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This time, it’s a date…The 29th of November…

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For time immemorial, the Arabs and Muslims have managed to base a substantial portion of their culture on people, places and ideas holy to the Jewish People and Israel…Fromk their claim to the Muslim “holiness” of Jerusalem to countless gravesites and Mosques, they steal the heritage of the Jews and claim it as their own…

This past November 29th, 2012, the Palestinian Authority chose to hijack the anniversary of the United Nations partition of Palestine, creating the Modern State of Israel and what should have been a palestinian State (which the Arabs refused to accept) and make it the day for their being declared a non-member observer “state” at the UN…

On today’s show:

The story of November 29, 1947…the ORIGINAL United Nations Resolution…

Why the recent UN activity is a dual violation of the Oslo Accords…originally intended to be the basis for peace between the Israelis and Palestinian Arabs…A look at the enormous laundry list of violations of Oslo by the Palestinian Authority, which, by all reasonable standards, should make the agreement null and avoid…

Also…How both Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert gave the Arabs MORE opportunities for their Palestinian State…Which they summarily refused, as they did the first time, in 1947…

Plus…Happy Channukah…Especially to you guys in Miami Beach, who got to watch their menorah burn…almost literally, not to mention the anti-semitic statements posted on said menorah…

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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)

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The Hamas-Jihadist-Muslim Brotherhood-Iranian version of the “Million Man March”, this time to Jerusalem instead of Washington, D.C.–Will it be a tragic PR nightmare for Israel or a colossal failure?

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Israel’s security forces are hoping for the best…but preparing for the worst…

On Today’s show:

The Global March to Jerusalem (GMJ)…

The Global March to Jerusalem

Who is behind it?

What are the objectives of the GMJ?

What are the likely outcomes?

How is Israel preparing?…Are they prepared?

What has Iran got to do with the GMJ, and what about the Iranian Jewish community?

Plus…The event is scheduled for “Land Day”, this Friday, March 30th…What is THAT all about?…And what about the Arab-Israeli citizens?…A dangerous internal threat?

Also…The end of arch-chameleon, Tzipi Livni’s reign over Ariel Sharon’s Kadima Party…Only to be replaced Shaul Mofaz, ex-General, turned suit-your-position-to-the-polls chameleon…

Youtube videos promoting the Global March to Jerusalem…

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Attacks on the proposed ban to criminalize Jewish ritual circumcision (brit milah) in San Francisco, California, USA spread to the legal and federal legislative fronts…

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But the King of the Zulus has requested (and received) Israeli aid in achieving his goal of circumcising 2.5 million adult Zulu males in the next 5 years…Purpose…To prevent the spread of AIDS in Africa…

And now, a serious move in The Netherlands to ban kosher meat, while the European Union attacks Judaism through labeling (again)…

Shakira

Also…Special coverage of the “Presidential Conference: Facing Tomorrow” in Israel…

Shakira debunks her alleged anti-Israel bias…

Shakira

But an album in Arabic?…Really?

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman manages to restrain herself, while proposing a peace plan of her own…

Amos Oz, Daniel Kurtzer, Jimmy Wales, Tony Blair and others…

Plus…Israel…World leader in social networking, a daughter named “Like”…

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Don’t they have something more important to worry about, like maybe saving Greece or Spain from economic collapse?

Ramat Shlomo, Jerusalem

Besides, haven’t the French learned yet that Israel’s building of homes, communities, or even cities has NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with peace or the lack thereof in the Middle East?

But I DO hate to see those Frenchmen so deeply concerned over anything…

France deeply concerned over Israeli settlements

France is deeply concerned about Israel’s authorization for the expansion of 2,000 settlement homes built on occupied Palestinian land in east Jerusalem, the Foreign Ministry said Monday

Reprinted from dailystar.com

“Our position is constant: Settlement building is illegal in the eyes of international law, in the West Bank as well as in East Jerusalem,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero.

Jerusalem’s municipal council Sunday approved the expansion of 2,000 homes in the settlement district of Ramat Shlomo, allowing each home to add a room. The Ramat Shlomo neighborhood lies in an area of Arab East Jerusalem, which Israel captured during the 1967 war and later annexed in a move not recognized by the international community.

France called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume peace talks based on proposals made by French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe when he visited the region earlier this month.

“We call on the parties to resume negotiations based on principles contained in the French initiative … and to refrain from unilateral gestures,” Valero said.

It’s bad enough that Israel relinquishes sovereignty over holy ground in our nation’s capital to our good friends in the Vatican…The least they can do is carry some of our tax burden!!!

I thought that Jews knew how to negotiate…

Ayalon: Israel won’t give up Christian holy sites

Israel, Vatican reach understanding on real estate taxation in Holy Land.

Reprinted from jpost.com

Jerusalem and the Vatican have made significant progress in the ongoing negotiations between the sides after a breakthrough on the issue of taxation of the Holy See’s property in Israel.

According to conclusions reached Tuesday at the Bilateral Permanent Working Commission taking place in the Vatican, religious institutions owned by the Holy See in Israel will be exempted from tax, in the same manner synagogues and mosques are.

Church-owned businesses, however, will not be afforded that dispensation.

A joint communique issued following the meeting headed by Ettore Balestrero, under-secretary for relations with states, and Deputy Foreign Minister- Danny Ayalon said “the negotiations took place in an open, friendly and constructive atmosphere, and very significant progress was made.” The next plenary meeting will be held this December at the Foreign Ministry.

Hope has been expressed that now that the taxation issue seems to be resolved, other topics, such as sovereignty over sites and appropriation of Vatican- owned land by Israel – might be resolved. The Vatican had demanded sovereignty over sites, including the Cenacle – or the Upper Room, the site of the Last Supper, which is outside Zion Gate in Jerusalem.

Last year, the sides agreed to take the contentious issue of sovereignty over the Cenacle out of the bilateral issues being discussed, to facilitate movement in the negotiations.

While Israel remains firm in its refusal to relinquish ownership over the Cenacle and other sites, certain gestures might be made to provide the Holy See with leeway.

“Israel will not give up sovereignty over any of the holy places,” Ayalon said on Tuesday.

“However we will always keep freedom of worship and free access to all religions to their holy places.”

Why do actors think that they are qualified to engage in international diplomacy???

Leonard Nimoy

Since when does being very famous and being very good at pretending to be someone that you are not in a situation that is not real in front of a camera or on stage…since when does that qualify you as an expert on international affairs? Why should anyone give an actor any more credence than a plumber (no offense to plumbers…I respect THEM more than I do actors…they do something MUCH more useful to society) when it comes to their opinion on international issues (that they usually know nothing about)???

Nimoy, you may be Jewish, but you do NOT live in Israel, you do NOT have any particular knowledge about events in the Middle East, neither you nor you children serve in the Israeli Army, and you are not even particularly identified as being Jewish or caring about Israel, even if your Vulcan hand signal is an imitation of the Jewish priests’ hand position while blessing the Jewish people (you probably didn’t even know that)…

So, when it comes to your efforts for “peace” in Israel…please keep them to yourself and your family and close friends…

‘Spock’ calls for Jerusalem’s division

Jewish actor Leonard Nimoy known for famous Star Trek role writes letter on ‘Americans for Peace Now’ website supporting two-state solution

Reprinted from Ynetnews.com

The Americans for Peace Now (APN) organization published Tuesday a letter written by actor Leonard Nimoy, best known for his role as Spock in the original Star Trek series and movies, in which the actor supports the establishment of a two-state solution.

The 80-year-old actor called upon the American people to support the peace initiative.

“I reach out to you as someone who is troubled to see the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians continue apparently without an end in sight,” Nimoy wrote.

“In fact, there is an end in sight. It’s known as the two-state solution – a secure, democratic Israel as the Jewish State alongside an independent Palestinian state. Even Israel’s nationalist Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, has come to see this as the shape of the future. The problem is how to reach that end point. It’s something we should be concerned about – not only as world citizens, but as Americans.”

He went on to write that he supports the division of Jerusalem, mentioning 50 other prominent Israelis, including former heads of the Mossad, the Shin Bet and the military who support a two-state solution.

“There is a sizable number of influential voices in Israel saying the same thing… a call for two states for two nations. Their plan includes a Palestinian state alongside Israel with agreed-upon land swaps. The Palestinian-populated areas of Jerusalem would become the capital of Palestine; the Jewish-populated areas the capital of Israel.”

“I’m a strong supporter of APN and the work it does,” Nimoy wrote. “Peace Now’s activities and programs… keep peace on the world’s agenda… Like those Israelis who issued the peace plan, the members of Peace Now have their boots on the ground. They serve in Israel’s military reserves and see every day what life is like without a negotiated peace with the Palestinians.”

Nimoy also addressed the Itamar massacre and the increase in violence in the Middle East.

“A Jewish family was murdered in the West Bank and a woman was killed in a bus bombing in Jerusalem. A rocket attack on southern Israel from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip resulted in a school bus being hit and a teen died of his wounds. Israel, in turn, has retaliated,” he said.

He added that a strong American leadership is needed to “pivot from the zero-sum mentality of violence to an attitude that focuses on the parties shared interests: Security and prosperity.” Paraphrasing his famous Star Trek quote: “Live long and prosper.”

Nimoy recalled a Star Trek episode called, “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,” in which the Enterprise runs into “two men, half black, half white, are the last survivors of their peoples who have been at war with each other for thousands of years, yet the Enterprise crew could find no differences separating these two raging men… And they were prepared to battle to the death to defend the memory of their people who died from the atrocities committed by the other.”

The actor attempted to convince the American people to act by supporting the APN, mostly through donations, in order to help resolve the conflict.

“I’m a strong supporter of APN and the work it does. It is a leading voice for Americans who support Israel and know that a negotiated peace will ensure Israel’s security, prosperity and continued viability as a Jewish and democratic state,” wrote Nimoy.

Nimoy stressed he does not intend to belittle the issues that divide Israelis and Palestinians.

“What I do mean to suggest is that the time for recriminations is over. Assigning blame over all other priorities is self-defeating. Myth can be a snare. The two sides need our help to evade the snare and search for a way to compromise,” he said.

The actor also noted how the tumultuous situation in the Middle East has a direct effect on the US economy.

“We’ve seen oil prices rise sharply and America become involved militarily in Libya. The cost to American lives and our economy continues to rise at a time when unemployment and deficits are sapping our country’s strength.”

Nimoy explained that it is also in the interest of the US “to spread the message that there is a peace solution, and to let Congress and the White House know it’s preferable for America to be part of the solution than to be drawn into another conflict.”

The circle is complete…The circle that started with King David first sitting in Jerusalem as the ancient capital of the Jewish state…We have returned…This time, to stay…

It is only under Jewish sovereignty for the past 44 years that people of ALL faiths, Christians, Muslims and Jews, have been allowed free access to their holy sites in Israel’s capital.

Prior to 1967, under Muslim control of Jerusalem, only Muslims were allowed access to the holy places. It was (and is) considered a desecration for Jewish or Christian “infidels” to tread on any area that the Muslims consider holy…basic anywhere that they do not want Christians or Jews…

No effort was made to maintain, develop or preserve the sites considered holy to Judaism and Christianity. To the contrary, synagogues were made into stables and used as latrines, Jewish gravestones were used to pave roads, and anybody not of the Muslim faith was allowed to enter the holy places of Jerusalem.

Once the Jews re-took control, all this changed…In Jerusalem, the re-united Capital of Israel, under Jewish control…

Free access to ALL faiths to ALL sites, ongoing excavations and development of the sites holy to all faiths, while carefully preserving their sanctity and historic significance.

And so it will remain…And so it MUST remain…

Jerusalem Poll: Oppose international control of holy places 73%:21%, Oppose construction freeze 67%:23%

Reprinted from IMRA.org.il

Would you oppose or support having part of Jerusalem part of a Palestinian
state?
Oppose any part 66% Support some Arab neighborhoods 23% [rest of table not
recorded in time]

Would you agree to international control of the holy places within the
framework of a peace agreement?
No 73% Yes 21% Don’t know 6%

Should construction be frozen in Jerusalem neighborhoods beyond the ’67
lines?
Build 67% Freeze 23% Don’t know 10%

Not without Jerusalem


Op-ed: As Israel’s anthem makes clear, Zionist dream cannot be fulfilled without our Jerusalem

Reprinted from YNetnews.com
Ariella Gottesman

Many years ago, I heard a speaker – a self-proclaimed Zionist – taking Israel’s national anthem, HaTikvah, to task. In her opinion, it didn’t speak to the Zionist dream, the true feeling of the Jewish heart aching to return home, or the mission of Zionism. She suggested that “The Impossible Dream” from the hit Broadway musical “The Man of La Mancha” take its place as the national anthem. The very words, she thought, encapsulated everything Zionism and Israel stands for:

To dream the impossible dream,

To fight the unbeatable foe,

To bear with unbearable sorrow,

To run where the brave dare not go…

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The demographics of the Jewish State are definitely looking up…

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And her citizens are, for the most part, happy with the Middle East’s only real democracy…The modern Jewish State of Israel…

Also…Nefesh B’Nefesh celebrates the year’s new immigrant babies…

“The Terminator”, Arnold Shwarzenegger speaks out on Israel…

And…Iran just went nuclear last week…Anybody notice?…Anybody care?…

Plus…Israeli super-model, Bar Rafaeli…#6 hottest woman in the world, according to Maxim, while Israel hosts fashion shoot after fashion shoot under the beautiful Israeli sun…At the same time, Israel hosts the Asian Physics Olympiad…and takes home the gold (and bronze and silver)

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It certainly looks like it…But we can only hope that he will not

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Just what is Obama, Clinton and Co. offering Israel to extend the freezing of construction of Jewish homes in parts of Israel that is so great that it is worth Israel’s Prime Minister breaching his promise to his government and the Israeli people?

Also…A delayed reaction by US lawmakers to the proposed $60 Billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia…

Plus…Just where in the Bible are the Jews commanded to live in the Land of Israel and serve in the Israeli Army?…

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We Celebrate 38 Years Since the Liberation and Reunification of The Holy City of Jerusalem “The Eternal Capital of Israel”

Also…New York Show’s Solidarity with Israel…

The “Salute to Israel Day” Parade
All this and MORE…

Happy Jerusalem Day!!!

1967: The Liberation and Re-Unification of the Holy City of Jerusalem
Eternal Capital of the Jewish State of Israel

New York Shows Solidarity with Israel

The Annual “Salute to Israel Day” Parade Down Fifth Avenue

Do they paint the line down the middle of Fifth Avenue blue and white???

We anxiously await the arrival of Dov Hikind and his delegation of supporters of the Jewish communities of Gush katif and the Northern Shomron…

Thank you, New York!!!…

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We are planting, growing and building our beloved homeland

Jewish Settlement

Our enemies launch missiles and rockets…We plant trees…

Also…Our love for Jerusalem…Our connection to the Jewish Temple Mount…The Muslims are trying to discredit us…They are destroying valuable archeological treasures…

And…Egypt fights for the power of the pyramids…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…

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Jerusalem–Eternal Capital of Israel and The Jewish People…
EXTRA SPECIAL–The Jews and The Messiah…the REAL facts
Also, some disturbing statements and…SILENCE…out of the London Conference

Today’s show talks about the basis for the status of Jerusalem as Holy Capital of Israel and The Jewish People..a historical and biblical basis that harks back thousands of years.

Marty also talks about the dangers of giving in to ill-founded claims on Jerusalem by Islam, why, in fact they want to conquer once again this oh-so-holy city from her rightful owners–the Jews of the world.

In response to listeners’ questions, Marty also explains the Jewish concept of Messiah, (May He Come Speedily in Our Days!!!!) Using the book, the “Mishna Torah” of The Rambam, Rabbi Mosese ben Maimon (Maimonides), Marty explains just what to expect when the REAL Messiah gets here.

Also, more disappointment for lovers of peace and justice in the world…the London Conference, held yesterday, aimed at recruiting aid and support for the palestinians concluded with the following dismal results:

1. $1.2 billion(!) to the palestinians, with no accountability whatsoever required

2. No demands, or even REQUESTS for the new palestinian leadership to actively fight terror

3. More demands, stated and un-stated, on Israel to relinquish territory and compromise on her security

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War is Helll

Coverage of recent events in Gaza…Only here, it’s the true story…Not some anti-Israel, anti-Jewish spin put out by the Arab enemies of Israel and swallowed whole by the mass media, the European Union and the rest of the (un)-civilized world…

Also…Countdown to abomination in Jerusalem?…Let’s hope not…A brief preview…

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

Or anyone else, for that matter…to a Holy Place in Jerusalem

How can France close a holy, historic site in the heart of Israel’s capital city?…Marty explains…

Also…The European Broadcasting Union will permit Israel to “Push the Button” after all…

And…What the heck are “ides”, anyway?…

Plus…The character of Israel’s current leadership…

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

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