Cocktail Martini

	Bormioli Rocco Gelo 2-Piece Glass Pitcher Set with Lids, Red and Green List Price: $16.50 Sale Price: $13.95 Average Rating:
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	Libbey Vina Martini Glass, Set of 6 List Price: $27.99 Sale Price: $17.99 Average Rating:
	The Vina Martini is designed to be part of the popular Vina series of stemware that features a Round Wine, Tall Wine, Stemless Red and White Wine, Margarita and Trumpet Flute. The Martini has a capacity of 12 ounces.

	Prodyne MP-9 Stainless Steel and Pewter Martini Picks, Set of 6 List Price: $9.99 Sale Price: $8.99 Average Rating:
	Serve the perfect martini with these exquisite high quality Martini Picks. This fun set features stainless steel shafts with decorative -inch happy hour-inch heads crafted of fine pewter.

	RoomMates RMK1262SCS Cocktails Peel and Stick Wall Decal List Price: $12.99 Sale Price: $12.99
	Shaken not stirred. But you can add as many olives as you want with this set of Cocktail peel and stick appliques. Colorful sophisticated a hint of a retro lounge feel and 100% fun. Just play some Sinatra in the background for total effect please...

	Pink Martini Glass Purse Key Finder Hook Handbag Sale Price: $6.49

	Lee Hiller Designs 50s Retro Print - Atomic Martini Club The Cocktail Hour - Light Switch Covers - double toggle switch List Price: $17.75 Sale Price: $13.75
	Atomic Martini Club The Cocktail Hour Light Switch Cover is new and handcrafted utilizing unique process resulting in a stunning high gloss ceramic-like finish. SET OF MATCHING SCREWS IS INCLUDED giving it a perfect finishing touch...

	Martini and Wine Design Cocktail Party Napkins (10 each design per pack) Sale Price: $4.00
	Classic Christmas icons inlaid with brightly colored enamel and rhinestones. Set also features gold and red metal beads. Set of Six Wine Glass Charms as shown. The suction cups allow attachment to any glassware, not just stemware...

	Fish Picks Sale Price: $5.00
	Each of these sandwich picks has a fun little fish on top! With four vibrant colors included, you can really enhance your drinks and hors d'oeuvres. Made of plastic, these disposable martini olive picks are perfect for parties, events, restaurants and bars! In stock and ready to ship...

	Docs Cocktail 4oz - Apple Martini Sale Price: $5.48
	Docs Cocktails Lubricant is a water based lube flavored like your actual made cocktails. With a pump bottle, you can dispense the right amount of lube with no worry of spills or messes.

	The Original Dirty Sue Dirty Martini Mix, 12.69-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 4) List Price: $34.99 Sale Price: $30.55 Average Rating:
	Dirty Sue was created by bartenders, for bartenders and home enthusiasts. The finest "first quality" olives from the Sevilla region of Spain are the heart of this proprietary recipe. Dirty Sue is twice filtered premium olive juice and perfectly compliments a dirty martini or bloody mary mix...

	Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup - 40 oz Sale Price: $31.50 Average Rating:
	Hand picked, cleaned and packed, Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup are 100% natural and sustainably farmed in Australia. These flowers have a sweet raspberry-rhubarb flavor and are crimson in color. Made from only wild hibiscus flowers, cane cugar and water, the entire flower is edible and makes a stunning presentation in a glass of champagne or martini...

	Green Martini Leather Luggage Tag Sale Price: $24.00
	The Martini - Green luggage tag has a pewter emblem that is hand cast and colored with durable enamel. The leather has accent stitching on the front; the back has a privacy flat to cover your contact information or business card...

	Lee Hiller Designs 50s Retro Print - Atomic Martini Club The Cocktail Hour - Mouse Pads List Price: $13.99 Sale Price: $13.99
	Atomic Martini Club The Cocktail Hour Mouse Pad is measuring 8w x 8h x .25d, soft commercial quality high resolution product. The image is permanent and becomes part of the mouse pad surface. Our transfer method produces professional matte finish with Premium Quality and Superior image resolution.

	Black Martini Leather Luggage Tag Sale Price: $24.00
	The Martini - Black luggage tag has a pewter emblem that is hand cast and colored with durable enamel. The leather has accent stitching on the front; the back has a privacy flat to cover your contact information or business card...

	Cocktail Mix 2: Martini Madness List Price: $13.96 Sale Price: $10.28 Average Rating:

	Martinis & Mistletoe: Cool Tunes for Your Christmas Cocktail Party (3 CD set) Sale Price: $39.99
	3CD set. CD1: Track Listings 1. We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Traditional 2. Santa Baby - Jarvis, J. 3. Merry Christmas, Baby - Baxter, Lou 4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Traditional 5. Silent Night - Gruber, Franz 6...

	Smooth Jazz Crazy Fingers List Price: $9.99 Sale Price: $9.99
	Smooth Jazz Crazy Fingers, Martini du Jazz

Cocktail & Martini Shaker $17.49 Stainless Steel 28-ounce Cocktail & Martini Shaker

The Martini $16.54 A chilled crystal glass; the purest gin; a touch of dry vermouth - vigorously shaken, not stirred - and a plump, green olive. The Martini was and still is more than just a cocktail. Originally mixed in the nineteenth century, it became an American icon in the twentieth, and the favorite drink of such luminaries as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Jack London, and Ernest Hemingway. The Martini celebrates the drink's renaissance with a colorful look at this intoxicating symbol of the American Dream. Along with this fascinating text, a fabulous array of Martini-inspired art, cartoons, collectibles, advertisements, and film stills reveal how deeply this classic cocktail permeates every aspect of American culture, from literature and film to politics and high society. Complete with bartending lore, traditional Martini recipes, and literary excerpts, as well as memorable scenes from James Bond movies and more, The Martini satisfies that ultimate quest for perfection, whether you prefer it with an olive or a twist.

MIU France 3703A Cocktail Martini Glass - Dimpled Stainless $31.05 MIU France 3703A Cocktail Martini Glass - Dimpled Stainless

Thirstystone RWER24A Wine Glass Topper Mini Plates - Martini Cocktail Collection $29.7 Thirstystone RWER24A Wine Glass Topper Mini Plates - Martini Cocktail Collection

Thirstystone RAER24A Set of 4 Appetizer Plates Plates - Martini Cocktail Collection $43.2 Thirstystone RAER24A Set of 4 Appetizer Plates Plates - Martini Cocktail Collection

Cocktail $9.75 From classics like the Manhattan and Dry Martini to contemporary cocktails like the Godfather Sour and the Rattlesnake, here are 200 of the all-time best mixed drinks. But this is no mere recipe collection: with instructions for creating stunning layered effects in the glass, making novelty garnishes, and adding cocktail ingredients in the correct order, learn to present your cocktail right. Plus, novice bartenders will find tips for matching spirits with their ideal partner, such as gin with citrus and berry flavors, and tequila with tomato and ginger, or tart fruit. In addition to a concise history of each drink, advice for choosing the right glass, using shakers, blenders, and other tools of the trade will ensure both a pleasurable and perfect cocktail every time.

Waterford Marquis - Ava Martini/Cocktail $29.95 "The Marquis - Ava Martini/Cocktail by Waterford Crystal is a perfect addition to any dining or entertaining occasion. The Waterford Crystal Marquis - Ava Martini/Cocktail is part of the Waterford Marquis - Ava collection. Waterford Crystal stemware and Waterford Crystal Barware is crafted with a beauty and attention to detail that has made Waterford a leader in the stemware and barware industry for generations with fine Crystal by Waterford. Waterford Crystal stemware collections and Waterford crystal barware collections by Waterford Crystal include a wide range of wine glass, wine glasses, goblets, water goblets, pitchers, decanters, cocktail shakers, martini shakers, sake pitchers, wine glass sets, highball glasses, iced beverage glasses, water glasses, mugs, double old fashioned glasses, claret glasses, balloon wine glasses, cordial glasses, ice buckets, wine coasters, wine coolers, wine chilling buckets, shakers, balloon brandy glasses, brandy glasses, wine decanters, whiskey decanters, brandy decanters, liquor decanters, liqueur decanters, shot glasses, toasting flutes, champagne flutes, champagne glasses, tumblers, red wine glasses, white wine glasses, hiball glasses pilsner glasses, beer glasses, cocktail glasses, martinin glasses, port glasses, merlot glasses, cabernet glasses, sherry glasses, cognac glasses, and more to fit any entertaining occasion with stemware by Waterford Crystal and barware by Waterford Crystal."

Waterford Marquis - Caelyn Martini/ Cocktail $29.95 "The Marquis - Caelyn Martini/ Cocktail by Waterford Crystal is a perfect addition to any dining or entertaining occasion. The Waterford Crystal Marquis - Caelyn Martini/ Cocktail is part of the Waterford Marquis - Caelyn collection. Waterford Crystal stemware and Waterford Crystal Barware is crafted with a beauty and attention to detail that has made Waterford a leader in the stemware and barware industry for generations with fine Crystal by Waterford. Waterford Crystal stemware collections and Waterford crystal barware collections by Waterford Crystal include a wide range of wine glass, wine glasses, goblets, water goblets, pitchers, decanters, cocktail shakers, martini shakers, sake pitchers, wine glass sets, highball glasses, iced beverage glasses, water glasses, mugs, double old fashioned glasses, claret glasses, balloon wine glasses, cordial glasses, ice buckets, wine coasters, wine coolers, wine chilling buckets, shakers, balloon brandy glasses, brandy glasses, wine decanters, whiskey decanters, brandy decanters, liquor decanters, liqueur decanters, shot glasses, toasting flutes, champagne flutes, champagne glasses, tumblers, red wine glasses, white wine glasses, hiball glasses pilsner glasses, beer glasses, cocktail glasses, martinin glasses, port glasses, merlot glasses, cabernet glasses, sherry glasses, cognac glasses, and more to fit any entertaining occasion with stemware by Waterford Crystal and barware by Waterford Crystal."

Waterford Marquis - Calla Martini/ Cocktail $29.95 "The Marquis - Calla Martini/ Cocktail by Waterford Crystal is a perfect addition to any dining or entertaining occasion. The Waterford Crystal Marquis - Calla Martini/ Cocktail is part of the Waterford Marquis - Calla collection. Waterford Crystal stemware and Waterford Crystal Barware is crafted with a beauty and attention to detail that has made Waterford a leader in the stemware and barware industry for generations with fine Crystal by Waterford. Waterford Crystal stemware collections and Waterford crystal barware collections by Waterford Crystal include a wide range of wine glass, wine glasses, goblets, water goblets, pitchers, decanters, cocktail shakers, martini shakers, sake pitchers, wine glass sets, highball glasses, iced beverage glasses, water glasses, mugs, double old fashioned glasses, claret glasses, balloon wine glasses, cordial glasses, ice buckets, wine coasters, wine coolers, wine chilling buckets, shakers, balloon brandy glasses, brandy glasses, wine decanters, whiskey decanters, brandy decanters, liquor decanters, liqueur decanters, shot glasses, toasting flutes, champagne flutes, champagne glasses, tumblers, red wine glasses, white wine glasses, hiball glasses pilsner glasses, beer glasses, cocktail glasses, martinin glasses, port glasses, merlot glasses, cabernet glasses, sherry glasses, cognac glasses, and more to fit any entertaining occasion with stemware by Waterford Crystal and barware by Waterford Crystal."

Waterford Marquis - Caprice Martini / Cocktail $29.95 "The Marquis - Caprice Martini / Cocktail by Waterford Crystal is a perfect addition to any dining or entertaining occasion. The Waterford Crystal Marquis - Caprice Martini / Cocktail is part of the Waterford Marquis - Caprice collection. Waterford Crystal stemware and Waterford Crystal Barware is crafted with a beauty and attention to detail that has made Waterford a leader in the stemware and barware industry for generations with fine Crystal by Waterford. Waterford Crystal stemware collections and Waterford crystal barware collections by Waterford Crystal include a wide range of wine glass, wine glasses, goblets, water goblets, pitchers, decanters, cocktail shakers, martini shakers, sake pitchers, wine glass sets, highball glasses, iced beverage glasses, water glasses, mugs, double old fashioned glasses, claret glasses, balloon wine glasses, cordial glasses, ice buckets, wine coasters, wine coolers, wine chilling buckets, shakers, balloon brandy glasses, brandy glasses, wine decanters, whiskey decanters, brandy decanters, liquor decanters, liqueur decanters, shot glasses, toasting flutes, champagne flutes, champagne glasses, tumblers, red wine glasses, white wine glasses, hiball glasses pilsner glasses, beer glasses, cocktail glasses, martinin glasses, port glasses, merlot glasses, cabernet glasses, sherry glasses, cognac glasses, and more to fit any entertaining occasion with stemware by Waterford Crystal and barware by Waterford Crystal."

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Palestine, Cocktail Parties and Prejudice

"The cocktail party is easily the worst invention since castor oil" - Elsa Maxwell

If you happen to be Jewish and live in the West Bank then you have certainly blown your chances of ever being invited to a cocktail party again at the British Ambassador's residence in Israel.

 The presence of three prominent West Bank Jewish residents there to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's birthday in June so incensed Conservative MP Crispin Blunt that he was moved to raise the matter in Parliament and write to British Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells on July 25 stating that the invitation to "settler leaders" gave the impression of a "weakening in the government's long held position that settlements were illegal and an obstacle to peace." (Jerusalem Post, August 5).

Mr Blunt is not just your ordinary Opposition backbencher. He also happens to be the Chairman of the pro-Arab Conservative Middle East Council in the House of Commons and Co-Chairman of the Council for British and Arab Understanding (CAABU) with Colin Breed MP and John Austin MP.

Mr Howells sought to justify issuing the invitations to join in the Queen's birthday bash - whilst at the same time expressing his contrition - by telling Mr Blunt on 31 July:

 "Our Embassy in Tel Aviv's contacts with the settler community have been with the goal of setting out the British Government's view on this issue, and to seek to convince them that settlements are a significant obstacle to peace. But you are right that their presence at this event was not helpful and the Embassy is reviewing its procedures to ensure that it does not happen in the future."

This incredible response will surely require the Ambassador in future to exclude Israel's President, its Prime Minister and any Cabinet Minister – indeed any Jew living anywhere in Israel - from sharing a gin and tonic and cucumber sandwiches with the Ambassador - since Israel's policy on the right of Jews to live in the West Bank totally rejects the British government's stated policy.

Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs web site succinctly describes Israel's policy as follows:

"Repeated charges regarding the illegality of Israeli settlements must therefore be regarded as politically motivated, without foundation in international law.

Politically, the West Bank and Gaza Strip is best regarded as territory over which there are competing claims which should be resolved in peace process negotiations. Israel has valid claims to title in this territory based not only on its historic and religious connection to the land, and its recognized security needs, but also on the fact that the territory was not under the sovereignty of any state and came under Israeli control in a war of self-defense, imposed upon Israel. At the same time, Israel recognizes that the Palestinians also entertain legitimate claims to the area. Indeed, the very fact that the parties have agreed to conduct negotiations on settlements indicated that they envisage a compromise on this issue."

The West Bank and Gaza comprise about 6% of the total area of former Palestine previously administered by the British from 1920 to 1948 under League of Nations Mandate. It comprises the only territory of former Palestine in which sovereignty has not yet been allocated to any State or group. It can be best fairly described as "no man's land" or "disputed land" in international law.

Sovereignty in 77% of former Palestine - today called Jordan - was exclusively granted by the British to the Arabs in 1946 in contravention of Article 5 of the Mandate.

 Israel secured sovereignty over another 17% after fighting a war against six invading Arab states in 1948 following the Arabs refusal to accept a United Nations compromise that would have seen the remaining 23% divided into one Jewish and a second Arab state. Egypt occupied Gaza whilst Jordan occupied the West Bank for 19 years - until both were captured by Israel in the Six Day War in 1967.

Only Britain supported Jordan's attempt to claim sovereignty in the West Bank between 1948 - 1967. Britain never described the West Bank as "occupied Palestinian territories" during all those 19 years - but uses that term today with increasing stridency and utter political hypocrisy.

Jews living in the West Bank and Gaza were uprooted in 1948 and their settlements razed. They began to return there after 1967 and the current Jewish population living in the West Bank numbers about 450000 people. All 8000 Jews living in Gaza were evacuated in 2005.

Jews had been given the right to "close settlement" in the West Bank and Gaza, "including State lands and waste lands not required for public purposes" under Article 6 of the Mandate. It was on these lands and land purchased from Arab owners that the Jewish towns and villages in the West Bank and Gaza had been founded before 1948 and were subsequently to be re-established after 1967.

The right of Jews to live in the West Bank and Gaza survived the termination of the Mandate in 1948 pursuant to Article 80 of the United Nations Charter, which is still applicable today.

The British lost the plot from the day they assumed control of Palestine in 1920. Their attitude today shows they have learnt nothing from many of the problems they created during – and after – they abandoned the Mandate in 1948.

The British are entitled to maintain their own political point of view – but to exclude anyone disagreeing with that policy from attending their cocktail parties because it might indicate a weakening in Britain's political stance is rather churlish and indicative of an arrogance that hopefully had disappeared from the persona of this bastion of democracy and free speech.

It will be interesting to see if British Ambassadors around the world are instructed to similarly strike off their guest lists anyone (even other countries' diplomatic representatives) whose policies differs from Her Majesty's Government for fear that their presence would show weakness in promoting Britain's political views.

 Perhaps slipping some castor oil into their guests' martinis might help purge political views that don't coincide with those of their convivial British hosts.

Somehow I think the British directive will stop at Israel and the Jews - and hopefully it will be reversed immediately after a quite drink between Israel and Britain's respective Foreign Ministers.

Otherwise you might find that diplomatic postings in the British Foreign Service will not be so eagerly sought after if Ambassadors are going to end up having only themselves to drink with and talk to.

Copyright by David Singer

http://www.jordanispalestine.blogspot.com

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