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
Kemp vs. Goldstone
Why does an expert in fighting insurgencies who defended Israel get much less attention than a judge who tendentiously applies the law in service of an organization with a record of bias against Israel? Is it because the latter presented … Continue reading
Built on a foundation of sand
Avi Bell doubts that the Goldstone report will result in any significant diplomatic damage to Israel however, The situation in the wake of the Goldstone Report is reminiscent, to some degree, of the international uproar that erupted over the building … Continue reading
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Garlasco hits the fan
The New York Times finally covers the controversy over Marc Garlasco’s hobby first reported by Mere Rhetoric and reports that he has been suspended from Human Right’s Watch. The article covers most of the aspects of Garlasco’s collecting and summed … Continue reading
J-Street: The lobby that isn’t
One of the things that struck me in the New York Times’ hagiography of J-Street is this quote: The average age of the dozen or so staff members is about 30. Ben-Ami speaks for, and to, this post-Holocaust generation. “They’re … Continue reading
Turki stuffing
A few months we had an excuse: “The ambition to bring the Saudis on board has been disappointed,” said one Western diplomat based in Riyadh, who asked not to be identified because of the delicate nature of the debate. “I … Continue reading
The “U” in UN stands for “Useless”
UNIFIL was warned ten days beforehand that Lebanese terrorists planned to fire rockets into Israel. They were even told what kind of rockets were going to be used. And so, UNIFIL took that information and warned Israel. Oh, wait. No … Continue reading
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The Goldstone commission: A kangaroo court report
In the next couple of weeks, the UN will be releasing the results of the inquiry by Richard Goldstone into what they will determine are war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. Goldstone has been insisting that although the UN … Continue reading
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Orde Wingate
There’s a fascinating essay on the Zionism of Orde Wingate. Who was Wingate? Traveling through Komemiyut in Jerusalem, at the intersection of Jabotinsky and David Marcus, one will see Kikar Orde (known also as Kikar Wingate). There are Wingate Streets … Continue reading
Netanyahu’s visit to Russia
There is much speculation as to why the Israeli Prime Minister would visit Russia secretly, renting a private jet to keep his actions quiet. He could be discussing Iranian weapons deals with Russia, as the story says: Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper … Continue reading
When meticulous means exaggerated
Helena Cobban writes about the recent casualty figures from Israel’s war against Hamas released by PCHR and B’Tselem. I dare say that when we see the final report in English from PCHR, they too will be specific about the methodology … Continue reading
Wednesday SNB
Very interesting… Ynet says Benjamin Netanyahu took a trip to Russia to discuss their selling of arms to Iran. The PM’s office says he never left the country. There are also rumors that Bibi visited an Arab nation that has … Continue reading
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Update on my letter to the AP
I never did get an answer to my letter to the AP, asking why they keep using the phrase “traditionally Arab” to describe east Jerusalem. But I notice that phrase hasn’t been used lately. The AP seems to be using … Continue reading
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When your enemy’s a lightbulb
Q. How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? A. Only one, but the light bulb really has to want to change. In defense of their stance on Hamas, J-Street writes (h/t Jennifer Rubin): We also recognize, … Continue reading
Quote of the day
Elliott Abrams in the Washington Post – in response to Jimmy Carter: Most inaccurate of all, and most bizarre, is Carter’s claim that “a total freeze of settlement expansion is the key” to a peace agreement. Not a halt to … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time Tagged Elliott Abrams 5 Comments