Zach Pontz
ARTICLES BY: Zach Pontz
Baseball GM With Jewish Mom Signs Player Accused of Anti-Semitism
The Philadelphia Phillies baseball team signed former number 1 draft pick Delmon Young Tuesday despite initial reservations by the team's general manager, Ruben Amaro. The reason...
Palestinian Human Rights Foundation Calls Holocaust a “Myth”
The Palestinian Human Rights Foundation (Monitor) has posted an article to its website in which the veracity of the Holocaust is flatly rejected. The article, written...
Shaven Matisyahu, Unrecognizable at Sundance Film Festival, Forced to Wait Outside of Club
If you're famous then drastically altering your appearance can have drastic effects on your social life. Case in point: Matisyahu had to actually wait in...
Report: Lapid Possible Foreign Minister in Next Israeli Government
Conversations between Israel's Likud and Yesh Atid political parties have revolved around the appointment of Yair Lapid being named Israel's foreign minister, Israeli daily Maariv...
Arab Voter Turnout Low But Arab Parties Still Gain Seat in 19th Knesset
The 2013 Israeli elections boasted the highest voter turnout since 1999, hovering around 67%, but Arab voters were substantially less enthusiastic about exercising their democratic...
Elections Bring Record Number of Women and Religious Knesset Members
26 women and 38 religious Knesset members will serve the 19th Knesset— record numbers for both groups. The 18th Knesset had 22 women and...
Day After Elections, Coalition Building Begins for Netanyahu
With the election behind him, the real difficulties begin for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he tries to build a broad coalition, a task...
As Israel’s Yair Lapid Surprises in Elections He Draws Comparisons to Obama and Reagan
A successful journalist, TV host, actor, writer, and even playwright, Yair Lapid's foray into politics not more than a year ago has proven to be...
Report: Labor Party Leader Yachimovich Will Attempt to Thwart Netanyahu From Forming Government
Israel's Channel 2 is reporting that Israel's Labor party leader Shelly Yachimovich has said she will do everything in her power to stop Prime Minister...
Israeli Elections: Voter Turnout Expected to Hit 70% as Polls Near Closing Time
Voter turnout for today's election in Israel remains at its highest since the 1999 elections. The Central Elections Committee reported the number to be at...
Senior Hamas Commander: We Labor “Day and Night” Educating Children to Become Suicide Bombers (VIDEO)
On December 18, 2012, senior Hamas commander Zaher Jabarin gave an interview to Hamas' Al-Quds TV, during which he said Hamas labors "day...
British Politician: Israel is “Racist Oppressor”
A British politician and race relations activist used the upcoming Holocaust Memorial Day to call Israel a "racist oppressor." The comments, first reported by the Jewish...
Former Romney Campaign Advisor: Obama Intended to Meddle in Elections With Israel Comments
A former foreign policy adviser to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign tweeted Tuesday that during a recent trip to Israel two U.S. officials said recent comments...
Nechemya Weberman, Convicted of Assaulting Young Girl, Sentenced to 103 Years in Prison
A judge today sentenced a member of the Brooklyn Orthodox community to 103 years in prison for sexually abusing a young girl over the...
