Zach Pontz
ARTICLES BY: Zach Pontz
Jews in Tunisia Fear Rising Tide of Islamism
It remains to be seen if the revolution in Tunisia, which was the first of many across the region in early 2010, will benefit the...
Report: Bulgaria Tells EU Officials it has Evidence Linking Hezbollah to Burgas Terror Attack
Bulgaria has informed European officials there is evidence linking Hezbollah to the deadly Burgas bus bombing that took the lives of 5 Israelis and their...
Voters Turnout in Record Numbers On Election Day in Israel (VIDEO)
Voters headed to the polls in Israel Tuesday, and they did so in large numbers. The Central election committee is thus far reporting the highest...
Film Director Goes to the Fans for Hebrew Hammer Sequel
When Jonathan Kesselman wrote the script for The Hebrew Hammer , he couldn't have imagined the following it would attract. Filmed in 2002, and released...
Tests of Iron Dome Upgrades Carried Out Successfully
Tests of upgrades of the Iron Dome defense system were successfully carried out in Israel Monday. The Israeli Defense Ministry, which carried out the tests...
Report Shows Media Freedom Historically Bad in Egypt
The Egyptian revolution has not brought freedom of the press. In fact quite the opposite according to the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, which...
Israeli Actress Einat Weizman Throws Support Behind Arab-Israeli Political Party
An Israeli actress threw her support behind the Arab-Israeli political party Balad on Sunday, saying it is "the only option for those who want to...
Bennett to Hurriyet Daily: “We Have to Find Ways to Talk to Turkey and Reduce Tension”
Naftali Bennett, the rising star of right-wing Israeli politics, told the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News over the weekend that Turkey is an important ally and steps...
Abbas: “I Challenge Anyone to Deny the Relationship Between Zionism and Nazism Before World War II”
During an interview to be aired Friday on Al Meyadeen, a Lebanon-based broadcast channel, Mahmoud Abbas has claimed that Zionism and Naziism were complicit prior...
BBC Journalists Backpedal After Downplaying Jerusalem Attack on Orthodox Jewish Men
A pair of BBC journalists who downplayed an assault on two Haredi Jews Sunday quickly reneged on their initial comments after viewing footage of the...
PLO Executive Committee Member Expects Hamas, Islamic Jihad to Join With PLO
A member of the Executive Committee of the PLO, Dr. Ahmed Majdalani, told Al-Quds newspaper that he expects Hamas and Islamic Jihad to join...
Deputies Vote in Favor of Controversial UK Board of Deputies/Oxfam Program
Oxfam International logo. Photo: Wikipedia A controversial project that partners the UK's Board of Deputies of British Jews with Oxfam will...
Bernie Madoff’s Brother Parties at Grand-Daughter’s Lavish Bat Mitzvah Ceremony Ahead of Prison Sentence
Peter Madoff—Bernie's brother-isn't allowing an impending 10-year prison sentence to halt his social life. Found guilty of his involvement in the ponzi scheme that bilked...
Netanyahu Warns of Triple Threat to Regional Stability
During remarks at the weekly cabinet meeting Sunday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his concern over what he sees as the major threats to...
