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…
Category Archives: Israel
Briefly
If it’s Monday, it’s time for another Palestinian whitewash from the AP: Wow, look! A Palestinian crusading against corruption! It’s almost as if the Abbas government isn’t continuing the Arafat tradition of stealing billions in aid and hiding them in … Continue reading
Belated Happy Birthday to Gracie
Monday was a super-busy day for me, and I didn’t even realize that I forgot something very important—Gracie’s thirteenth birthday! I realized it a few days later, when I was looking through my Cats category posts. I decided we’d just … Continue reading
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The pro-Palestinian media bias
The media bashes Israel on every occasion, acts as an echo chamber for the Obama administration’s successful attempt to bully the democratically-elected prime minister of Israel into doing what Obama wants him to do. The secretary-general of the UN arrives … Continue reading
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Rerun, replay, whatever
Meryl was the first (whom I saw) to notice history repeating itself. I responded by blogging about an incident from the Clinton administration, from a 1998 Krauthammer column: But even more significant than the absurd arbitrariness of this number is … Continue reading
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Bullying the neighborhood bully
Well, the chances are against it and the odds are slim That he’ll live by the rules that the world makes for him, ’Cause there’s a noose at his neck and a gun at his back And a license to … Continue reading
With friends like these …
Robert Kagan argues that Israel shouldn’t feel like it’s been singled out. Israelis shouldn’t feel that they have been singled out. In Britain, people are talking about the end of the “special relationship” with America and worrying that Obama has … Continue reading
The Clinton replay
Meryl writes: Here’s why I think the Obama administration is ratcheting up the pressure over 1,600 new housing units in a Jewish neighborhood of northeastern Jerusalem that will almost certainly remain Israeli in any future agreement with the Palestinians: The … Continue reading
When the Washington Post notices
There are three recent Washington Post editorials abour the Middle East worth mentioning. Last July the Washington Post ran an editorial Tough on Israel which observed: But the administration also is guilty of missteps. Rather than pocketing Mr. Netanyahu’s initial … Continue reading
Drunk on his own eloquence
In Driving Drunk in Jerusalem Thomas Friedman warns PM Netanayahu: In sum, there may be a real opportunity here — if Netanyahu chooses to seize it. The Israeli leader needs to make up his mind whether he wants to make … Continue reading
Of grievances and perceptions
Last week in an article about the eviction of two Arab families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, Isabel Kershner of the New York Times summed it up: For those who want to see a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, … Continue reading
Friday briefs
Hell hath frozen over: The EU released a statement demanding the immediate release of Gilad Shalit. No, really. Wait, there has to be a catch. Oh, here it is. They’re also calling on Israel to make “substantial release of Palestinian … Continue reading
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An unbelievable protest
The Lede blog of the New York Times writes in a post, “Palestinians against terror,” that plans to honor terrorist Dalal Mugrabi in Ramallah have been met with opposition from Palestinians who favor the living alongside Israel in peace. Plans … Continue reading
A matter of trust
Last week Daled Amos wondered: It will be interesting to see just what kind of tone Biden takes with Israel this time–and whether Netanyahu is up to dealing with Biden from strength the way Begin did–or like Olmert. Now we … Continue reading
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