In some tests, like war, for instance, you only get one chance to do or die, but, given a second chance, it pays to learn from your mistakes…

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And that is exactly what Israel has done in dealing with repeated attempts to illegally break the Naval blockade set up to prevent arms smuggling into Gaza, flotilla or airlift…

Israels successful thwarting of “Summer Flotilla II” and the attempted “Human Airlift” of protestors to Ben Gurion Airport…

As Borat would put it, “Great Success!!”…

Also…I-Pod apps…The good, the bad and the discontinued, including some hot Israeli ideas and some not-so-hot palestinian ones…

And…Paul Simon, The Yardbirds and Ziggy Marley…in Israel soon…

Plus…Israel’s first Air Force pilot wearing a long skirt…Religiously observant AND female!…

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If they were REALLY concerned only about getting needed supplies to Gaza, and not just with stirring up conflict with the Israeli authorities and hatred towards the Israeli Jews, why would the “humanitarian activists” refuse the offer of the Greek government to ship all of the so-much-needed supplies to Gaza?

The leopard has so clearly revealed it’s stripes…Why does the world not see this?
At least the Greek and Turkish governments seems to have come to their senses with their respective legal actions succeeding in stopping the the sailing of this abomination…at least for now…
Kol Ha Kavod (congratulations, and thank you), Greece and Turkey!…

Flotilla activists reject Greek offer to ship aid to Gaza

Harbor-bound pro-Palestinian activists say Athens’ offer to deliver aid to Strip a scheme concocted in cahoots with Israel

Reprinted from ynetnews.com

Participants of the Gaza-bound flotilla claimed Sunday that Greece’s offer to ferry their humanitarian aid cargo to the Strip through the Ashdod or El Arish ports, in coordination with the United Nations, was a fraud.

The activists rejected the offer, calling it “a fraud that aims to preserve Israel’s blockade on Gaza.”

Earlier Sunday, Athens – whose authorities have so far prevented any vessel associated with the flotilla from leaving its ports to Gaza – stated that “Greece reiterates its willingness and proposes to undertake the task of transporting the humanitarian aid, with Greek vessels or other appropriate means, through the existing channels…

“To this avail, Greece will come into immediate and direct contact with the UN and all the concerned parties, in order to render the mission feasible on behalf of our country.”

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has reportedly called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian arena and the efforts to restart the peace talks with Israel, as well as convey Athens’ offer.

Members of the “flotilla coalition” said the offer was the result of the two’s conversation, and slammed Abbas for “stabbing us in the back.”

The activists further quoted a 2008 statement by the Palestinian president suggesting that any attempt to breach the blockade was “a foolish game.” They claimed that Abbas said at the time that since all vessels entering Gaza undergo security checks, they can hardly be seen as “breaching the siege.”

Meanwhile, the American passengers of the “Audacity of Hope,” which was prevented from sailing to the Gaza Strip on Saturday, have declared a hunger strike and staged a protest outside the US Embassy in Athens.

Some activists also marched on the Israeli Embassy in the Greek capital and together with local pro-Palestinian Greek activists staged a protest rally.

Protesters were reportedly shouting “Free Palestine,” “Stop the occupation,” and “Lift the Gaza siege.” One of the American protesters described the atmosphere as “very supportive.”

Members of the various organizations taking part in the flotilla said that would try to set sail again on Monday.

Former Israeli Dror Feiller, who is among the flotilla’s organizers, said that “there are still surprises to come. We intend to set sail soon. If the Greek want to stop us – let them stop up. We won’t stop trying.”

The Lion of Judah awakens…A special extra-large version of the Marty Roberts show…

Update on the war against Hamas in Gaza…What can we expect in the future?…Events leading up to the Israeli attack…International and domestic reaction to the war…The Israeli-Arab third column…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…

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More war coverage from Southern Israel…What is it like to be under rocket and missile attack in your home?…And…Is there really a humanitarian crisis in Gaza?…Also…War in Israel vs. war in Gaza…Two different world-views…And WHAT a difference there is!!!…Plus…Was all this REALLY necessary?…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…Listen to the show below…

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Fighting with one hand tied?

And what about the ongoing Kassam missile attacks on southern Israel?…

Also…Marty gives you the background on the wave of kidnappings, real and less-than, taking place in Israel over the past month…

And…Hitchhiking in Israel…The Rabbis come out forbidding it under today’s circumstances…

Plus…Updates on the Israeli military campaign against Hamas and terrorism in Gaza, Judea and Sumeria…

All this and MORE…

Did The Lion of Judah Fall Asleep Again?

HAS Israel awoken to the danger She is facing?

This is the current leadership’s greatest test…

Gilad Shalit

His release continues to be Israel’s Number 1 objective in the current battle with Hamas in Gaza…

But what about the missiles?

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And the Incoherent Babble From Rumsfeld and Rice Continues

The Missile Attack on Israel Continues
Now, a Victim

Are the attacks any less serious if they fail to kill someone???

Does it matter exactly WHERE the missiles fall???

Israeli Response

Bombing the usual empty buildings???

How about some proportion???

How about a show of some Jewish/Israeli Pride and Power???

Condoleeza Rice

Palestinian terror organizations “harm the hopes of the Palestinians, Lebanese and Iraqi people”
– Rice’s remarks after the murderous Netanya suicide bombing earlier this week -

Is that who is REALLY being harmed here?

I would tend to look at the terror victims and their families as being the harmed parties of Palestinian terror organizations, wouldn’t you???

Duhhhhhh!!!!

Donald Rumsfeld

“This is Iran’s stance, to harm Israel”
– Rumsfeld’s emphasis after the terror attacks in Israel –

And another big Duhhhhhh!!!!

Does the Palestinian leadership have to bear ANY responsibility for ANYTHING anymore???

Just blame Iran, Iraq and Syria???

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Are we approaching the end of the war?…What will it look like?…Talk of further military action, talk of ceasefire…Which will it be?…Also…They cry “No place to run, no place to hide left in Gaza”…Just why is that so?…And how about humanitarian aid…Where is IT going?…More…What about that UN school that the Israeli Army shelled?…What was REALLY going on there…Plus…More up-close-and-personal coverage of Israel’s Channukah War against Hamas in Gaza…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…Listen to the show below…

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What is his TRUE condition?
What are the implications, politically, militarily, economically?

Also…Palestinian Authority Arabs in Gaza Get Emotional About The Prime Minister’s Illness
Funny how they express their feelings, isn’t it?…

Ariel Sharon with
Second-in-Command
Ehud Olmert

Sharon is in Hadassah Hospital recuperating from a stroke, but no one REALLY knows his true condition…

Olmert, the Deputy Prime Minister would be the one to take over the leadership reigns for 100 days if Sharon should become incapacitated…

SCARY!!!…

Gaza

Israel’s “Partners in Peace”, the Palestinian Authority Arabs in Gaza, express their wishes for Sharon’s speedy recovery…

Yeah, Right!!!…

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NOT food, concrete and medical supplies…

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Gaza is booming, with the opening of new shopping malls, sports clubs with olympic-sized swimming pools, gourmet restaurants and seaside tourist resorts…

At the same time, Israel is treating palestinian terrorists and their children in Israel’s hospitals…at the expense of Jewish charity organizations!

Flotillas of aid ships should be traveling from Gaza TO Turkey instead of vice versa, since the economic, social and health conditions in Gaza are markedly BETTER than they are in Turkey…not to mention most of Black Africa and the rest of the Arab world…But try to tell THAT to the (mis-guided) bleeding-hearts in the Western media…

And then there’s Islamic Sharia law taking hold in Gaza, largely at the expense of the rights of palestinian women…You won’t believe some of the laws being enforced under Sharia in Gaza, Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries…Guess the “Human” rights organizations don’t consider women “human”…

Also…Do you really want sitting on the US Supreme Court (lifetime appointment) one Elena Kagan, who forged Harvard’s “Islamic Finance Project”, stated purpose: “to promote Sharia compliance in the U.S. financial sector”…Gaza coming home to roost in America?

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How is One Born a Jew?

Jewish Law specifies very clearly how Jewish lineage is transmitted…

Jewishness is passed on from a Jewish mother, regardless of the father…

Jewish “tribal status”, i.e. Cohen, Levi or Yisrael, is passed on through the father

Sorry, some things, such as Jewish Torah Law, do NOT change with time…

“This is From G-d, That Which is Wonderous in Our Eyes”

Book of Psalms, 118:23

A divinely-inspired call from King David to ponder Natural Wonders and “Acts of G-d”…

Try to look beyond the science and nature of things…

Consider what might be the “Divine Plan”…

What is the “story behind the story”?

What is the “big picture” view of these natural/super-natural events in the world?

Media-Magnets: The Decided Minority That Chooses to Take the Law into Their Own Hands

A relatively small group of mostly young people…

Violating the law and forcibly resisting Israel’s security forces…

Have they given the media the “excuse” that they need?…

Are they allowing the extremely biased Israeli media to shift their focus from the tragedy unfolding as Jews exile fellow Jews to a radical fringe of lawless youth?

Time for some soul-searching? (as usual, here, in Israel)

We Must Bring Gilad Shalit Home…But at What Price?

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It’s the fourth anniversary of the capture of 19-year old Israeli Gilad by palestinian terorists…The country is once again engaged in debate, protest marches, commemorations, demonstrations on how high a price the Israeli government should be willing to pay for this hostage being cruelly held by Hamas in Gaza…

A look at the issues involved…moral, ethical and Halachic (considerations of Jewish Law)…

Plus…The lights go out in the ancient Roman Colosseum in a show of unity with Shalit and the Israeli/Jewish people…irony of ironies…

Also…A word or two about the Fast of the 17th of Tammuz and the Period of Mourning over the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem…

And…Crossword puzzles for the blind…Made in Israel…

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Deal delayed due to refusal to allow terrorists into West Bank


As captive soldier’s family begins protest march to Jerusalem, it is revealed that six months ago Israel agreed to release some 100 terrorists involved in murder of 800 people, but refused to allow their return to West Bank due to security concerns based on Jibril, Tannenbaum prisoner swaps

Reprinted from YNetNews.com…Roni Sofer…Click to read article

It isn’t very often that you will find yours truly supporting the work of Israeli President Shimon Peres, but when he is right on, he is “right on”…

No public figure in Israel represents the desire for peace with the palestinians more than Shimon Peres. He is the architect of the awefull “peace” agreements, like Oslo, and has supported the incessant retreat of Israel before her foes, as well as abandonment of flourishing Jewish communities…all in the interest of his pursuit for peace with the palestinians, his “New Middle East”, which has turned out to be just lots more of the same “Old”, hateful Middle East…

Even Peres supports Israel’s legal naval blockade of Gaza and offers the simple formula for its removal…

“Would Gaza leaders denounce terror, stop building tunnels, shooting missiles, release Gilad Shalit, there would be no need for any sort of closure or blockade”

Well said, President Peres…

‘No need for flotillas if Gaza turns to peace’

‘No need for flotillas if Gaza turns to peace’

President Peres tells Jewish Agency assembly, ‘Would Gaza leaders denounce terror, stop building tunnels, shooting missiles, release Gilad Shalit, there would be no need for any sort of closure or blockade’

Reprinted from YNetnews.com Ronen Medzini

President Shimon Peres on Sunday urged Hamas to abandon the path of terror and said that if it were to do so, there would be no need for a blockade on the Gaza Strip.

“If Gaza would turn to peace, she would have peace and there would be no need for flotillas,” the president said at the start of the annual Jewish Agency assembly in Jerusalem.

“We withdrew from Gaza entirely and no Israeli was left in the Gaza Strip,” he said.

“We did not understand then, nor do we understand now, why after evacuating Gaza, the rulers of Gaza started to fire thousands of missiles against civilian life in Israel. For what reason? For what purpose?” the president wondered.

“The question remains unanswered today,” he continued, “Would Gaza agree to peace, to negotiations instead? Would Gaza leaders denounce terror, stop the building of tunnels and shooting missiles, stop attempting to kidnap Israeli soldiers and release Gilad Shalit who was abducted on Israeli territory, there would be no need for any sort of closure or blockade.”

Peres said attempts have been made recently to de-legitimize Israel. ” De-legitimizing Israel means to legitimize, directly or indirectly, the lawless organization like al-Qaeda, Hamas and Hezbollah and their overt and covert supporters, dictatorial regimes who kill and arrest their own people without count, without human respect.”

Peres added, “Maybe some of us feel lonely, more than ever… But the truth is that we are not alone. I believe that President Obama says and means that Israel’s security is America’s top priority.

“I believe that Europe with its own experience and in its wisdom will turn to the people of Gaza and the West Bank and tell them that peace depends on them negotiating and is better than shooting.”

‘Use more leverage against Hamas’

Welfare and Social Services Minister Isaac Herzog, ahead of the weekly cabinet meeting, also commented on the flotillas planning to sail to the Strip. “The flotillas approaching Gaza should be directed to Ashdod and explain to the world that Israel has changed its policy on the entrance of civilian goods to the Strip and there is therefore no need for these flotillas,” he said.

“The decision by European Union foreign minister gave Israel grounds for its stance and recognized the security interest of preventing smugglings,” he added.

Herzog further claimed that the time has come “to apply additional leverage against Hamas,” and called for harsher treatment of Hamas prisoners. He said the matter of Gilad Shalit warrants harsher terms for the organization’s criminals.

“Israel is an enlightened country with the law as its guiding principle. There are enough things that can be done and I am saying this as someone who comes from the peace camp.”

Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov addressed the flotilla issue with a firmer tone, “It doesn’t matter if they are women, men or pets. These are enemy states and they should be treated as a real threat.”

He said, “We must not allow these flotillas to reach Gaza, both in light of the siege and in light of the timing. We stopped the previous flotillas, and we must not allow this one to come. Furthermore, there is a flotilla coming from Iran, and, contrary to Turkey, where they were ‘peace activists’, this is an enemy state. Even the ship from Lebanon, certainly belongs to Hezbollah. We will use all force necessary with the smallest number of casualties.”

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Is It True?…How Can That Be?…

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Recent events leave very little doubt as to the current reality…The US and the Western World have chosen to back the terrorist, jihadist, Islamist ruling power in Gaza…Hamas.

Do Obama friends and leading “Free Gaza” radicals Bill Ayres, Bernadine Dohrn and Jodie Evans have anything to with it?…Maybe not, but a look at who these leading pro-Hamas activists are and who they were gives considerable insight into the motivations behind those pushing Israel to open Gaza’s seaport to Iranian weapons…Hear the facts on this show…

The recent actions of Israel’s so-called Western allies, Great Britain, Australia, Germany and Poland, demonstrate clear support for Hamas…And, as to the European Union, there can be no question…

So, why is this?…Jerusalem Post columnist, Carolyn Glick, gives three possible, plausible explanations…Naivete’, Jew-hatred, or fear…Take your pick…

Plus, Is there a reference to the BP oil spill in the Talmud (Sanhedrin)?…Something to do with Messiah???…

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How Hamas rises in the West

It is not surprising that Obama is siding with Hamas. Here’s why

Reprinted from JWR Carolyn Glick (Jerusalem Post)

Since the navy’s May 31 takeover of the Turkish-Hamas flotilla, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his advisers have deliberated around the clock about how to contend with the US-led international stampede against Israel. But their ultimate decision to form an investigatory committee led by a retired Supreme Court justice and overseen by foreign observers indicates that they failed to recognize the nature of the international campaign facing us today.

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

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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…

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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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