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
Sometimes diplomacy is not enough
Martin Kramer explains why Hamas cannot claim to have won its war with Israel: When Israel launched its operation, Hamas announced a secondary objective: to inflict significant military casualties on the Israelis. For this purpose, it had built up a … Continue reading
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Norway’s Anti-Jew status?
The amazing inquiry from Norway with these keywords – “anti jew status update” in full – caused my feverish imagination some overtime. How does it really go in Norway? So here is an imaginary scene: (Imagine a lonely pub on … Continue reading
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Turkish PM: Killing is wrong, when Jews do it
So, killing isn’t wrong when Turks do it (but they didn’t kill the Armenians, and don’t even start in on them about that), but boy, is it wrong when Jews do it. And when Jews defend their actions, well, it … Continue reading
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Ignoring your own eyes and ears
Idiots like these California academics, who are trying to start yet another boycott of Israeli academics, insist that it’s the right thing to do, because Israel is being unreasonable. Hamas, they say, is willing to negotiate. Really. Asked if the … Continue reading
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The real danger to speaking out on Israel
The past few years have been filled with person after person proclaiming how risky it is to take a stand against “the Israel Lobby” or just plain against Israel. Jimmy Carter proclaims it even as he sells his latest book, … Continue reading
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The no-state solution
Seven years ago, Thomas Friedman took on a second job. His first job was columnist for the New York Times. The second job he took on was as unpaid PR flack for the medieval Saudi kingdom. He wrote a column … Continue reading
UN bashes—Hamas?
Look around you for flying pigs, people. A UN official is actually noticing that Hamas is committing war crimes. United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Chief John Holmes blasted Hamas Tuesday for its “cynical” use of civilian facilities during recent hostilities in … Continue reading
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Hamas propaganda aim: Achieved
The AP has a sad, sad story about how Gaza hospitals are ill-equipped to deal with the results of the war. The tumor was advanced and without quick intervention Abdullah would likely have died, said Dr. Ismail Mehr, an anesthesiologist … Continue reading
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Sri Lankan civilian deaths: Who cares?
The world’s double standard on Israel is in sharp relief today. The Red Cross reports that hundreds of civilians have been killed and wounded, and over 250,000 civilians are trapped in the fighting. Aid workers have been hurt as well. … Continue reading
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Getting to “no” you
via memeorandum The New York Times reports that Obama sends special envoy to Mideast Mr. Obama reined in expectations for Mr. Mitchell’s maiden trip, saying it was intended mainly as a listening and learning exercise. But Mr. Mitchell will also … Continue reading
Swedes: Who cares about old, dead Jews when Gazans died last month?
See if you can follow this logic, because it’s pretty much escaping me. A town in Sweden has decided to cancel its Holocaust remembrance procession because of the Gaza war. A northern Swedish city has decided to cancel a planned … Continue reading
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Gaza Revisited
I put together a quick round up of posts about Gaza. It is worth taking a moment to review.
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Ob-eds
President Obama promised that his first trip abroad would be to a Muslim capital. He hasn’t traveled abroad yet, but he chose the Al-Arabiya satellite channel to grant his first interview since assuming office (via memeorandum). For its part here’s … Continue reading
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Hamas “lull” kills one, wounds three soldiers, AP blames Israel
The much-trumpeted ceasefire is doing what all Palestinian ceasefires do: Killing Israelis. An IDF non-commissioned officer was killed on Tuesday morning when a roadside bomb planted by Gaza operatives along Israel’s border with the Strip detonated under the army vehicle … Continue reading
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Lynch-ing Israel
At Foreign Policy Marc Lynch asks, How badly did Gaza poison the well? (via memeorandum) Needless to say, Lynch opposed Israel’s effort to defend its citizens. But here’s one of his conclusions: There’s no question that Gaza has weakened the … Continue reading