In the beginning, ideals, pride, strength and leadership...Then the leaders feel the going getting a bit tough...Now it's time for diplomacy and making your place in history...Appeasement, weakness and surrender...Been there, done that...MANY times (unfortunately)...Also...Dreaming of a white Jerusalem...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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The Cease Fire That Isn't...Israel Ceases and the Palestinians Fire...When will the leadership of Israel wake up?

It is definitely time for a change in policy...When and Who?...All this as the Labor Party conducts its selection process for IT'S leadership...Will they go with the current, proven failed leadership of Amir Peretz?...Or, perhaps, they are nostalgic for the OLD, proven failed leadership of Ehud Barak...Only time will tell...Which is the lesser of the two nothings...IF ONLY the war in Lebanon didn't happen...But it DID, didn't it?...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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Boycott UPS (United Parcel Service)..Is There a Reason?...United Parcel's delivery policy in Israel is a clear and strong anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic statement...

They should be made to pay the price...Also...Distinguished visitors from Israel in the US...Natan Sharansky receives an award...Avigdor Lieberman tells it like it is...Plus...A special Hannukah treat...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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Stephen Hawking is Visiting Israel...He's Got Ideas About the Palestinians, Too...Or does he?...

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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Jimmy Carter: The Peter Principle in Action...Not only the worst president in American history, now the author of a book of half truths, omissions, plagiary and outright lies...

So says a former co-author of the ex-president's, Professor Kenneth W. Stein,who just resigned from the Carter Center in proteest of Carter's new book...Also...Bethlehem..."No Christmas For You", says Hamas and the Palestinian Authority...Same goes for Seattle Airport...Not to mention no Channukah, either...And...Final exam time for an arch-terrorist in Bethlehem...Israeli security proves itself as the world's best, once again...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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David Ben Gurion is SURELY Rolling Over in His Grave Right Now...After Israeli Prime Minister Olmert announced his planned surrender to the palestinian enemies of the Jewish People, It's no small wonder...

David Ben Gurion stood for the exact opposite of what Israel's current leadership represents...Jewish pride, strength and deterrence...Not the appeasement and surrender of Olmert and Co...Also...What does Israel's military think of these ideas?...How about Avigdor Lieberman, who happens to be sitting in the government with Olmert...And what about our supposed "peace partners" in the Palestinian Authority...Surprisingly not surprising...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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The Red Cross Leaves Gaza...Why?...Maybe the people they are serving don't really deserve it?...Is that possible?...You be it is!...

But let Israel try something like denying help to their enemies because of concern for Israel's OWN safety...No way...UN commissions...International condemnation...Double standard, par-excellence...Also, some sports tidbits...Victory and violence for Israeli soccer fans in France...Kosher hockey in Quebec...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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The Israel Government is in Major Crisis...Paralyzed...The Prime Minister and Defense Minister are in a fight...They aren't talking to each other..

Leaders of both parties are feverishly working to get them to make up...But, so far...To no avail...Meanwhile, Israel's enemies are fighting over when and who gets to try and destroy the Jewish State first...And...The Knesset is not wasting any time passing VERY important legislation...Not to mention the new dress code for workers...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide...From the missiles and rockets falling on Israel daily...Time to DO something!...

The rockets continue to fall on Southern Israel...What are people saying?...What is the world's response?...What is the response of the UN?...Jimmy Carter?...Give me a break...Maybe a nice vacation in Eilat will solve the problem...Then again, maybe not...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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The Daily Rocket Attacks on Southern Israel MUST Stop...Period!...You say there is no solution?...Marty Roberts disagrees...

Coverage of what is going on in Southern Israel day in and day out...And Marty's suggestions about what to do about it!...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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It Looks Like the Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem Just May Not Happen...The Hand of G-d reveals itself again?...

Strange, isn't it?...Just when events seem to be relentlessly heading in one direction, something REALLY weird happens, with REALLY weird timing...JUST-IN-TIME to change the course of seemingly inevitable history...Also...The March of Beasts precedes the March of Abominations...And...Follow-up to yesterday's tragic events in Bet Hanoun...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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Avigdor Lieberman Speaks Out: Jews and Arabs Can Never Live Together...He continues to tell it like it is...And Israel is finally ready to hear it...

Lieberman is not afraid to talk about the "Arab Problem" in Israel...Those with full Israeli citizenship, but are not loyal to their country...He says that Israel must be a Jewish, Zionist state...Period...Those that can live with it, you are welcome...Those that cannot or will not...Start packing your bags...According to Lieberman, Cyprus is the successful model...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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A Special TV Broadcast from Shaarey Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem...But you'll probably only see it if you happen to be a heart surgeon...

Those good Jewish doctors in Israel are sharing their groundbreaking knowledge of cardiac catheterization with the world...They're using Israel's groundbreaking communications technology to do it...Every Jewish mother's dream, no?...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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President Moshe Katsav is About to be Indicted...And 20 years since Israeli navigator Ron Arad fell into captivity in Iran-Syria-Lebanon...

What can we say about the President of Israel and his current difficult situation?...What SHOULD we say, if anything at all?...And...We remember Ron Arad after going missing 20 long years ago...A difficult day in Israel...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"....

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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Sukkot Festivities in Israel Continue Today With the Jerusalem March...This, and the largest gathering in modern history for the Priestly Blessing Ceremony at the Holy Jewish Temple Mount....

The action and fun is non-stop in Israel, as Jews and our friends from around the world gather in the Holy Land to perform the mitzvah of "Being Happy and Celebrating" the Sukkot Festival of Booths...Also...Building plans for the Jewish Temple Mount...We'll see about that...And...The world on a collision course with history and its ultimate destiny...Exploding atomic bombs in North Korea...Building atomic bombs in Iran...Syria and Iran threatening imminent war with Israel...Is anybody driving this speeding train?...All this and more on "The Marty Roberts Show"...

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Israel Continues to Battle Hizbullah Evil in Lebanon...The War Continues...We are taking losses, but nobody said it would be easy...The intense ground fighting in Southern Lebanon brings back nightmarish memories of similar scenes from Viet Nam of the sixties...Underground bunkers, tunnel networks, booby traps, downed helicopters, body bags...How and why did multiple Israeli governments let it happen right under our noses?...These are serious questions for Barak, Sharon and Mofaz...Questions that must and WILL be answered after the dust and unity of war subside...Plus...Nasrallah, leader of Hizbullah, speaks...He is begging forgiveness for the deaths of the Israeli Arab children at his hands...the "shahidim" (martyrs) of Nazareth...He says he didn't mean to kill them...After all, they were NOT even Jewish...And...UN leader, Kofi Anan, calls upon Israel to stop fighting her enemies...Where has HE and his UNIFIL UN army been for the past six years?...New heights of "chutzpah"......All this and MORE...

Hizbullah Stages a Successful Missiles Attack on the Holy Christian City of Nazareth...Two young brothers, who were playing in the street at the time, will be buried today in the cradle of Christianity...More on Israel's war against Hizbullah...Who is Hizbullah?...How strong ARE they?...Plus...Daily miracles in Israel...Are we thanking G-d loudly and clearly enough?...Or, are we repeating the tragic errors of history again and again?...And...The massive aliyah immigration to Israel from North America continues today, in spite of the ongoing war here...All this and MORE...

The War in Israel Continues...Marty Roberts brings you news and insights from the Holyland...What is happening in Israel, as the war against Hizbullah in Lebanon continues?...Missiles and rockets are falling over large parts of Israel...What is it like in the bomb shelters?...Is this the result of past mistakes?...Are we making the same mistakes again?...And...Why aren't the foreign news correspondents asking the right questions of the spokespeople of the enemy?...Marty tells you...All this and MORE...

British Jews Come to the Rescue of Israel's Image...As rich and famous British Jews are honored by the Queen...The well-know and wealthy of Jews in England are being honored on the Queen's 80th birthday...All this, as British Jewess Sharon Tendler mourns the loss of her husband in Israel...Cindy the dolphin...Marty explains...Also...Preventing cruelty to lobsters in America...And...Israel gets on board the animal welfare bandwagon...All this and MORE...

Ex-Pink Floyd Rock Has-Been Roger Waters is Appearing in Israel...He managed to squeeze some Israel-bashing and vandalism into his hectic tour schedule...Not to mention tying up half of the coutry's road traffic for the better part of a day...He defaced Israel's security barrier, while slinging ill-advised slurs to the media as to the justness of its existence, and held his concert in an out-of-the-way hamlet to appease his anti-Israel home crowd contingency...Welcome to Israel, Roger...Now, please, GO HOME and don't bother to come back!...Also...Hebrew takes the USA by storm...A university BA program given in Hebrew at Fairleigh Dickinson University...And...A bilingual Hebrew-English speaking doll...All this and MORE...

From the Most Sacred to the Most Profane...From the Holiness of Israel to the Day-to-Day Mundane Realities of Sport...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...All this and MORE...

Shimon Peres Joins the Attack Against the Citizens of Sderot...He Used Jewish Verbal Missiles Instead of Palestinian Kassam Missiles..."Kassamim, Shmassamim", he said...Although, he DID have a point regarding the display of weakness by Israelis in the media...The people want a strong response to the daily Kassam missile attacks on Sderot...They want the Israeli Army to respond WITHOUT one hand tied behind their backs...Plus...Aliyah immigration to Israel from Europe and North America is on the rise...Should be a record year in 2006...All this and MORE...

"I Was Just Toking on a Nargila and Drinking Coffee in Nablus"..."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...

The Japanese Sumo Wrestlers Take the Holyland by Storm...A Celebration of Food and Fat in Israel...Will this be Israel's new national sport?...And...Israeli chefs are touring the world trying to spread good karma for Israel...The Foreign Ministry is hoping that the way to the world's anti-Semitic heart is through its stomach...Or maybe it's just another Jewish plot for inducing massive global heart-burn...Also...A hummus primer, as a new Guinness record for hummus has been attempted in New York by an Israeli company...Plus...Obese officers and plump policemen...All this and MORE...

Israeli Teenage Tennis Sensation Shahar Pe'er Reaches New Heights at the Roland Garros French Open...In a dramatic 3-set loss to former world champ Martina Hingis, Pe'er still made Israel and the Jewish People proud...Marty tells you more about this incredible young Israeli rising star...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...All this and MORE...

The Chief Rabbi of Poland Was Attacked in Warsaw This Past Sabbath...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 cancelled his concert in Israel...Who cares?...Plus...Marty's TV picks (as if you cared)...All this and MORE...

They are Passing the Pipe in Jerusalem - The Peace Pipe...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...

My Oncologist is in Jail Today...But Israel Health Care is STILL the Best in the World (IMHO)...Did dollar (shekel?) signs get the best of this fine doctor?...We'll hold off on judgement until the tribal council speaks...And...A look at Israel health care...How does the Israel health fund system work? (pretty darn great, thank you)...What are the pluses and minuses of this system?...And what about drugs?...Plus...The colon cancer patients are staging a hunger strike...They want drugs...NOW!...A new political matzah ball in Israel...All this and MORE...

It's Official - Elliot Yamin IS Jewish...And I LOVE Him!...Will he be the next American Idol?...And...Ricky Martin changed his mind...He WILL be appearing in Israel next month, even if only 300 people show up at his concert...Hope he doesn't wear his "Jerusalem is Ours" Arab kaffiyeh this time...But you'd be better off going to the "Sting" concert the next week...Matisyahu will be the opening act...Listen to Matisyahu...Then you can go home...Also...A new rap duo called "Holocost" in, where else, France...They can't even spell it right...Isn't that cute...Plus...Fatah on the death of American teen Daniel Wultz..."a gift from Allah"...The religion of peace speaks again...All this and MORE...

There Are a LOT of REALLY Old People in Israel! - Interesting statistics from Israel's 58th Independence Day...Why are there SO MANY people aged 100+ in Israel?...Something to do with the holiness of the Land?...And...What blessing do you wish for a Jew that is already 119 years old?...We've got a couple of them, too!...Plus...Other interesting population statistics for Israel, 58 years young...And...The Israeli arabs celebrate their version of memorial day, AKA, the "Nakba", or Great Disaster...What can they be thinking?...How ungrateful can a people be?...Why do we tolerate it?...The price of democracy, I guess...All this and MORE...

Israel Has Become a Hot Spot for Rock Concerts...We're going to be hearing Sting, Fifty-Cent, Black Eyed Peas and more in pop rock concerts in Israel this summer...And, of course, Madonna is always popping in and out of her new home-away-from home, the Jewish homeland...Ricky Martin cancelled his planned rock concert in Israel, and do did American Idol Kelly Clarkson...Speaking of American Idol, what's with the crazy results this week?...Did America REALLY vote out Chris Daughtry?...I guess that demonstrates the wisdom of the American voting public, huh?...Plus, war with Egypt...Yuval Steinitz (and all of the relevant signs) says it's not unlikely in the near future, and Jim Carrey comes and goes...All this and MORE...

Thoughts of a Jewish Teenager Growing Up in Israel...The depth and breadth of thinking brought out by this incredible land that we live in can be truly astonishing...They say that "Out of the mouths of babes..."...Plus, Rainy days, Sundays and soldiers can really get you down, especially in Israel...The Sunday morning blues, for parents and children, big time...And...Yeshiva high school life in Israel...All this and MORE...

Yom HaAtzmaut 2006...Israel Independence Day...Happy 58th Birthday, Israel...The festivities are in full swing here, in Israel...Marty shares his experience of the Israel Independence Day/Yom Ha Atzmaut holiday from right where it is happening today...from the more mundane musical revues, pop concerts, fireworks and barbecues...to the joyful singing and prayers of thanksgiving taking place in synagogues everywhere in the Jewish State...This year, marking 58 years of independence has particular significance to Israelis, given the tragedies of surrender and the exile of Jews in the past months...With the recent election results and the prospect of further disaster loomng on the horizon...all the more reason for prayer and thanksgiving on this wonderful day of celebration for the Jewish Nation...Plus...What are the rabbis saying about this year's celebration?......All this and MORE...

Israel Memorial Day 2006...The Bitter and the Sweet...Israel remembers the more than 22,000 fallen fighting for our land...The main ceremonies are held at the Western Wall and at the Mount Herzl National Cemetery in Jerusalem, but you will find memorial services at every cemetery and in every city and town plaza throughout Israel...Tomorrow, the sorrow will be replaced by joy, as the Independence Day festivities begin, but for now, all of Israel is united in contemplative sadness, pondering our past...and thinking about our future...Also, Marty shares his personal reflections, as the sirens sound across Israel...Plus...Rapper Jay-Z proclaims, "Anti-Semitism is NOT Cool"...All this and MORE...

Today You Are a Fountain Pen...Paintball Bar Mitzvah...Israeli Style...A local kibbutz was the scene of a brutal battle...A unique, NOT-politically correct Bar Mitzvah celebration in Israel...And...Camels for health...A new tasty and nutritious, but traif, export for Israel?...Plus...Kibbutz life then and now, Israeli Beduin...All this and MORE...

Today You Are a Fountain Pen...Paintball Bar Mitzvah...Israeli Style...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"...Pllleeeeease!...All this and MORE...

Never Again...Holocaust Day in Israel...Coverage of the events surrounding Holocaust Day in Israel and Europe...Is there meaning in remembering the Shoah today?...What about today's youth?...Plus...more on the Jewish calendar...And...Jews following the ways of the goyim...All this and MORE...

Missiles Rain on Southern Israel and FIFA Threatens Sanctions After IDF Shells an Empty Field...Has FIFA lost its mind?...Has the entire WORLD lost its collective mind? The daily missile barrage on Israel continues and even worsens, and we respond by attacking empty fields...and the Europeans blame Israel for the palestinian soccer teams poor showing...and for the poor start of the palestinian soccer league...Is there ANYONE still sane around here?...Plus...New, improved missiles and launchers against Israel are on the way...Courtesy of YOUR taxpayer dollars...All this and MORE...

Shay Doron: Israel Sport Star Leads Maryland to Victory...If she were home in Israel, she would be getting ready for the army...Also...Marty runs the Jerusalem Half Marathon...His assessment of the current scene in Israel sport..And...New ideas for religious sport at the Sea of Galilee...It's not just the Tiberius Israel marathon that can take place there...Plus...Did Jesus walk on the Sea of Galilee?...All this and MORE...

Ehud Olmert is Trying to Put Together Israel's Next Knesset (Parliament) Government...What role will the "Israel Our Home" party of Avigdor Lieberman play?...Also...What are the principles that Avigdor Lieberman represents?...Can it really happen?..And...Why is the arab Israeli faction so against Lieberman?...Do they or don't they want to be "Israeli"?...Plus...The future of Israel as a Jewish state...All this and MORE...

A Wave of Crime in Israel: Scrap Metal, National Forest Trees and Judaica...Can scrap metal be hazardous to your health?...Even fatal?...Will the Israeli police be able to cope?...Marty tells all...Also...Katyusha rockets falling on Southern Israel...The threat continues to grow...Will Israel fight back?...What needs to be done?...And...Nissan, the Jewish month of Redemption begins today...Passover (Pesach) is only two weeks away...Marty helps you get into the spirit...Plus...The return of Madonna (maybe)...All this and MORE...

Rafi Eitan and Avigdor Lieberman: Big Surprises in the Israeli Election...Marty Roberts shares his Israeli election post-wrap-up...The winners, the losers the big surprises...What's next?...Also...Rafi Eitan and his Pensionaire-retirees party...Who is this heroic senior citizen?...How did he get elected?...He's MUCH more than that old guy next store...And...More on the OTHER guy - Avigdor Lieberman...Where did his number 4 party come from?...What do they stand for?...Plus...Old people in Israel don't want to just sit around and plan their death...All this and MORE...

Marty Roberts Israel News Show on The Israel Election: Olmert & Kadima vs. Avigdor Lieberman...What are the main issues?...What is at stake?...What do our enemies say?...Will we listen to the voices of Hamas and the U.S., or do what is best for Israel and the Jews?...Also...Avigdor Lieberman is Israel's rising star...What is he saying that is so intriguing to Israeli Jews?...What is "population exchange" about?...Can it work here?...Is this the answer for peace and stability in Israel?...All this and MORE...

Special Marty Roberts Israel News Show on The Israeli Election 2006...What is at stake here?...Ehud Olmert and Kadima...What do THEY stand for? (if anything)...The Avigdor Lieberman factor...What makes Kissinger endorse his plan?...Amir Peretz and Labor...Why?...Why not?...Does anybody care about these Israeli elections?...Also...How does the Israeli parliamentary system work?...Is this true democracy?...What's wrong with the current system?...What can YOU do about it?...All this and MORE...

Teen Crime in Israel: Israel Police are Coping With the Teenage Crime Wave (as well as the adults!)...The teens are robbing kindergartens, snorting freon from air-conditioners and refusing to dissect animals...SOMEONE is decapitating other animals, not to mention setting then on fire...But how about the adults?...Legislators forging term papers, heart surgeons taking bribes, knesset members giving bribes...and these are just the white-collar guys...Also...Neturei Karta visits Hamas in Ramallah...Great photo ops of "Rabbi" Hirsh with Hamas leaders...And...Sting, Ricky Martin and 50 Cent are coming to perform in Israel...Kelly Clarkson is opting out...Plus...How Shas Party Knesset Member Amir Peretz got his dual psychology degree...All this and MORE...

The Avian Bird Flu H5N1 Continues Its Assault on Israel-What Symptoms?...Most of the symptoms of the bird flu seem to be manifesting themselves in the hysteria and hper-criticism of the Israeli press!...The situation seems to be under control (mostly)...Marty explores where the H5N1 avian bird flu may have come from...Also...Israelis love ice cream...especially in cones and popsicles...Can we keep up with the Americans?...What to do as a tourist in Israel...(Hint: Do NOT get satisfy your craving for an ice cream popsicle at a kiosk)...All this and MORE...

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

Panic Warning: The Bird Flu Has Arrived in Israel...Tens of thousands of turkeys are slated for destruction...Is there a threat to humans?...What does this mean?...How is Israel responding?...Also...Max Lewin triggers a court battle between Israel's Hadassah Hospital and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital...At stake is millions of dollars...And...Closure in the "territories"...What is THAT about?...Plus...An Arab baby held hostage in East Jerusalem...By a hospital!...All this and MORE...

The Israeli Election Campaign is in Full Swing...As corruption and political bribery in the Sharon and Olmert-Kadima family are disclosed daily...Could Ehud Olmert and the Kadima Party REALLY be planning to use Sharon's death as a campaign ploy?...Also...Hamas legislates Abu Mazen out of power and takes control of the uniformed, armed Palestinian Authority militia...More great foresight and strategic planning by the US-Israel masterminds...All this, as Moscow gives Hamas the international legitimacy they so crave...Don't you love it when a plan comes together?...And..."The Roadmap is Dead, Long Live Terrorism", says Khaled Mashal of Hamas..."Who needs Israel, anyway?"...As Europe and, most likely, the US start to fall in line behind the terrorist organization...Plus...A new Israeli health food designed especially for seniors (and skinny kids)...You'd NEVER guess in a million years...All this and MORE...

Is Geraldo Rivera REALLY Thinking About Running For the Israeli Parliament?...A recent news story says he was actually serious about it...Is a new party emerging on the Israeli political scene?...Marty analyzes the implications of such an earth-shattering move...In-depth coverage!...Also...Should Bar Ilan University of Israel be giving Hillary Clinton an honorary degree?...Just what IS her position on Israel?...Where does embracing Arafat's wife, Suha, fit into the picture?...Plus...Condoleeza launches HER campaign with a workout video and TV appearance, and psalms for votes...All this and MORE...
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Animal Rights in Israel and in Judaism...The Israeli Supreme Court says "never again" to goose-fattening...too inhumane...What DOES Jewish Law say about animal rights?...Whose life gets the "right-of-way", according to Judaism?...And...Good pita-Bad PETA...Marty explains the difference...Hint:The best way to make a sandwich vs. a wacko, far-out extremist animal-rights organization...Ingrid NewKirk, PETA president, comes out with some pretty far-out (and untrue) statements in Bethlehem...Plus....Cats in the cross hairs...Maybe THIS is what's needed to raise protest against daily palestinian missile attacks against Israeli towns and villages..All this and MORE...

Click to ListenThe TRUE Identity of Beitzim: Are They Eggs, or are they Balls?...Marty has the "beitzim" to discuss some controversial Hebrew slang-talk...And...Israeli General Yair Naveh predicts the imminent end of the Hashemite dynasty in Jordan...Given the current Hamas-Iran situation in the Israel-Jordan region, there DOES seem to be a new evil axis coming into play...Only his remarks fell upon the wrong ears...King Abdullah is upset, and he wants Naveh's head...Is the General's prediction likely?...Marty thinks so...Also....Shimon Peres, "Stop being such scaredy-cats, Israel"..Plus...Another sickening blog...All this and MORE...

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Why Are There Nazis Guarding the United Nations Building?...No, really!...They sign the security log with swastikas and salute using the "Heil Hitler" nazi salute...At least they will now have to attend sensitivity training classes...THAT will surely solve the UN problem, won't it?...And...Israel will be running a clean election this time...All parties have signed on to a charter guaranteeing no dirty campaign tactics...Yeah, right!...How does the Kadima party web site depicting Likud Party leader Bibi Netanyahu defecating (complete with sound effects) fit into the picture?...And the Meretz Party "Left-Wing Assholes" campaign?...Maybe I just don't understand the subtleties of politics...Also....Psalms-for-votes...What the heck is THAT all about?...Should it be illegal?...Plus...A "Chiddush"...What is it?...And what does IT have to do with the United Nations?...All this and MORE...

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The Dalai Lama is Visiting Israel This Week...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...

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It Was a Good Week for Israeli Democracy...The Prime Minister's son, Parliament Member Omri Sharon is going to jail for his felony convictions and fellow-Parliament Member Naomi Blumenthal will probably be joining him soon, following HER convictions...Marty explains why these are GOOD signs for Israel's fledgeling democracy, the ONLY democracy in the entire Middle East...Also...Kadima Party's Tzachi HaNegbi will probably be joining the list of the Israeli Political Felons-in-Jail Party before too long...What's HIS story about?...Plus...The Creator's covenant with Avraham Avinu (our Father, Abraham) and Israel...How does THIS event fit into the picture, and what does it have to do with Israel's role in the world?...All this and MORE...

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The Struggle for the Land of Israel is Taking Place in Amona Today...We are fighting for the right to live in our Homeland...Against our own leaders!...Also...Jewish Law and Jewish life...How the talmud guides us to sanctify and make holy even the most mundane aspects of our daily life...And...The holiness of Jerusalem to the Jews...More proof of our love for this magical city...Plus...The Rockets continue to rain, and cigarettes and the health of mystics...All this and MORE...

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What is Going on in Hebron Today?...The history of the modern Jewish community in Hebron...Why is the Israeli government trying to destroy it?...Also...More on the Hamas landslide victory in the palestinian authority elections...Europe, as usual, is the first to cave in...Can America be far behind? (not to mention Israel)...Plus...Hamas states its plans for the future...Anybody listening?...Anybody care?...All this and MORE...

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Jimmy Carter is in Israel to Help Her Enemies (again)...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 whatsoever?...All this and MORE...

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Marwan Barghouti to the Arab Press: "The Armed Struggle Against Israel Must Continue"...America thinks he is an appropriate leader for the palestinian authority...Who is he?...What does he REALLY stand for?...Why is he in Israeli jail, anyway?....Also...Hamas is headed for a strong showing in the palestinian authority elections...What is THEIR current platform?...Have they become more moderate?...Marty doesn't think so...Plus...Israel's brilliant stance on the upcoming PA elections...All this and MORE...

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Yesterday's Tel Aviv Bombing: Why?...To derail palestinian authority elections?...To kill the peace process?...To undermine Abu Mazen?...Nah, I don't think so...How about, "TO MURDER AND MAIM JEWS!"...And...Israeli-Arab citizens assisting Hizbullah...They are also making the terror attacks possible...Also...Israeli-Arab riots in Jerusalem and Wadi Ara...Do we have a third-column or not?...Marty thinks it's obvious...Plus...Hamas campaigning in Israel's capital, Jerusalem, the police are keeping VERY busy, and fodder for future prisoner releases...All this and MORE...

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We are Praying for Kabbalist Rabbi Kaduri and for Jerusalem...What IS kabbalah, anyway?...What makes Rabbis like Rav Kaduri special?...Also...Ehud Olmert is leading Israel now...What kind of a person is he?...Marty has some personal insights...Plus...Praying in Hebron and dividing Jerusalem...All this and MORE......All this and MORE...

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Acting Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert is Dividing Jerusalem...By allowing palestinian authority elections to take place in Israel's capital city, he is caving in to demands to re-divide the Holy City...He is tacitly accepting the claims of those that would take our heritage from the Jewish People...Does he have the right or the authority?...Also...Socialism versus capitalism...This is the battle for the sould of Israel's economy...Bibi Netanyahu versus Amir Peretz...What are the implications of the outcome?...Plus...What is left of the Israeli government?...All this and MORE...

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Can Shvarma Awaken Prime Minister Sharon From His Coma?...Just what IS this Middle Eastern miracle food, anyway?...Also...Death of another organ donor, Nir Shermer...his story...And...Spanish-Basque Osasuna soccer fans cry out for death...Another example of sport bridging our political differences?...Naahh...Plus...Crime plummets in Israel, thank Sharon?...Pleeeease, give me a break!...All this and MORE...

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We Are Awaiting "The Awakening" of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon From His Medically-Induced Coma...Just what awaits him, his family and US, if , and when Sharon wakes up?...Some of the potential scenarios are quite scary...Also...Sharon is a potential organ donor...What does Jewish Law say about organ donation?...And...What happens when the right side of the brain is damaged?...Plus...The Sharon bribery investigation re-visited (maybe)...All this and MORE...

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Israeli Prime Minister Sharon remains unconscious in Hadassah hospital - The prayer continues...Mystics, Jews and non-Jews around the world are praying for his recovery...There ARE those that are praying for the worst (does the name "Ahmadinejad ring any bells?)...Also...The blame game begins...Who is responsible for Sharon's medical problems?...We Israeli-Jews just LOVE to blame ourselves...Plus...Advice from Kofi Annan...All this and MORE...

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Special Edition! - Coverage of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Brain Hemorrhage......What happened?...What is happening?...What are the implications?...A Special Edition of The Marty Roberts Show

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Israeli Prime Minister Sharon will be under general anesthesia at Hadassah Hospital tomorrow...What are the implications?...Are we being told the truth THIS time?...Will an indictment be waiting for him when he wakes up?...Also...Sharon's son, Omri, resigns from the Israeli Parliament...He's awaiting sentencing for HIS multiple felony convictions...He's taking the fall for Poppa...Plus...A few words about Marty's recent surgery...All this and MORE... Click to listen to the show

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