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Archive for April, 2012

Israel is 64 Years Old…We Israelis are Amongst the Happiest People on Earth

Written by Marty Roberts on April 26, 2012 – 10:00 am -

On Israel’s 64th birthday, we ponder the question, “How can a country that overwhelmingly fears for its future existence be SO doggone happy??!!…

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Almost half of all Israelis believe that Israel is in real danger of being destroyed, yet Israelis consistently rank near the top of all countries when it comes to the happiness of her citizens…

On today’s show:

Just HOW happy ARE Israelis…And WHY???

Israel celebrates Independence Day/Yom HaAtzma’ut number 64…

Also…Sure, We’re really happy here, in Israel, but the world certainly does not like us…Why so unpopular internationally?…And…The status of women in the Israeli workforce…

Plus…Kazakhstan officially thanks Borat for their country’s tourism boost, Taglit/Birthright trips to Israel more than pay off for American AND Israeli Jews, what are American Jews thinking about as presidential elections approach, what do Israelis think is “Israeli”?…

All this and more on The Marty Roberts Show

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Passover Spring…Why Israel is the Best Place to Be…And Why It’s Likely to Stay That Way (BTW, it’s not too shabby for Easter, either)…

Written by Marty Roberts on April 11, 2012 – 12:47 pm -

The so-called Arab Demographic Time Bomb threatening the Jewish nature of the State of Israel is nothing more than a big old dud…

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Spring festivals in the Jewish Homeland, Israel…

On today’s show:

The joy of a Jew living in our homeland, Israel…

Nothing quite brings it out like the Passover holiday season…Nothing reminds us more strongly just how lucky we are to be able to live here like celebrating Pesach in the Spring right here, in Israel…

From the joy of the seder night, to touring Israel’s National Parks and historic sites…

From the north of the country to the south…

And then, there’s Jerusalem…Walking the ramparts of the Old City…

or visiting the once-in-a-lifetime Ice City…

And nowhere else is the Priestly Blessing delivered more authentically…

All this is dependent upon Israel remaining the Jewish State…But because we are a secular, democratic Jewish State, all religions are free to celebrate their faith here, including the Christian Easter in Jerusalem…

The Left will have you believe that if we do not create a separate palestinian state, they will overwhelm the Jewish nature of Israel…This is simply not true, as I explain in today’s show (thanks to the wonderful work of retired ambassador Yoram Ettinger)

All this and more on The Marty Roberts Show

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