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
Did Rube Goldberg invent the peace process?
Two articles in Ha’aretz makes me wonder if Rube Goldberg invented the peace process. The first is a mea culpa that Haaretz had botched an earlier article that claimed that Gilad Shalit’s release was “imminent.” (h/t Yaacov Lozowick): The sixth … Continue reading
I told you so: Media ignores Netanyahu’s 2-state statement
The latest AP boilerplate on Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu: Last month, in a move at least partly aimed at easing tensions with Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support for the first time for the creation of a … Continue reading
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Snarky briefs
If it’s Monday, that means it’s time for Snarky News Briefs. (I just made that up, actually, and if anyone can think of a way to mix the words “snark” and “news” that doesn’t sound stupid, suggest it in the … Continue reading
Uzi Mahnaimi lying about Israel again
If it’s a Sunday Times of London piece that declares Israel is about to attack Iran, and the byline contains Uzi Mahnaimi, it must be a bunch of garbage. Filled yet again with anonymous sources—because of course, our old pal … Continue reading
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Israel to Obama: Netanyahu won
President Obama is fond of saying things like, “I won,” and “I’m the president.” Well, Netanyahu won. And he’s the Prime Minister. And Israelis are pretty happy with what he’s doing right now. In other news, 43 percent of Israelis … Continue reading
Israel, the battered wife of the world
Read this and weep: The defense establishment recommends easing the siege on Gaza, mainly at the crossings, in order to advance the talks aimed at securing kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit’s release. The recommendations – some of which have already been … Continue reading
Shame on Dershowitz
Yesterday, Jennifer Rubin asked: Where is the outrage in the U.S. — especially among the 78% of Jews who voted for Obama? Where are the major Jewish institutions that in the past offered rhetorical and political support for a vibrant … Continue reading
The “imminent disaster” Gaza meme is back
In November of last year, I wrote a post titled “UN on Gaza: An “imminent†disaster years in the making.” In it, I detailed how the UN has declared an imminent “humanitarian crisis” that would lead to mass starvation and … Continue reading
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Human Wrongs Watch
Yesterday the New York Times reported on a recent Human Rights Watch report that claimed that during its campaign in Gaza Israel killed 29 civilians in six separate attacks. Twenty-nine civilians, including eight children, were killed in what appeared to … Continue reading
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The Guardian goat guy and a few questions
An article titled No Gourmets in Gaza was posted on June 16, 2009 in Word of Mouth blog of Guardian. The first thing that struck me was a familiar picture under the headline: To start with, the picture was used … Continue reading
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Omer and omer
Dion Nissenbuam (Twice in one day? Yes.) highlights a friend’s efforts to expose an Israeli conspiracy. Ashraf, a friend who was one of the many talented reporters to be laid off as a result of the economic implosion of the … Continue reading
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Truth in journalism
A few weeks ago Dion Nissenbaum was outraged at a stunt pulled by Israeli journalist Ben Caspit. Caspit put words in the mouth of Sen. George Mitchell, have the envoy say, “Our policy is simple,” US Middle East envoy George … Continue reading
Ship of predictable fools
Can I call it, or what? Me: Expect to hear about how they were stopped in international waters. By mean ol’ Israeli navy boats that tried to ram them. And since Cynthia McKinney was on board, expect to hear more … Continue reading
Spain’s activist courts becoming inactive
Looks like the Spanish government is finally reining in its ridiculous activist judges. Spain’s National Court on Tuesday decided to shelve an investigation launched by one of its judges into a July 2002 air strike by the Israel Defense Forces … Continue reading
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