Staying Real in Israel
Home of
"The Marty Roberts Show"

Special “Pre-Pesach/Passover” Edition of The Marty Roberts Show…

Radio Show/Podcast!!!

Listen to the show…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

This time the Palestinian “scholars” are not only distorting history and the Bible, but their own Koran!!!…Will anybody buy their lies??

On Today’s show:

The dangers of Passover…to your body, your children and your waistline…

And what to do about it…

Plus…The REAL Exodus from Egypt…Queen/Freddy Mercury style…a hot new video by Aish HaTorah…See it right here…

And…5+1 REALLY hot videos for Pesach…Watch them all right here…

Google Exodus…

20Things to Do With Matzah…

Dayenu, Coming Home…

Jake Gyllenhaal and the Afikomen…

Are You Smarter than a 10-Year-Old…

Plus a special Passover message from South Africa…

Also…Hot mobile apps for Passover…

And Israel sells her chametz/leaven to an Israeli Arab Muslim…

Plus…Jethro Tull, Lady Gaga, Guns n’ Roses, Red Hot Chile peppers, mMdonna and Demi Moore…What have THEY got to do with Israel?…find out…

All this and more on The Marty Roberts Show

Listen to the show…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Never have to buy gas again…Ever!!!…

Radio Show/Podcast!!!

Listen to the show…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

The story of Shai Agassi and his revolutionary “Better Place” start-up…How it happened, how the system works, why it’s better than hybrids…
The first step towards eliminating the world’s need for arab oil?…

Better Place Founder Shai Agassi

Also…The Dutch parliament takes the first step towards banning kosher meat in The Netherlands…What does this mean to the Jews?…Is there possibly a higher message being sent here?…

Ban Shakira Facebook Page

Plus…Shakira…Banned in Egypt?…Why?…Because she visited Israel!…Welcome to the new Spring-time arab democracy in Egypt…

All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…

Listen to the show…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

And there is a lot of it…We’re talking Chivas Regal, Glenlivet and Ballantine’s…

I’m ready to sacrifice the scotch whiskey…I guess the Scottish are ready to sacrifice anti-cancer treatments, microprocessors, internet security, mobile communications, and…….well, you get the gist of it…Lot’s more good stuff comes out of Israel than Scotland, so take your pick…

Kiddush clubs declare boycott on Scottish whiskey

Move by Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs comes after Kiddush-favorite Chivas named in global boycott of Israeli goods.

Reprinted from Jpost.com

The Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) – a partnership of 250 Jewish men’s clubs that claims more than 25,000 members throughout North America – has joined with synagogues both in Israel and in the diaspora in “suggesting a boycott of scotch from distillers located in West Dunbartonshire Council in Scotland at Kiddush and [in] public and private” celebrations.

The FJMC, which is affiliated with the Conservative movement, has called for Jews to avoid certain brands of spirits following a boycott of Israeli goods instituted by the local council of the whiskey-producing region.

“A boycott is like a snowball heading downhill,” said FJMC Executive Director Rabbi Charles Simon.

“It begins at the top of a large mountain, and gathers momentum until it is transformed into an avalanche.

If we wish to stop it, we need to act as soon as possible.”

Among the distilleries named in the boycott are Morrison Bowmore, Loch Lamond and Chivas Brothers.

Chivas Brothers produces the well-regarded Chivas, Glenlivet and Ballantine’s brands which are the preferred spirits in many so-called “Kiddush clubs,” which gather following services in some synagogues.

The decision by Rabbi Simon to urge FJMC members to engage in a counter-boycott came after well known Israeli-Anglo blogger and pro-settlement activist, Jameel Rashid, publicized on his website a letter to several distilleries located within West Dunbartonshire. Rashid wrote: “the global counterboycott of Scottish whiskey products, distilled in the West Durbanshire council region, is beginning.”

Anglo-Israelis, an important target market for purveyors of liquor here, have been circulating e-mails calling on both Israeli and American Jews to cease consumption of Scotch whiskey, and urging supporters of Israel to send copies of Rashid’s missive to the distilleries in question.

When “your local council representatives boycott my country – under the most unethical and immoral of pretext – you cannot expect your market to sit idly and pretend you are not perverting justice,” wrote Rashid.

Both Rashid, the pseudonym for an anonymous Israeli who writes the popular Muqata blog, and the author of the widely read website Israellycool, have posted the home phone numbers of local council members, urging participants in the counter-boycott to call them to express their discontent.

Explaining his rationale for the initiative, Rashid stated that “its best to contact the whisky distillers directly, since the West Dunbartonshire Council of Wise Men couldn’t care less what a pro-Israel, proliberty, person might think… but they might listen to voices of their constituents – specifically the Scotch whisky distilleries in their council’s region.”

The boycott against Israel was initially introduced by the West Dunbartonshire Council in response to what councilmen described as “the disproportionate use of force used against Palestinians” during the IDF’s Gaza incursion in 2009.

The council resolved that it “recognizes the disproportionate force used by the IDF in Palestine and agrees to boycott all Israeli goods as a consequence. Officers should immediately cease the purchase of any goods we currently source, which were made or grown in Israel. Officers should also ensure we procure no new goods or produce from Israel until this boycott is formally lifted by WDC.”

Replying to the council’s assertions, Rashid excoriated the local representatives for whitewashing Hamas’ “barbarism” – citing the use of hospitals, schools and Mosques as cover by Gaza terrorists.

“Why was there an IDF operation in Gaza in the first place? To oppress poor Palestinian Arabs? How would you deal with Gazas’ Arabs targeting Scotland’s babies, other children, and other civilians. Have you not seen the pictures of atrocities the Arabs have visited on innocent children, or does your council not care?” Rashid, in an e-mail to The Jerusalem Post, stated that people have joined his counter-boycott from “all over” Israel and the US.

“The International Kiddush Club of America is giving us top billing as well,” he added.

The West Dunbartonshire Council, while it has not responded publically to calls endorsing a boycott of locally manufactured spirits, has defended the decision which sparked the protest.

The Council explained that it does “not in any way seek to censor or silence authors and commentators from Israel.” “The Council’s boycott only relates to goods ‘made or grown’ in Israel. The vast majority of mainstream books by Israeli authors are published in the UK, and are therefore not affected by this boycott. Only books that were printed in Israel and transported to the UK for distribution would be potentially boycotted.”

Members of the council did not reply to requests for comment about the whiskey boycott made by the Post.

Kirsteen Beeston, a spokeswoman for Morrison Bowmore Distillers, told the Post that “Neither Morrison Bowmore Distillery nor Auchentoshan take any political stance, and this policy has been made independently from us, and without our consultation.”

Kirsteen highlighted Auchentoshan’s efforts to reach out to the Jewish community and its connections to the London Rabbinical court. She stated that she is forwarding all e-mails received to the council to “ensure it is made fully aware of the potential implications of its policy.”

Gary Sakol, the deputy director of the Zionist Federation of the UK, commented that “Whilst not from West Dunbartonshire, this makes me ashamed to call myself Scottish, and I truly hope those involved will reverse their action.”

It’s sometimes very hard to tell…

Radio Show/Podcast!!!

Listen to the show…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

The American people have always overwhelmingly supported one of their closest allies, Israel, but, all too often, American government policy does not seem to bear this out…

Two cases in point recently were highlighted in the media…

Rosen and Weissman...Two Ruined Lives

The FBI’s unfounded pursuit and subsequent failed prosecution of AIPAC’s Steve Rosen…

And then there’s Condoleeza Rice’s massive espionage campaign against Israel…

How can this be?

[/caption]

Then, there’s the granddaddy of them all…Jonathan Pollard…Imprisoned for 25 years…Time to let him go…

Shinya Maeda

Also…Israeli cuisine reaches new peaks as Chef Brueh retires in Tel Aviv, accompanied by world-renowned Gorden Ramsay protege Shinya Maeda from Japan…

And…Yeshiva Rabbis ban the new plague…cellular telephones…

David and Goliath

Plus…David and Goliath Redux, and Macy Gray is on the way (even if she does call some of her fans “assholes”)…

Macy Gray

All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…

Listen to the show…

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

He saved countless lives this week in Netanya, Israel…Yet the Palestinian Authority celebrates their murderous terrorists as heroes…
AND even supports them financially!…

Also…Why Didn’t the Police Kill the Bomber BEFORE He Blew Himself Up?…The dilemma of security officers everywhere…Kill HIS murderous butt, or preserve my own?…

Plus…New Kashrut Laws in Israel…What is all of this meat, milk, parve, kosher stuff all about?…

All this and MORE…

Haim Amram
Jewish Hero

CLICK PLAY Button to Listen to “The Marty Roberts Show”

It’s the Jewish month of Kislev, and the Channukah Holiday is in the air…

Tasty tidbits from Marty Roberts
(hint:It’s NOT ALL about food!)…

And…Sharon Speaks Out on Iran’s Nuclear Threat…We MAY all be in this together, but Marty (AND Israeli Military Intelligence) think that SOMEBODY better DO something already!…

Plus…More on the Holy Hebrew Language…

All this and MORE…

Jelly Donuts
AKA Sufganiyot

Dreidels
AKA Savivons

Channukah Menorah
AKA Channukiah

Holy-Temple-Style Menorah
AKA…Menorah!

CLICK PLAY Button to Listen to “The Marty Roberts Show”

Most of the symptoms of the bird flu seem to be manifesting themselves in the hysteria and hyper-criticism of the Israeli press!…The situation seems to be under control (mostly)…Marty explores where the H5N1 avian bird flu may have come from…

Also…Israelis love ice cream…especially in cones and popsicles…Can we keep up with the Americans?…What to do as a tourist in Israel…(Hint: Do NOT satisfy your craving for an ice cream popsicle at a kiosk)…

All this and MORE…

Bird flu symptoms are spreading rapidly throughout Israel…

But they seem NOT to be affecting who you might expect…

Scary-looking, isn;t it?

Uhmmm…not really…

But not nearly as much as Americans do…

Watch out where you tourists in Israel buy it, though…

The popsicle is the preferred form of ice cream consumption in Israel…

Purchase in a kiosk is NOT recommended (unless, of course, your alternative is a movie theater)

CLICK PLAY Button to Listen to “The Marty Roberts Show”

It’s About More Than Eating Cheesecake

Also…What’s the Deal with Sinai???

Why are so many Israelis willing to risk their lives to get back IN to Egypt???

All this and MORE…

The Land of Milk and Honey

Israel TRULY is!!!!

Just TASTE the wonderful products from Israel…

The World’s Most Contented Cows!!!!

New Study: (no kidding!) Israel’s dairy cows are the most productive in the world!!!

All the Better to Celebrate the Milk-and-Honey Holiday – Shavuot

It’s the holiday celebrating the Gift of the Torah to the Jewish People (and the World!!!)…

Many also give gifts to friends and family (never a bad idea, heh?)…

Sinai…It’s a REAL Place, You Know…

And so far, more than 8,000 Israelis have crossed the border into the Sinai Desert, Egypt…

Oh, yeah…the Torah!!!

CLICK PLAY Button to Listen to “The Marty Roberts Show”

As corruption and political bribery in the Sharon and Olmert-Kadima family are disclosed daily…Could Ehud Olmert and the Kadima Party REALLY be planning to use Sharon’s death as a campaign ploy?…

Plus…A new Israeli health food designed especially for seniors (and skinny kids)…You’d NEVER guess in a million years…
All this and MORE…

Continue reading “The Israeli Election Campaign is in Full Swing” »

And what the heck IS falafel?…Worth dying for?…

All this and MORE…

Continue reading “If You’re in the Mood for Falafel…Forget About Going to Iraq” »