The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Tag Archives: UN
The ten years and nothing’s really changed news briefs
Of course it’s Israel’s fault, it always is: Three UN workers were hurt in a blast in Gaza, and of course, Hamas blames Israel. It might be a kassam that fell short. Oh, and the three UN workers? Most likely … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, palestinian politics, Syria, The One, United Nations
Tagged Israel, Mel Gibson, Syria, UN
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Gaza Flotilla, the sequel: The second time, definitely not farce
The blockade has eased. Gazans can get pretty much everything they want except, of course, for weapons and building materials for bunkers. Building material is going into Gaza. Is some of it being diverted to bunkers? Of course it is. … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Hamas, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Terrorism, Turkey, United Nations
Tagged Gaza Flotilla, Israel, UN
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Ammiel Hirsch’s Response to Peter Beinart at the CCAR Convention
At the CCAR Convention in New Orleans this past week, Peter Beinart and Ammiel Hirsch spoke about Israel advocacy. Ammiel Hirsch’s response to Beinart is simply one of the best responses to him and those who agree with his positions … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time, Jews, Middle East, United Nations
Tagged Ammiel Hirsch, CCAR, CCAR Convention, Gaza, Israel, J-Street, peace process, Peter Beinart, Political Left, UN
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Thursday briefs
So he wasn’t a braggart after all: The line from the U.S. back when Khalid Sheik Mohammed was captured was that he didn’t kill Daniel Pearl, he was just a braggart who wanted credit for the murder. Turns out that … Continue reading
Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time, Religion, United Nations
Tagged Daniel Pearl, Israel, Palestinians, UN
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In a hurry briefs
So how did Lebanon get the technology to find Israeli spy tech again? Oh, that’s right. America gave it to them. And Hizbollah is using it to take out Israeli tech on a recurring basis, thus endangering Israelis (and Americans, … Continue reading
The State of the Pursuit of a Palestinian State
Those interested in the peace process as it stands today should read my piece “Palestinian Leverage” followed by my article on the Wikileaks and the Arab perspective both written in November.  The combination of factors that I note in those articles … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged 1967 border, Abbas, Jerusalem, negotiations, Obama, palestinian state, Palestinians, peace process, UN, unsc, unscr 242
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Thursday, briefly
Behold, the awesome power of Zionists! A Turkish tool is blaming—who else?—Israel for the Wikileaks cables about his boss’ Islamism. The little Islamist is also saying that the entire reason for Wikileaks was to harm Turkey. Egocentric much? Speaking of … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Turkey, United Nations
Tagged Iran, Israel, Turkey, UN, Wikileaks
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Friday Israeli Double Standard Time briefs
I’m concerned that they’re concerned: Hold onto your hats. The UNHRC is expressing “deep concern” about the Iranian habit of beating, torturing, flogging, and stoning its citizens. And this year, six more states voted to be “concerned” about these evils. … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Gaza, Israeli Double Standard Time, News Briefs, United Nations
Tagged Israel, Media Bias, UN
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Thursday morning un-brief briefs
Living in peace, if peace means “trying to kill people by throwing cement blocks at their cars:” Yep, those peaceful Palestinians, who are only waiting for the stubborn Israelis to stop causing them to do things like throw cement blocks … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Lebanon, Media Bias, Terrorism, United Nations
Tagged Israel, Lebanon, Media Bias, UN
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Palestinians Leveraging UN Pressure
An article in Haaretz today describes the problems that the Palestinians have with the current moratorium extension proposal. The article quotes an unnamed Israeli official as saying: The political benefits that Israel would receive as part of the package of … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged Obama administration, Palestinians, peace process, settlements, UN, US
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Thursday morning briefs
The more you learn, the worse it gets: Really, first we learn (shock!) that German diplomats were complicit in murdering Jews. Now we learn that at least a third of the German war effort was supported by stolen Jewish wealth … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Holocaust, Iran, Israeli Double Standard Time, United Nations
Tagged Hamas, Iran, Israel, UN
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Compare and contrast: A tale of two “protests”
The AP has two ways of describing situations: One way when Israelis are involved, and another way for everyone else. Witness: Crowd harasses UN investigators in Beirut Oh, so a crowd yelled slogans or something at UN investigators? Maybe they … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time
Tagged AP Media Bias, Israel, Lebanon, UN
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Friday briefs
That’s funny, I thought young American Jews were disconnecting from Israel: If the Peter Beinarts of the world are right, and young Jews are separating from Israel, how is it that Taglit (Birthright) Israel had to shut down registration in … Continue reading
Posted in Hamas, Iran, Israel, News Briefs, Terrorism, United Nations
Tagged AP Media Bias, Iran, Lebanon, UN
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The UN Anti-Israel Committee
The UNHCR has endorsed its one-sided report in which it refuses to use video evidence because it was “edited” by Israel, but it relies on eyewitness reports even while noting that those reports are untrue. The U.N. Human Rights Council … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Media Bias, United Nations
Tagged Gaza Flotilla, Israel, Media Bias, UN
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