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…
Author Archives: Meryl Yourish
Sweden’s double standard on freedom of the press
There is a decided double standard in the Sweden Foreign Ministry when it comes to freedom of the press, particularly in response to running anti-Semitic tropes in a major Swedish daily. Representatives of the Swedish government are standing up for … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time, Religion, World Tagged Anti-Semitism, Israel, Sweden 14 Comments
What if they published a blood libel and nobody rioted?
Compare and contrast: A Swedish newspaper publishes a blood libel, accusing Israelis of taking (and selling) organs from Palestinians. Israelis are outraged. They file paperwork. Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon filed a formal grievance with the Swedish government Wednesday following … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Religion Tagged Anti-Semitism, Israel, Media Bias, Palestinians 8 Comments
Swedish newspaper channels der Sturmer
It’s 2009, but you wouldn’t know it from reading this Swedish newspaper article. It’s like a mixture of urban legend and anti-Semitic blood libel. It’s so awful, you just have to wonder: Are the editors of this newspaper out of … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias, World Tagged Anti-Semitism, Blood Libel, Israel, Sweden 2 Comments
Palestinian civilians killed in fighting in Gaza, world ignores it
Did you know there was a big battle in Rafah, near the Egyptian border? Did you also know that it took place in a mosque and a home? Did you further know that civilians were killed in the crossfire? Of … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Gaza, Hamas, palestinian politics Tagged Israel, Palestinians, Terrorism 2 Comments
Hooway for the Wii?
I have to say that the Wii Sports Resort with MotionPlus is, well, totally awesome. Jake’s over today helping me organize my books and put them into my new bookcases. After dinner, we tried out my new Wii game. Way … Continue reading
HRW to Israel: How dare you question our biased reports?
It’s almost funny. Human Rights Watch is in a huff because Israel is questioning their reports and calling HRW biased against Israel. Which it is. Human Rights Watch on Friday accused the Israeli government of waging a propaganda war after … Continue reading
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A tale of two headlines
The AP anti-Israel bias, exhibit 4,678: First, the AP report on the HRW report on Hamas war crimes: Rights group: Hamas may have committed war crimes Next, the AP report on the current HRW accusation that Israely committed war crimes: … Continue reading
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The nail in the coffin of “astroturfed” town halls
Sixty-one percent of Americans think that it’s perfectly okay to yell at your Congressional representative when you think s/he’s not listening to you. (Via Hot Air.) Of those who had heard at least a little about the meetings, 61% say … Continue reading
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Thursday SNB
Oh, so THAT’s why HRW released a report about Hamas: So they could accuse Israel of more war crimes. I was thinking it was more to do with being caught trying to bash Israel to the Saudis so they could … Continue reading
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Busy, busy, busy days
It’s been pretty busy at work. I have a few post ideas kicking around, but no time to write them. I’ll try to get to them tonight.
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Israeli sues the EU for damages from Hamas rockets
It’s just perfect. Israeli and Belgian lawyers acting for Eyal Katorza, who is also a French citizen, are preparing a legal case demanding that the EU does more to protect the 300,000 Europeans living in Israel. Legal documents, seen by … Continue reading
How many of my readers are Dollhouse fans?
And how many of you bought the DVDs and watched episode 13? Because, yikes—I think it was the best thing I’ve ever seen from Joss Whedon. Including my favorite Firefly and Buffy episodes.