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Jimmy Carter is in Israel to Help Her Enemies (again)

Written by Marty Roberts on July 21, 2010 – 9:43 am -

Jimmy Carter

America’s biggest failure of a president in history is here to supervise the palestinian authority elections tomorrow…Who is Jimmy Carter?…Who WAS Jimmy Carter?…He has some interesting, albeit somewhat dumb thoughts about Hamas…
Also…The Herzeliyah Conference is currently takng place in Israel…What can we expect?…What are Israel’s leaders saying about our current geo-political security situation?…
Plus…Security assessments for 2006…Does Israel’s policy make any sense


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Jewish Chasidic Reggae Star Matisyahu is in Israel

Written by Marty Roberts on July 20, 2010 – 10:50 am -

Just who IS this great Jewish musician?…
What does his name have to do with the Channukah story?…

And…Another Successful Terror Attack in Netanya…
What will Israel’s response be?…
Does it work to destroy terrorists’ houses?…

Plus…Time to bomb populated areas?…and…the Chanukah story…


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Matisyahu
Jewish Chasidic Reggae Star

Matisyahu
Matisyahu
Jewish Chasidic Reggae Star

He’s in Israel this week…

His namesake was the hero of the Channuka story


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This Sabbath is Shabbat Hebron

Written by Marty Roberts on July 19, 2010 – 8:55 am -

Marty explains what that is all about, as the Chief Rabbis of Israel call for special prayers for the release of Jonathon Pollard from American Federal Prison…

And…Ariel Sharon’s New Political Party Shares More Than Just a Name With Mussolini’s!…

Maybe a Freudian slip?, or…

Plus…American David Duke in Syria, Armed children try to breach security checkpoints, non-existent PA policeman on the payrolls, the official failure of “Land For Peace”, and calls to conquer Jerusalem…

All this and MORE…

hebron_cave_of_machpelah


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Shimon Peres and his irrational, rose-colored glasses view of the Middle East

Written by Marty Roberts on July 18, 2010 – 9:09 am -

Shimon Peres to Jacques Chirac: Since Abu Mazzen is Doing Such a Great Job, Let’s Exile the Jews From Their Homes and Use Them to House a New Club Med on Israel’s Mediterranean Coast!!!

Brilliant!!! (Marty says, “Now it’s time to take your medication, Shimon!!!”)

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Could THIS be the Fate of Jewish Communities in Israel???

Club Med
If Abu Mazzen is doing such a great job, why are the terrorist attacks increasing geometrically??? And WHY, OH WHY is the Israeli Army being prevented from responding to these attacks???

Messengers of Peace???

Kassam Rockets

With the range, accuracy and penetration of the Kassam rockets increasing on a daily basis, why isn’t Israel doing something to stop this???

Is the answer to build stronger roofs on the houses, or to destroy the enemy???

Is it better to treat a disease by hiding the potential patients in isolation, or killing the virus that wants to attack???

It Takes “Two to Tango” for Peace!!!

Kites
If this is a new era of peace with the palestinians, where are the initiatives, the reaching out in peace to the Israelis BY the palestinians??? Why is it only the Jews that reach out in peace???

Clean Your Oven for Pesach with Dynamite, Anybody???

Exploding oven

What will be the NEXT place for Israel’s Arab enemies to hide explosives or weapons??? First panties, now ovens, not to mention the routine use of ambulances…what’s next, baby incubators???


Yet ANOTHER Exile on the Ninth of Av???

Ninth of Av
Maybe the time period of the Ninth of Av IS the most appropriate time for the Jews to be exiled again (G-d forbid!!!), but is it really possible that this time it will be the Jews themselves that are exiling their brethren???


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Sari Nuseibeh gets Sent to His Room…

Written by Marty Roberts on July 16, 2010 – 1:04 pm -

Sari Nuseibeh: Go To Your Room!!!!…

for choosing cooperation instead of conflict with Israeli Universities…

Also…US Prez Bush Makes an End-Run on Congress and the US Taxpayers…

How about this handoff???…A $50M check to the palestinian terrorists!!!

All this and MORE…


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Sari Nuseibeh, head of palestinian Al Kuds University

Sari Nuseibeh
…considered by many a moderate. (!!??!)

As the Association of University Teachers in England was sheepishly cancelling their boycott of Israeli Universities (by a 75% margin, no less), he was seen calling for COOPERATION between Al Kuds and Israeli Hebrew University.

Always behind the curve, the Palestinian Authority is now calling for Nuseibeh’s ouster. Apparently, he doesn’t represent the interests and thinking of the “new” palestinian leadership…

What happened to peace and cooperation???

Isn’t that supposed to be the new direction of the palestinian leadership??

Isn’t that what Bush is claiming is their stance???

PA Chief Abu Mazzen………….US Chief George W. Bush

Bush-Abu Mazzen

Even more weird, as George W. writes out a $50M check, DIRECT, guaranteed to go straight into the hands of the terrorists…NO NGO’s, NO UN, NO NOTHING to guarantee any semblance of accountability for the US taxpayers’ money!!!

Dance on, Mr. President, Dance on…Soon enough the party will be CLEARLY over!!!

Oil for….WHAT????


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Soul-Searching…Who Should be Searching Whose Souls Here?

Written by Marty Roberts on July 13, 2010 – 9:51 am -

In Light of Recent Events, Who Should be Searching Whose Souls Here?…

And What in the World Does Peace-Now Have to Say About It???…
All this and MORE…

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Soul Searching
soul searching

Soul-searching (Cheshbon Nefesh in Hebrew) is an integral, important part of the Jewish religion…

Unfortunately, those of the religious and political spectrum least likely to engage in such activities, the non-observant radical Left-Wingers, are MOST likely to try and use it as a weapon against their political and ideological enemies…

Those enemies being the religiously observant and the politically conservative…

The groups that, in fact, engage in soul-searching in a systematic and regular fashion…






Elul

Elul


We will soon be entering the month of Elul…

The month of the Jewish calendar that is supposed to be dedicated to the process of soul-searching and repentance…

An accounting of our relationships with our fellow man…

AND our relationship with our Creator…


Oppenheimer and Peace Now

oppenheimer
peace now


An organization that has very little to do with the achievement of real peace…

And very little to do with love of Israel and love of fellow Jews…

And an awful lot to say about soul-searching, while doing very little of it themselves…

And it is sorely needed…


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Some Simple Solutions for The World: Hamas, Iran, the U.S. and Europe

Written by Marty Roberts on July 13, 2010 – 9:17 am -

It seems so apparent…Why doesn’t the world see it?…

The world is worried about an imminent humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian Authority-controlled areas…Hamas, who was elected by the Palestinians to run the Palestinian Authority, refuses to acknowledge Israel’s right to exist…They continue to wage a daily terror war against the Jewish State…This has lead to a cutoff of some of the international funding for the terrorist organization…

What to do?…Seems obvious to Marty…

And then there’s Iran…Making the time pass with more and more yapping, in order to get the last bit of work done on their nuclear weapons…Blah, blah, blah…Let’s talk some more…
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Hmmm…Should We Buy Bread or a New AK-47 Rifle?

Hamas Bomber

Looks like we have the makings of a real humanitarian crisis here…

How do we even find the time to BUY bread and medicines?

We’re just TOO busy training for terror attacks and shopping for weapons and explosives…

Not to mention the cash-flow problem…

HELP!!!!

Their “Leader” – Ismail Haniyeh

Ismail Haniyeh

He is asking for his people to pick their terror attack locations carefully…

Oh, and he continues to announce his intention to eliminate Israel from the Middle East…

He says that the financial crisis will be good for his people…

No, really…

James Wolfensohn

James Wolfensohn

Even the former World Bank president doesn’t have a clue what to do…

That’s why he quit his job as the Quartet’s envoy to the Palestinian Authority…

How about, “Just stop the terror!”?

Is THIS What All of the Talking is About?

Nuclear Iran

Maybe if we just talk long enough, Iran will decide that they DON’T want to nuke Israel and the Western World…

Naaah…Dont’ think so…

So why don’t we stop talking?


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Stephen Hawking is Visiting Israel…He’s Got Ideas About the Palestinians, Too

Written by Marty Roberts on July 13, 2010 – 9:01 am -

Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking


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Is something being lost in the translation here?…And…Prime Minister Olmert should learn to keep his mouth shut when speaking to foreign media…Or did he mean it this time?…Now, Iran needs to ask, Is it a threat or a promise?…Or just a slip of the tongue?…Also…Guess who’s meeting with Hamas in America?…You’ll be surprised…(or not)…Plus…New depths of palestinian depravity…And…The financial boycott of Hamas is a myth…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…


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Israel Wants to Crack Down on Illegal Organ Sales Involving Israelis in Foreign Countries

Written by Marty Roberts on July 11, 2010 – 9:42 am -


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Could lead to some pretty weird airport checks in the future, no?…
As if the health authorities don’t ALREADY have enough on their plate (figuratively speaking, of course) with the current outbreak of bird flu in the country…Which, by the way, we are handling superbly!…

Also…Marty tries to figure out why Israel is still being held responsible for the welfare of the arabs living in Hamas-Palestinian-Authority-controlled Gaza…The “humanitarian crisis” revolving around the closure of the Karni border crossing deepens…

And…Overly romantic giraffes at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo are causing population problems…

Plus…Another happy Jewish marriage…
All this and MORE…

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Illegal Organ Sales Abroad

Illegal Organ Sales

How will the Israeli health authorities check for THESE at the airport? (especially when they are already installed!)


Jerusalem Biblical Zoo

Jerusalem Biblical Zoo


A great place to visit in Israel…

These guys don’t have the bird flu, do they?

Nah, didn’t think so…

Romantic Giraffes in Jerusalem

Romantic Giraffes

The overly amorous giraffes in Jerusalem have been doing a bit too much necking…

Birth control is the order of the day…

What do the Rabbis have to say about this?

Karni Border Crossing

Karni Border Crossing


Israel has closed it because of terror-attack warnings…

The world says we are still responsible for the million-plus arabs living in Gaza…

They decry the “humanitarian crisis” there…

Who is REALLY responsible?


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$3 Billion in US Aid to Palestinian Terrorists??…Why???

Written by Marty Roberts on July 7, 2010 – 9:41 am -


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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???

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Proposed US Aid = $3 Billion!!!

us aid

US Tax dollars to palestinian terrorists???

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

Why not speak up, then???


Rice to Israel:

condoleeza rice


BUILD CONFIDENCE!!!

Don’t build homes for your citizens!!!

Remove security points that prevent the murder and maiming of Israelis!!!

Release murderers and maimers from jail!!!

Are you delirious, Dr. Rice???


Israel Sports: Hopes for a Wimbledon Victory???

israel sports


Andy Ram and Yoni Ehrlich…

Israel’s hot doubles team…

Good Luck at Wimbledon, guys!!!



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US State Department Visit to Israel: Condoleeza Rice is on the way again:Trouble

Written by Marty Roberts on July 7, 2010 – 9:29 am -


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Condoleeza Rice Usually Brings Death and Destruction Along with her Entourage

Also…Marty Says Good-bye to Some Heroes…

Jew and Non-Jew Alike

All this and MORE…


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Chemo Brain

chemo-brain


Chemo-brain alert…

Marty may not be responsible for what comes out of his mouth today!!!


Condoleeza Rice

Condoleeza Rice

In Israel again…

If past experience is any guide, Jews better take cover…


The Jewish Army Cuts Off “The Enemy”

protest

Wait a minute…


Are THEY the Enemy???

protestors


I don’t think so…

I Would tend to look at them is the true, Jewish Heroes, not an enemy to be crushed by the Jewish Army


I Thought That THEY Were the Enemy!!!

terrorists


James Doohan, aka “Scotty”

doohan-scotty

Dead at 85

He gave it all he had…

He couldn’t take any more…

Beam me up, Scotty!



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Dangling Carrots, Sliced Salami..and a LOT of Boloney…

Written by Marty Roberts on July 5, 2010 – 2:40 pm -

Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu is Off to Meet US President Obama…

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Listen to the show…

Obama-Netanyahu Meeting

Obama-Netanyahu Meeting



Bibi can expect to be fed a lot of dangling carrots on sticks, instead of answers about stopping Iran’s nuclear ambitions…

Dangling Carrot

Dangling Carrot




Obama will most likely continue Arafat’s game of slicing Israel’s salami, feeding it, piece by piece to the palestinians, unless Netanyahu does something to stop him…

"Slice the Salami" Game


I guess eating a bunch of baloney for dinner is better for Bibi than sitting in the US prez’s office while Obama dines alone with his family…

Baloney...Dinner of Champions

Baloney...Dinner of Champions




And, BTW, what is that bright, shiny new Iranian bought Syrian radar installation doing sitting on a mountaintop in Lebanon, peering into all of israel and protecting the skies of Iran from attack?


Also…Is Pope Benedict REALLY dumb enough to schedule his address to the British parliament on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar…Yom Kippur?

Pope Benedict

Pope Benedict




And…Talk about chutzpah…The GERMAN parliament is telling the Jewish State how to conduct its affairs???…What next?

German Parliament?

German Parliament?




Finally…”Gowngate” in Jordan…”Made in Israel” tags cause the devil to break loose at a Jordanian university graduation…

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


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In the Middle East, Things Are RARELY What They Seem to Be

Written by Marty Roberts on June 15, 2010 – 1:25 pm -

Lovers of Peace…Be Careful What You Wish For!!…

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middle east region

The Middle East..What You Think is Rarely True

Israel’s Arab neighbors are indifferent to the possibility of a nuclear-armed Iran, right? WRONG!!…And they are ready to help arch-enemy ISRAEL stop the mullahs,,,
The palestinians are united in their desire for a new homeland…of course!!…Wrong again…Listen to the facts and the historical reasons why…
All of the nations of the Middle East (except Israel, of course) are united in their desire to support the palestinians and have them achieve their goal of an independent state…Well, right…except that NONE of them want it to happen!!!…Listen to understand why the Middle East countries would like nothing better that to NEVER see the creation of a palestinian state, Islamist or otherwise (with the possible exception of Syria, who simply could not care less one way or the other)
Finally, everyone would agree that the blockade on Gaza MUST be removed…Gaza MUST be opened up, correct?…Well, yes, everybody, that is, except for the countries in the MIddle East, like Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and, oh yeah, don’t forget the ruling palestinian Fatah Party themselves.

So, if you really want peace, if you really hate war…better be careful about your campaign to open up Gaza…Better be careful about allowing the current delicate balance of power in the Middle East to be upset…In short…Pray for Israel’s strength…

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


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Humanitarians and Peace Activists Take Note…Even Palestinian Authority President Abbas is IN FAVOR of Israel’s Sea Blockade of Gaza!!!

Written by Marty Roberts on June 14, 2010 – 2:24 pm -

abbas and obama

Abbas to Obama..Maintain Israeli Gaza Blockade

The world is so anxious to come out strongly against Israel, they don’t even listen to the so-called “good guys” amongst the palestinians (they are NOT really)…Abbas and his Fatah party. Even the leader of the “moderate” wing of the ruling parties of the Palestinian Authority are STRONGLY AGAINST Israel removing the sea blockade of Gaza. Even THEY realize that it is in NOBODY’S interest except the terrorists in Hamas to allow massive weapons shipments to arrive via the sea into the hands of the Hamas murderers. Even THEY realize that the only way to minimize this massive weapons aquisition from Iran and Co. is through Israel (and Egypt)’s sea blockade of Gaza.

“Peace” Activists and “Humanitarians”…please pay attention…Israel’s sea blockade of Gaza is a GOOD thing…It IS humanitarian, in that it prevents lethal weaponry from falling into the hands of murderous terrorists…It SUPPORTS the interests of peace, in that it supports the more moderate leaders of the palestinians while denying power to the more extreme…



Abbas to Obama: I’m against lifting the Gaza naval blockade


The Palestinian president reportedly told Obama that lifting the naval blockade of Gaza would bolster Hamas, a move that shouldn’t be done at this stage


Reprinted from Haaretz.com

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is opposed to lifting the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip because this would bolster Hamas, according to what he told United States President Barack Obama during their meeting at the White House Wednesday. Egypt also supports this position.

The issue of the Gaza flotilla and lifting the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip was the main topic of discussion between Obama and Abbas last Wednesday night.

European diplomats updated by the White House on the talks said that Abbas had stressed to Obama the need of opening the border crossings into the Gaza Strip and the easing of the siege, but only in ways that do not bolster Hamas.

One of the points that Abbas raised is that the naval blockade imposed by Israel on the Strip should not be lifted at this stage. The European diplomats said Egypt has made it clear to Israel, the U.S and the European Union that it is also opposes the lifting of the naval blockade because of the difficulty in inspecting the ships that would enter and leave the Gaza port.

Abbas told Obama that actions easing the blockage should be done with care and undertaken gradually so it will not be construed as a victory for Hamas. The Palestinian leader also stressed that the population in the Gaza Strip must be supported, and that pressure should be brought to bear on Israel to allow more goods, humanitarian assistance and building materials for reconstruction. Abbas, however, said this added aid can be done by opening land crossings and other steps that do not include the lifting of the naval blockade.

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Israeli-Palestinian Indirect Peace Talks Are Due to Start…A Show About Nothing

Written by Marty Roberts on May 5, 2010 – 5:02 pm -

Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas..Not Really Negotiating

Everyone is all excited that the Israelis and palestinians are returning to the negotiating table, albeit, for “indirect” peace talks…

But as I listen to all the reports today, I see that the palestinians are not really returning to talks at all, nor are they planning on negotiating anything.

It turns out that the palestinians have agree to return to indirect talks to decide whether or not they will return to indirect talks!…They have not yet officially agreed even to this…And THAT is only on the condition that the Americans give them guarantees in advance that the rigid, unrealistic position of the Arab League vs. Israel will be adopted before any talking even starts…And that is only if the Israels agree in advance to stop building homes for their citizens anywhere that the palestinians decide that they should not build, including all of Jerusalem, the Capital City of Israel…

And it seems that, indeed, the Americans ARE giving those guarantees in advance! Apparently, this is what serves US President Obama’s agenda, and the heck with Israel…

How stupid…how dangerous…what a waste of Israel’s time and energy…



Abbas Calls Israel ‘Extremist;’ Netanyahu to Meet Mitchell


Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that the Israeli government is “extremist” and must halt all building for Jews on land claimed by the PA before it agrees to American-mediated talks. Asked if he would sit down to talk if Israel continues to build Jewish homes on land claimed by the PA, Abbas said, “Certainly not. This is our land.”


Reprinted from Israelnationalnews.com Tzvi Ben Gedlyahu

The harsh words, stated in an interview with CNN a day after consultations with Saudi Arabia, came hours before Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is to meet with U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell in what so far are one-sided talks.

If the PA officially agrees to turn the discussions into a two-sided affair, the okay will not come before Saturday, when senior PA officials meet. Nevertheless, Mitchell is scheduled to meet with Abbas on Friday, after sitting down with Netanyahu Wednesday afternoon. At the same time, Abbas is in Egypt for consultations following a conference with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah in preparation for presenting to Mitchell conditions for a PA state.

The “negotiations” that the Obama administration propose are theoretical because the PA has said the only subject on the table is for Israel to accept the Arab world’s position. The PA probably will not refuse to approve the talks unless it is sure it can place a diplomatic failure on Israel’s shoulders for its refusal to accept its conditions.

Neither Israel nor the PA has wanted to take the blame for failure of the Obama administration’s latest Middle East diplomatic move, but each side has tried to paint the other as being guilty for not agreeing to meet in good faith.

IDF Intelligence officer Brig. Gen. Yosef Baidatz told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Tuesday, “Abbas is preparing the ground for the talks to fail. He believes the failure will expose Israel’s true face. He is pessimistic about the outcome and believes the ball is in Israel’s court.”

The mediated talks, if they take place in effect are between Israel and the Arab world, represented by the PA. The issue of a new PA country, including Jerusalem’s holiest sites, is at the center of an Arab strategy to force Israel to surrender all of the land that was occupied by Jordan and Egypt before the Six-Day War in 1967.

Since taking over the PA after the death of Yasser Arafat five years ago, Abbas has leaned heavily on the Arab world and its allies for advice and support. He told the Saudi Arabian newspaper Okaz on Tuesday, “The support of the kingdom to our cause springs from its strong belief that what it is doing for the Palestinian cause is a duty dictated on it by its conscience and its faith.”


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