Why???

Young Teens From Around the World are Coming to Israel for Another Reason…

To Volunteer to Serve in the Israeli Army !!!…What’s THAT All About???…

Also…Natural Disasters, Synagogue Destruction and…JUDO…

All this and MORE…

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She’s planning on paying a LOT of money for a place in Rosh Pina, or so sources say…Does she REALLY think that she is Queen Esther?

Also…The Hermon ski resort in Israel is closed due to bad weather (again)…Another good reason to visit the Holyland?…Marty says “yes!”…

And…As the Iran nuclear threat is turned over to the UN’s able auspices (NOT!), Israeli generals reveal plans to thwart the potential atomic holocaust…What are they saying around the world?…How does a secret agreement with Syria fit into the picture?…As usual, Marty tells all…

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Is Polish Anti-Semitism Alive and Well Today?

Could be…

Rabbi Michael Schudrich, was attacked and the Polish Police think that it just MAY be related to anti-semitism…”Poland’s Finest” at work…I guess that they will get to the bottom of this caper…

Plus…Israeli tennis rising star Shahar Peer wins again…big-time…and loses in Rome…big-time…”You Go Girl”…

And…It’s final…Ricky Martin has canceled his concert in Israel…Who cares?…

Plus…Marty’s TV picks (as if you cared)…

All this and MORE…

Attacked with punches and pepper spray on the way home from shul on Shabbat…

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Anybody Paying Attention?…Anybody Care?…Israel?…

Iran officially goes nuclear in just 3 days…Will anybody stop them?…

Plus…New York Knicks’ NBA star Stoudemire comes to Israel…and Tweets “I am Jewish”…

And…Miami Heat NBA star Lebron James gets a Rabbi…

Question…Is Israel…A happy country?…The survey says…Guess so…

Also…Boney M…Censored in Ramallah, new carpets for Al Aqsa Mosque, safe waters for baptism in the Jordan River, shortage of high-end coffee and tea on the horizon for Israel’s malls?

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

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…Shas Party Leaders Eli Yishai & Co. Show Us The Opposite

The public respect shown for Shabbat by Gershon should serve as an example for every Jew in the world…

Be proud of your heritage…Be strong in your belief…Show your faith and your love for your people and your land publicly!…

Maccabi Tel Aviv finished in only second place in the Euroleague, but they are still the champions of Israel…They show that there is more than Israeli basketball at stake here…

Plus…The Shas party sells out the Land of Israel once again…Can they REALLY be bought so cheaply?…
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The Big Question, “Will or won’t the Palestinian Arabs be punished for playing alongside the Israelis?”
What kind of “Peace” is this, anyway?…

Also…Terrorist Base Camp Located On-Campus at Arab-American University in Israel…Send in your alumni donations now (NOT)!…

Plus…Israeli advice to the French on riot control…(they NEED it!)

All this and MORE…

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The “Peace Team”

A soccer team made up of Israelis and Palestinian-Authority Arabs…

Peace is in the air?…

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Oh, How the Passing of Time Makes the Heart Grow Fonder…

And…Where-Oh-Where is Egypt This Week?…

How is it that the Chess Champion of Africa did not show up for the International Championships in Israel?…

Plus…Israeli judokas, tennis stars in the army, and Israeli high-lifestyles

All this and MORE…

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Yitzhak Rabin and Co.

Truly a fatal handshake…

We are STILL paying the price, in blood, for his folly…

A great Israeli General?

Yes, for sure…

The greatest Israeli leader?

Uhhmmm…probably not…

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How about, “Let’s punish the bad guys, and help the good guys???”…
Also…Drones fill the skies over Israel…
…and they’re NOT always such friendly skies!!!

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The Cycle of Violence

The “cycle of violence” model always being superimposed on the Israelis and their enemies is bogus…

What we have here is a simple case of an attacker and a victim…

The victim deserves the full right and support of others in defending herself!!!

Israeli Air Force Drone

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But nobody cares…and nobody wants to meet with him……Maybe HE can succeed where even Jason Alexander (George Costanza) couldn’t…Can the old Dude achieve peace in the Middle East?…Naahhh, I don’t think so…He can’t even do THAT in Tibet, where they speak his language and like his kind of food (Oh, yeah…Jews DO like to eat Chinese food…)…”Helloooo, Dalai”…
Also…Ehud Olmert vs. Winston Churchill…Apples and oranges…Fruit and nuts…Winners and losers…Where is a REAL leader when we need one here, in Israel?…
Plus…It’s snowing in Israel…so they closed the ski resort!…No, really!…All this and MORE…

A classic post and podcast from the

Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball Coach Pini Gershon shows Jewish pride by requesting a change in game time so as not to cause Shabbat desecration by TV viewers at home in Israel…

And…The Israeli Parliament proposes some Shabbat legislation of its own…Will it honor or desecrate the Sabbath?…

Plus…Will smith and his wife visit Israel…He wants to be a “soldier for peace”…Pleeeeease!…
All this and MORE…

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Tony Blair, Why Don’t YOU Stop Playing Games (with yourself!)

Also…England Continues to Try to Appease British Muslims…

When Will You Learn That the REAL War is With YOU, Western World, NOT Israel???
All this and MORE…

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The 17th Maccabiah Games Open Today in Israel

One of the top-ranking world sports events…

Featuring over 7,000 (Jewish) athletes from 55 countries around the world…

Israel’s Female Tennis Stars
Shahar Peer……………………………………Anna Smashnova

2006 will bring the WTA Women’s Tennis Tour back to Israel!!!

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…Ex-president Carter apparently tried to help a Nazi war criminal in 1987…

Just how evil is Jimmy Carter?…Plus…Is the U.S ready for a president educated in the Muslim madrassas of Indonesia?…Better look again at Barak (or is it Hussein?) Obama…And what about Hillary Clinton’s candidacy?…Plus…Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer does it again…Stay tuned for more good news!…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…… Read entire article...

The contrast of holiness and profanity, good and evil…Two separate worlds…Or are they?…

Also…Israeli prayers answered…Via the Miami Heat?…Ma HaKesher? (what’s the connection?)…

And…Fencing champion Tomer Orr…Proud to be Jewish and Israeli…

Plus…Harry Potter in Israeli prison, Convict literati, and Israeli tourists on the move…

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Two contrasting worlds…

Or are they?

NBA Champs…

Part Jewish!!

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Also… a Swiss study says that Israel has a great economy…Worth checking out…

Plus…Sumo wrestlers chow down in Tel Aviv…

And…Clinton writes another book…This time it is about public service…Hmmm…

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Don’t the American taxpayers deserve a better use of their hard-earned money???

Also…Why is Condoleeza Rice demanding MORE Confidence-Building/Security-Destroying Measures from the Israelis???…

How about the palestinian terrorists building some confidence by not trying to kill Israelis???

All this and MORE…

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Proposed US Aid = $3 Billion!!!

US Tax dollars to palestinian terrorists???

Is THAT where you want to see tax money spent???

Why not speak up, then???

Rice to Israel:

BUILD CONFIDENCE!!!

Don’t build homes for your citizens!!!

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Former Israeli intelligence chief Farkash: Israel and the Middle East are on the verge of a global tsunami…Another inevitable “natural disaster?…Or, maybe it’s preventable…How long can we continue to deny the facts?…When will we wake up and start fighting back?…

Also,…Could it be?…Marty detects anti-semitism on American Idol?…

And…Israeli tennis star Peer Shahar wins in Prague…Twice!…

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Although I don’t really like the taste of this story,,,why SHOULDN’T girls be allowed to play soccer wearing a head covering???

FIFA never really gave a good reason for NOT allowing the Iranian girls team to wear the hijab-head covering..maybe because there really isn’t any good reason…

Let freedom ring…(as long as the Muslims don’t threaten to start rioting unless EVERY girl wears one…)

FIFA Lifts Ban on Hijab-Clad Iranian Girls

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) overruled an earlier verdict banning Iran’s female footballers from observing Islamic code of dressing in the Olympic Games in Singapore, and allowed

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Israeli NBA star Omri Casspi is proud to be an Israeli…and Israel is proud of Omri Casspi…

Omri Casspi ‘proud to be Israeli’

Israeli Consulate in Boston holds special reception for Sacramento Kings forward. ‘His success in basketball is an example of the State of Israel’s success,’ says Consul General Nadav Tamir

Reprinted from Ynetnews.com

The Israeli Consulate in Boston on Thursday night held a special festive reception for Sacramento Kings forward Omri Casspi, a day before his team faced the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.

American Jews who attended the event received flags and shirts of Israel. Casspi handed

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From Dubai, of all places…
Kind of ironic..Dubai/UAE STILL does not recognize the State of Israel even exists…But I SURE seem to be hearing an awful lot of Dubai stuff in the news these days…
BTW…Just one more blow to those claiming apartheid exists in Israel…Sure doesn’t look like it from this, does it?…

Israeli cricket wins Dubai prize

Israel Cricket Association cited for cross-border program bringing together Jews, Bedouins

Reprinted from YNet News Anat Shalev

The Dubai-based International Cricket Council has awarded the Israel Cricket Association with a prize for a cross-border initiative bringing together Jews and Bedouins in

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Dubai doesn’t even recognize that Israel exists. Shahar Peer was barred from this tourney last year, even though she was one of the 30 top woman tennis players in the world. The UAE refused to grant her a visa, so she could not enter the country. Sweet revenge!!



Peer rolls into Dubai semis

Peer rolls into Dubai semis

Israeli tennis star continues superb performance, set to meet Venus Williams next

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A year after she was stopped from playing in the Dubai Championships, Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer is proving unstoppable in reaching the semifinals

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What do Shahar Pe’er and the Israelis have to do with it?…Young female Israeli tennis sensation Shahar Peer is “killing” them all on the courts at the Dubai tennis open…She’s already made it to the quarter-finals…Ironic, after the UAE refused to even let her in to the country last year…They don’t recognize that Israel even exists!!!…The assassination of Hamas commander-terrorist Mahmoud Mahbouh in a Dubai luxury hotel last month is another story…Everyone cries “Mossad”, but mum’s the word from Israel…The incredible story of this successful assassination as the revelations get weirder and weirder…

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How Ironic..World-ranked #22 tennis star Shahar Peer, who was not even allowed IN to Dubai last year because she is Israeli, advances in the tourney this year….

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The Palestinians threaten, maybe not…Ahava Dead Sea products are at the “core” of the conflict(seems it’s ALWAYS conflict with them)…Plus…More European boycotts of Israel…Israel strikes back…And…Israeli money…Making change(s)…Also…Abortion in Israel…And…nude protests in Tel-Aviv and Brooklyn…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…… Read entire article...

Israeli elections, 2009…Who will form the next government…Tzipi Livni or Benjamin Netanyahu?…Where does Lieberman fit into this puzzle?…What will the next government of Israel look like?…Plus…Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer refused entry into Dubai for a major WTA tourney…What’s next?…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…Listen to the show below…

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CNN doesn’t seem to quite have it right yet…Step-by-step, year-by-year, who occupied the ground in the Middle East known as Israel…Plus…Shahar Peer makes it to the quarter-finals at the US Open in New York…Israel’s amazing young tennis star…And…Record numbers of young people are visiting Israel…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…

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The war chests are being stocked with unprecedented quantities of…BEER…The expected onslaught of thousands of Brits will undoubtedly be quite thirsty…The big Euro 2008 football qualifier match is set to take place Saturday night…Marty covers the pre-game festivities throughout the Holyland…Yad VaShem…Shabbat dinner…And LOTS of music, entertainment, sport and, of course, BEER…Also…Islam and modest dress…International controversy…Again…Proposed legislation in England and Israel…And a vice squad in Gaza…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…

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In today’s show, I focus on threats by the international controlling body of soccer, FIFA, against Israel.

I talk about the ongoing daily missile barrage against southern Israel, and the measures that Israel’s defense establishment have taken to stop the attacks.

Apparently, Israeli artillery hit a soccer field in Gaza, and FIFA is furious, threatening severe sanctions. The dialogue taking place between Israel and FIFA is incredibly surreal, threatening my sanity, as I share the inside scoop with you…

Not to mention the new, improved missiles and launchers being developed, courtesy of the Palestinian Authority and YOUR tax dollars.

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Have you noticed who led the U. of Maryland Terrapins to victory in the NCAA women’s basketball championships?

It was Shay Doron of Israel. The starting guard led her team to a huge upset victory over Duke in a dramatic second-half comeback, after being down by 13 at the break.

“…Toliver had 16 points, four assists and just three turnovers in the title game. Final Four Most Outstanding Player Laura Harper and Shay Doron also scored 16 for the Terrapins, who were charter members of the Final Four 25 years ago but struggled before Frese took over the program in

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In today’s show, I focus on sport in Israel, highlighting Ellen and my running in the 14th annual Jerusalem Half Marathon earlier this week.  I focus on the current state of amateur participatory sports, like running and cycling, in Israel.

Things sure have changed since I first started running in Israel 7 years ago.  At that time, my wife and I had the roads to ourselves.  Now, every highway and byway in the country is loaded with health-seeking missiles, running, walking and biking away at all hours of the day and night (literally!)

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