established as a joint initiative...
NYC Deliveryman Wins $900,000 Verdict in Anti-Semitic Harassment Suit
A New York City deliveryman has won a $900,000 jury verdict, payback for the anti-Semitic harassment he endured while working at a Midtown eatery...
Rocker Lou Reed’s Judaism Central to His Identity, Misfit and All (VIDEO)
Rock and roll iconoclast Lou Reed died Sunday, aged 71, of an undisclosed cause, and while many of the obituaries dedicated to him have...
Palestinian Authority Official: PA Security Forces Responsible for Majority of Second Intifada Attacks (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Authority's ambassador to Libya said the majority of attacks carried out during the Second Intifada were done so by members of the Palestinian...
Survey of American Jews Shows Pessimism Over Arab Spring, Iran’s Nuclear Program
American Jews are generally pessimistic about current political developments across the Middle East, notably the "Arab Spring," Iran's nuclear program and Arab ...
Israel Air Force Strikes Two Launch Sites in Northern Gaza Following Rocket Attacks
In response to several rockets and mortars fired into Israel in the past 24 hours, Israel Air Force aircraft targeted two concealed rocket launchers...
World’s Oldest Holocaust Survivor Finally Gets Her Close-Up (VIDEO)
At 109 years old, Alice Herz-Sommer can make multiple claims: she is the world's oldest pianist, as well as its oldest Holocaust survivor. Now she's...
Research Shows Physical Reaction in Jews to Anti-Semites in Pain
A study published in academic journal Frontiers in Psychology said that Jewish men endure a physical reaction to images of anti-Semites in pain, The Daily Mail...
More American Jews Choose to Study Arab World, Results Vary
More Americans than ever are taking up studies of the Arab world and many of them are Jewish, The New York Times reports. While lacking definitive...
Family of Dead Nazi War Criminal Priebke Say His Body Has Gone Missing
The family of a Nazi war criminal whose funeral has been at the center of much global controversy say his corpse has gone missing. Family lawyer...
Iranian FM on Facebook Accuses Israel of Seeking to Undermine Talks
Iran is taking to social media to counter what it claims are Israeli attempts to stymie the current ongoing talks with the West over its...
Hamas TV Airs Cartoon Bragging of Military Capabilities (VIDEO)
Hamas televised a cartoon touting the capabilities of its military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, on its official TV Station Al-Aqsa TV, according to monitoring group...
Actress Natalie Portman Tired of Being Typecast as ‘Soulful Jewess’
Jerusalem-born American actress Natalie Portman is tired of being typecast as "The Soulful Jewess" she revealed, in a an interview with Marie Claire Magazine. "Like, every...
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Naomi Tsur Tops List of ‘Remarkable Female Leaders’
Website Business Insider used the occasion of International Day of the Girl - a global movement to highlight, discuss, celebrate and help to advance women's lives...
