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
Oh yes they will, oh no they won’t
A sampling of headlines about the status of the truce between Israel and Hamas, from Yahoo! News. Hamas Threatens to End Truce Unless Israel Eases Restrictions Bloomberg – Wed Dec 17, 2:06 am EST Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) — Hamas is … Continue reading
The pretend truce is over
The IDF bombed a couple of rocket labs in Gaza. Israeli aircraft conducted two nighttime air strikes against terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip for the first time in six months, this following rocket fire on the western Negev region. … Continue reading
Falk – moonbattery a feature not a bug
Israel kicked Richard Falk, the “Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967,” who is an anti-Israel crackpot who believes 9/11 conspiracy theories. McClatchy’s Dion Nissenbaum calls Falk “contentious” and his views “provocative.” … Continue reading
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Saving Palestinian advertising dollars
So Mahmoud Abbas and co. are appealing to the Israeli people directly. Along Route 2, which follows the Mediterranean coastline, motorists are seeing an unusual sight: a Palestinian flag next to an Israeli one. Below the image appearing on billboards … Continue reading
What truce? (Part XVI)
There is no truce, only the pretense of one. Despite a relative lull during July and August, during which an average of five rockets and six mortar shells were launched each month, November saw a steep escalation in violence, with … Continue reading
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Euphemism of the year: Suicide bombings are “Violent, politically motivated attacks”
The Toronto Star wins the 2008 Euphemism of the Year Award for this sentence about the Israeli separation fence: But defenders of the barrier say it has dramatically reduced the incidence of violent, politically motivated attacks launched against Israel by … Continue reading
A sur-really happy anniversary
I’m not sure what’s more surreal. Is it that Palestinians in impoverished Gaza have sufficient funds to deck everything out in Hamas Green or is it that there’s a faction of Hamas that is offering Israel an extension of a … Continue reading
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The Wi-Fi Army
It’s been awhile, but I’d like to do a bit about the army. I saw this article in the National Journal about the difficulties of setting up wi-fi capabilities on the battlefield. “The kids here in the United States think … Continue reading
The slippery slope of terrorism
Media Backspin points to a discussion of the NYT’s use of the word “terror.” Elder of Ziyon, though, finds the standard of former Israel correspondent, James Bennett The memo said he settled on a rough rule: He would use the … Continue reading
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Hamas to Israel: No truce for you
Hamas says the “truce” with Israel is over. Is anyone truly surprised by this? Obviously, Hamas doesn’t need the truce. Israel has proved that no matter how many rockets Hamas sends over the Gaza border, no real operation by Israel … Continue reading
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Details, details, details
Two different perspectives. The first is from the AP, in a caption showing Israeli security guards supervising a cash transfer. It was the first time Israel has let money enter Gaza since October. It suspended the cash transfers after Gaza … Continue reading
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British anti-Israel profs lose the fight
A big win for the good guys: The UK academics that have been leading the charge to boycott Israeli universities have given up trying to isolate Israeli academics, and only Israeli academics, because they don’t like the policies of the … Continue reading
Brother David Ignatius explained it all for you
Two and a half years ago, nothing troubled David Ignatius more than a repeat of Iraq. In “Avoiding another ‘Slam Dunk’” he wrote: Amid all the debate about intelligence, there has been surprisingly little focus on the question the average … Continue reading
Silly rabid antisemite hugs are for thugs
When I read that Jimmy Carter’s advances towards Hezbollah were rebuffed, I couldn’t help thinking of the Todal. The what? A lock of the guard’s hair turned white and his teeth began to chatter. “The Todal looks like a blob … Continue reading
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Compare and contrast: the UNHRC on Israel and the UAE
Compare and contrast the following reports from the UN Human Rights Council. Let’s look at one paragraph of recommendations for Israel (that don’t include the Palestinians, as most of them do). Please note the tone. It’s very important. Among the … Continue reading