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
Haveil Havalim #157 is UP!
My Shrapnel hosted an excellent Haveil Havalim #157 (The Jewish and Israel related blogging carnvial) covering topics such as Sderot, the massacre at Merkaz Harav and culture, with all the attitude you’ve come to expect from Gila.
A case of stunning hypocrisy
It could be summarized just by copying the headline from Haaretz: Kuwaiti analyst: Best if Israel, not U.S., destroys Iranian nukes Still here is a quote: The destruction of Iran’s nuclear capabilities would be in the interest of the Arab … Continue reading
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Palestinians protest Jews supporting Israel
Goldie Hawn made an appearance at the Scottish version of the JNF on Sunday, and the Palestinian Wah Squad was out in force. Oh, and the Scots need to bone up on their American movie references. GOLDIE Hawn, the Hollywood … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome 1 Comment
Johnny Mac’s going to Israel
John McCain is going to Israel next week, hoping it will help Jewish voters realize that he’s been pro-Israel for a very, very long time. I will point out that he never played kissy-face with Suha Arafat, or sat by … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Politics 6 Comments
What we don’t know and what it suggests
Thursday night a terrorist entered the Merkaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem and killed 8 young men who were students there. According to Ha’aretz: The Shin Bet security service said the gunman was not known to them. Major General Ilan Franco, … Continue reading
The Mercaz Harav terrorist attack: Long-planned
To answer Israel Matzav’s (and others’) questions: A friend forwarded me a translation of an article from Israel’s Ma’ariv newspaper. The article states that the terrorist spent many hours planning his attack. From the translation: The preliminary investigation’s findings show … Continue reading
Reponses to and questions about the Merkaz Harav terror attack
Fresno Zionism noticed an interesting item in the news. One Arab country took action against boasting about the massacre at Merkaz Harav, Jordan. The relatives [of Ala Abu Dhaim, the murderer], who live near Amman, tried Friday to erect a … Continue reading
Addendum to below
Soccer Dad has almost all the facts in his post on the so-called “council of elders” that want to help “ease tensions” in Israel. He forgot their name here on Yourish.com: The Transnational Old Farts Israel-Haters Club. In my post … Continue reading
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When do-gooders do bad
A few years ago, Michael Lerner wrote about his discomfiture with certain elements of the Left. Imagine my surprise when I found out that I am banned from speaking at a peace rally here this Sunday. As editor of Tikkun, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome 3 Comments
Hamas refuses truce; Meryl not surprised
Gee, that was quick. Yesterday, me: And oh, yeah. Hamas has never stuck with a cease fire. Not ever. Later that day, the Jerusalem Post: Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Thursday rejected Egypt’s call for an immediate and unconditional cease-fire … Continue reading
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Naming the victims: A media double standard
How many of you know that several children were killed during the IDF operation in Gaza last week? Everyone? But of course. The victims are paraded in front of the cameras, their names, ages, and quotes from families pushed at … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Media Bias, Terrorism 6 Comments
Hamas rejectionism
Here are the conditions for a Hamas cease-fire, the one that the Egyptians are trying to broker, and the one that supposedly is stopping Ehud Olmert from sending the IDF back into Gaza: “Hamas’ conditions are clear: We will halt … Continue reading
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Four of the victims of the Yeshiva massacre
Four of the young men killed at Mercav Harav have been named: The murdered were identified as Yohai Lifshitz, 18, of Jerusalem; Yehonatan Yitzhak Alder, 16, of Shilo; Yonadav Haim Hirshfeld, 19, of Kochav Hashahar; and Neria Cohen, 15, of … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Terrorism 7 Comments
Tehillim (Psalms) 79
Translations of Psalm 79 from here. 3 They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them. From the Jerusalem Post. Yerach Toker, a paramedic for United Hatzola of Israel, said he saw several dead … Continue reading
Fatah terrorists murder rabbinic students in Jerusalem
Murderers from Fatah’s terrorist “wing,” the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, killed 8 rabbinical students. Update 6:10 p.m.: It’s not clear who was responsible for the attack yet. Two terrorists infiltrated a rabbinical seminary at the entrance of Jerusalem and opened fire … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Israel, Terrorism 11 Comments