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
A partiality test
See if you can figure out where, and whom, these quotes come from: Palestinians watched with hope this week as President Barack Obama called for an Israeli settlement freeze and spoke about the need to move quickly toward statehood alongside … Continue reading
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UN launching “independent” probe of Gaza war
You have to love the AP. They sure do give us many laughs. The United Nations says a team of independent experts mandated to probe alleged war crimes in Israel and Gaza will leave for the Middle East over the … Continue reading
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Unsettling
The Washington Post reported the other day that the United States is pushing Israel to stop all “settlement” activity. And that PM Netanyahu caught flack on the topic from an unexpected source: formerly pro-Israel Congressmen: During meetings with congressional leaders … Continue reading
The Obama peace plan: Pressure Israel, pressure Israel, pressure Israel
It looks like the Chicken Littles may have been right. The Obama camp is calling for Israel to freeze all settlement activity, including building in the suburbs of Jerusalem—which is hardly a “settlement.” Meanwhile Clinton said Obama had “made it … Continue reading
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The debate about armed struggle
This article strikes me as utterly typical of the rejectionist problem. The Palestinians are battling to compromise, but not in the way you and I understand the word: The Palestinian Authority “will do everything in its power” to advance peace … Continue reading
Bolstering the unelected kleptocrat
The Washington Post emphasizes what a slender reed the United States is depending on as a key to peace, Abbas’s credibility problem. Unfortunately the article skims over various reasons why Abbas shouldn’t have any credibility to Israel. Abbas, 74, a … Continue reading
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Palestinian intransigence
There is no peace process. There are only Palestinian demands. Witness the latest interview with Ahmed Qureia: Qureia: “The Right of Return is one of the Palestinians’ rights. The question of how to relate to this right is up for … Continue reading
Hugo helps with Iranian nukes?
According the AP, Israel has prepared a “secret” report claiming that Venezuela and Bolivia are supplying Iran with uranium for its nuclear program. The two South American countries are known to have close ties with Iran, but this is the … Continue reading
Mr. Obama and Mr. Netanyahu – the alternative version
There’s a really great editorial at the New York Times that I missed the other day: We’d call this week’s White House meeting between President Obama and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, a draw. Mr. Netanyahu promised to promote … Continue reading
Blog Carnival Time: The Best of The Jewish/Israeli Blogosphere
It is blog carnival time again. Time to go read Haveil Havalim, the weekly blog carnival of the Jewish/Israeli blogosphere. This week you it is at What War Zone, entitled: “Haveil Charles Havelim, Please Report to the Front Desk” Go … Continue reading
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Lebanese spy stories
I’ve previously been skeptical of the Lebanese claims that Israel has an extensive spy network in Lebanon. The NY Times today, has a more extensive report on the story. Mr. Homsi, 61, was the deputy mayor of Saadnayel, a town … Continue reading
Nasrallah blames Israel for all the ills of the region
These are the words of the man who, in the coming months, you can expect the EU, UN, and left-leaning US crowd to call for Israel to negotiate with. Because Hezbollah, they will say, is moderating. Or because Hezbollah is … Continue reading
Avigdor Lieberman: Cutting straight to the point
I’m starting to really like this guy. Lieberman further expressed his disappointment with the Palestinian leadership: “You can’t have it both ways. You can’t accept our help on one hand and ask the ICC to charge us with crimes against … Continue reading
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If it’s Friday, there must be violent anti-fence protests
Okay, now I’m starting to wonder what’s going on with all these protesters getting hit by tear gas grenade canisters. Anti-fence rallies in Ramallah area lead to violent clashes between Palestinians and security forces once again: A 20-year-old Palestinian was … Continue reading