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
The Egyptian truce: Hamas wins
Israel and Hamas have supposedly agreed to a two-week truce. According to the sources, the two sides are expected to agree on a ceasefire which will likely begin within 72 hours and last up to two weeks. During this period … Continue reading
War in Gaza Update #18
I just finished publishing the War in Gaza Update #18. As with the prior updates you will find news, features and analysis about the war. You should expect that it will be edited and updated a number of times before … Continue reading
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Hamas: Still hurting, still needing to be destroyed
The IDF got a big fish. Hamas’ interior minister, Said Siam, considered one of the most senior members of the Palestinian group’s leadership, was killed Thursday afternoon in an Israeli air strike on his brother’s home in Gaza City, the … Continue reading
Mark Regev responds to biased CNN anchor
Watch this video, and see how many times the CNN anchor takes as truth the Palestinian claims that the IDF deliberately targeted the UN building that was hit earlier today. For instance, the anchor says that Israel was using white … Continue reading
Aysmmetric symmetry
Griff Witte writes Gaza War Generates Debate on Civilians. Witte boils down his debate thusly (after giving Israeli human rights organizations their say): The debate underscores the asymmetry of the conflict. On one side, Israel possesses a modern military, the … Continue reading
Who’s getting sapped?
via memeorandum Isabel Kershner writes in War on Hamas Saps Palestinian leaders: The more bombs in Gaza, the more Hamas’s support seems to be growing at the expense of the Palestinian Authority, already considered corrupt and distant from average Palestinians. … Continue reading
No cease fire yet
The IDF has a lot more work to do, but there doesn’t seem to be a willingness from Hamas to agree to a cease fire yet. Muhammad Nazal, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, told al-Jazeera, “We have not accepted … Continue reading
It’s not anti-Zionism—it’s anti-Semitism
Fifty-five anti-Semitic incidents in France in the last two and a half weeks: A total of 55 anti-Semitic incidents occurred in France since the start of Israel’s Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip, said President of the French Jewish … Continue reading
Catch-22 on ICC in Gaza
You really do have to love the irony. Because Gaza is not a territory or state of any official entity, the ICC prosecutor says the ICC has no jurisdiction over it. The International Criminal Court prosecutor in The Hague said … Continue reading
Terrorists use white phosphorous on Israel
Gaza’s terrorists are committing war crimes: Cleared for publication: One of the mortar shells fired from northern Gaza at the Eshkol Regional Council Tuesday contained white phosphorus. The council’s security director, Nikki Levy, said that “the potential danger of using … Continue reading
Withdrawal is no cure-all
If Thomas Friedman thinks that Israel only needs to teach Hamas a lesson, Dore Gold provides some numbers that would make him reconsider. (Friedman actually would never reconsider, being resistant to learning from past mistakes.) Admittedly, there were rocket attacks … Continue reading
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Teaching Thomas
In “Israel’s goals in Gaza,” Thomas Friedman sees Israel’s war against Hamas as a teaching action. No, really. I have only one question about Israel’s military operation in Gaza: What is the goal? Is it the education of Hamas or … Continue reading
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Judging Israel – judging the world
The point-counterpoint game is an endless and, frankly, frustrating business. You rarely gain friends by a prolonged and detailed argument, you frequently gain enemies by a good photography job, especially with all modern conveniences (should I mention the all-powerful Pho.. … Continue reading
War in Gaza Update #16
I just finished posting War in Gaza Update #16. Again it includes news and analysis about the war from a variety of sources. I strongly urge you to take a look at it.
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When doves whine
The NYT has a short look at “Baker’s Boys” the Middle East peace processors who worked through the Bush 41 and Clinton administrations, From Experts on Mideast, No Shortage of Advice . The article is about Dennis Ross (not Rose), … Continue reading