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…”When out of the blue, my new friend Ahmed kidnapped me…I knew that they were in way over their heads”…

Little did he know how close HE was to LOSING HIS head!…Marty shares the story of this American student studying in Israel…

And…A bit about Shechem AKA Nablus…The biblical city where Joseph is buried…

Plus…Zach Braff is coming to Israel next month…

All this and MORE…

A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!

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Benjamin Bright-Fishbein

Not really very BRIGHT at all!!!

Kidnapped in Shechem (Nablus)…

Returned quickly, after much Israeli security expense and aggravation…

Very lucky he is an American…

Nargila in Nablus

He was happily toking away on his nargila in Nablus…

What the heck was he smoking, to have done such a STUPID thing?

Joesph’s Tomb in Shechem
The Arabs Call Shechem Nablus

This is what it looked like before the Oslo “peace” accords…

This is what the palestinians did to it as soon as they got their hands on the Jewish holy site…

Zach Braff

He’ll be visiting Israel again next month…

Even LOOKS like a nice Jewish boy, doesn’t he?

No wonder he’s a doctor…Isn’t he?

Also…Can Rudy Giuliani Help Israel Fight Crime?

And…From Jericho to Bethlehem: Trouble is Brewing in the Holyland
All this and MORE…

A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!

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The Historic Archeological Site of Masada:
Sound and Light Show and Archeological Treasure-Trove

Masada is an absolute “do-not-miss” during your visit to Israel…

You have to see the Sound and Light Show…

Climbing the Tel to witness the sunrise is an unforgettable experience…

A 2000 Year-Old Date Palm?

From the remains of Masada, Israeli scientists are trying to save future lives…

Does the DNA of this ancient tree hold the secret to curing modern-day diseases?

Mayor Rudy to the Rescue???

Will Rudy Giuliani don the hat of Israeli Police Officer to pitch in against violent crime in Israel???

If anyone knows how to do it, probably Mayor Rudy does…

Bethlehem is a City Holy to the Christians of the World

Will the new mayor be able to make good on his promises to prserve the Christian nature of the city??

Unlikely, given that hordes of Bethlehem’s Christians have already fled…

Not to mention the new mayor’s ruling coalition centered upon the terrorist organization, HAMAS!!!

Native American Indians passed the pipe to Mayor Uri Lupolianski to commemorate the 39th Jerusalem Day Celebration this week…Could THIS be the key to real peace in the Middle East?…Maybe so…

And…What is this Yad Sara group that Jerusalem Mayor Lupolianski founded 30+ years ago?…Quite a wonderful organization…

Also…Petach Tikva for sale…But you’d better hurry…

Plus…Drama in the skies over the Dimona nuclear facility, and mental illness and the current Israeli government…

All this and MORE…

A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!

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The Key to Middle East Peace?
Smoke the Peace Pipe!

Why not?

We’ve tried most everything else…

Maybe we need to just sit down and “get high” with our enemies…

Then again, what about General Custer?

Uri Lupolianski – Mayor of Jerusalem

He was the receiver of the pipe from “native American” leaders this week…

What ever happened to just plain old “Indians”, anyway?

We will be commemorating the 39th anniversary of the re-unification of the eternal capital of Israel, Jerusalem under Israeli rule later this week…

The City of Peace…

For Sale
City in Israel
Petach Tikva
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No, seriously…

It’s on E-Bay…

But you only have 2 more days to bid…

I don’t know if you get all 180,000 residents with the deal or not…

But it WAS Israel’s first village in 1878, so it has SOME historic value, doesn’t it?

Dimona Nuclear Reactor

The Israeli skydiver-paraglider probably should have chosen a better location for his flight…

At least the Israeli Air Force, which launched a squadron of fighter planes to bring him down thought so!

Will he have to pay the 300,000 or so shekels that it cost the Air Force to intercept him?

Maybe they will give him a discount…

A classic post and podcast from the archives!!!

Today’s show talks about Iran, the fallout following Russia’s dramatic announcement that Putin will be selling uranium to fuel Iran’s nuclear reactor. This, hot on the heels of US President Bush’s trip to Europe, where he found rather un-supportive European and Russian leaders regarding the need to stop Iran’s nuclear development in its tracks.

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Marty explores the possible meanings of statements coming out of Washington which seem to indicate a new tone of flexibility and readiness to keep on talking with Iran, even in the face of a REAL ticking nuclear bomb threat, one that could be set to go off in less than one year!!

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Is the Next Step a Commercial Sponsor for the Nazi Death Camp Memorial?

Who paid how much to whom to have an individual memorialized at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camp Memorial?

Also…Tel-Aviv…Now one of the world’s top ten party destinations

And…The Russians are replacing Americans as top tourists to Israel

Plus…Monkeys playing Jews in the Russian circus…and the local Jews don’t seem to care……All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…Listen to the show below…

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No one want to bring visitors to Israel more than yours-truly…but NOT at any cost…
G-d’s mandate to the Jewish People, their “chosen-ness”, calls for us to be a “light unto the nations”. We are supposed to embody the moral standards set out in the Torah (Bible). It is encumbent upon the Jewish State of Israel to portray those moral ideals and proper Torah/Bible values to the world…this ad just doesn’t do it…

Israelis prove that size doesn’t matter

Canadian Council for Israel, Jewish Advocacy release 54-second ad depicting a couple in bed as part of campaign aimed at enticing Canadian university students to visit Holy Land. Not everyone seems to be pleased

Reprinted from YNet News/Shalom Life

VIDEO – If sex truly sells, then the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy just boosted tourism in Israel. In conjunction with the Israeli consulate in Canada, CIJA recently released a 54-second spot as part of the “Size Doesn’t Matter” campaign, which aims to entice Canadian university students to visit the Middle Eastern country.

The ad depicts a couple in bed, with the woman looking at the man’s crotch saying she can’t go there because “it’s too small.” The man replies, “I consider this a spot of worship. It may be small, but it’s brought the driest places to life. Baby, this is paradise.” The camera then pans to Israel maps and pocket guides placed strategically on the man’s lower body parts.

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The video attempts to promote the more attractive side of Israel, but not everyone seems to be pleased. Jewish blogger Richard Silverstein thinks the ad was made in “bad taste” and says it ignores the cultural complexities any tourist will discover while visiting Israel. He says, “I’m simply flabbergasted that Israel would use the promise of fellatio and cunnilingus to promote itself.”

Writer Neal Ungerleider, who is based in New York but spent a good amount of time in Israel, believes the ad was humorous but completely missed the mark in promoting the country itself. He says, “It is hard to believe even a single viewer will show interest in visiting Israel or have a higher opinion of Israel because of the ad. As even a first year employee at an advertising agency will tell you, associating your country with small genitalia isn’t the smartest move to attract tourism.”

This is not the first time, however, that Israeli governing bodies have opted for sex-themed promotional material. In 2007, four bikini-clad women from the Israel Defense Forces posed in sexy army-wear for Maxim magazine’s July issue.

David Saranga, consul for media and public affairs in New York, said to the New York Post that the spread was supposed to improve the image of Israel among men aged 18-38 years old. But the Maxim photos received a lot of backlash from critics and even Israeli female legislators who found the images to be pornographic. Fast forward to present times and Israel promotions continue to stir controversy with the Size Doesn’t Matter campaign.