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 disastrous idea of “land swap”
Palestinian Arab negotiators are flocking to wire service reporters to float ideas, and today another one came up – the idea of a “land swap” where Arabs get the same number of square kilometers from Israel that Israel keeps from … Continue reading
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The lessons of “no-man’s land”
There was a telling detail in the reports of Abbas demanding everything from Israel: According to Palestinian negotiating documents obtained by The Associated Press, the Palestinian demands include all of the Gaza Strip, West Bank, east Jerusalem and small areas … Continue reading
Palestinians prove the irridentism is in full bloom
Mahmoud Abbas has dropped the other shoe. He says the Palestinians want Israel to accede to all of their demands. And then maybe—maybe—the Palestinians might do something in return. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday laid out his most specific … Continue reading
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The fog of turf wars
I had previously been skeptical of claims that Israel struck a nuclear facility in Syria. Now apparently the reason everyone was assuming that it was a nuclear facility is because the word “nuclear” was floating around the halls of power. … Continue reading
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A UC-Davis student speaks
From the comments: I am a UC Davis student and have been doing some research into the strong anti-semitic problem at this campus. In 2001 the UC Davis Hillel was SET ON FIRE. There is a history of strong anti-semitic … Continue reading
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Fulfill the old commitments first
You have to give Dennis Ross credit. After years of unsuccessful peace processing he’s gone to the private sector and with the added benefit of more than a decade of hindsight, he clings tightly to his principles despite ample evidence … Continue reading
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An example of media spin in Ynet
Let’s take a look at this article about Israeli opinion on turning over Jerusalem to non-Israeli rule. The headline: Poll: 37% of Israelis willing to cede sovereignty in Jerusalem’s holy sites My first thought at that headline was utter shock … Continue reading
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Nothing personal
The Winograd Committee investigating the Second Lebanon War will issue its final report without any conclusions or recommendations against specific persons involved. Which means “Get out of jail” card to many a deserving person. Too bad… Cross-posted on SimplyJews. ***
The long winter of Nasrallah
Many bloggers more worthy than your humble servant already covered the latest performance by Nasrallah the famous Lebanese groundhog. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah accused Israel of being behind the assassination of Lebanese politicians and urged feuding parties to agree on … Continue reading
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EU to Israel: If the peace talks fail, it’s all your fault
The EU is at it again, unwilling to give even the tiniest portion of responsibility for the lack of peace in Israel and the terrortories[sic] to the Palestinians. Oh, no, it’s all on Israel. The price of failure at the … Continue reading
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Briefly
Ew, Jew Cooties: The Iranian ambassador to Chile showed up at an Israeli book party about a Zionist youth group. And he talked to the Israeli ambassador. Expect this guy to be recalled. This better not be true: Jordan will … Continue reading
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Haveil Havalim #135 is UP!
Haveil Havalim – the carnival of Judaism and Israel – #135 is UP at Soccer Dad! Topics are: Pru U’revu Yom Tov Ahmadinejad in NY Jewish Practice Culture History Humor Israel Politics Antisemitism Go check it out!
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“Crude, homemade rockets” still landing in Israel
The daily rocket and mortar fire—which somehow doesn’t get nearly as much notice by the media as the daily “humiliations” of checkpoints—continues to fall on Israel. Eight mortar shells and four Qassam rockets landed in the Negev Sunday morning, as … Continue reading
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The Syria strike: It was nukes
ABC News has an exclusive today that says the Syria strike was a nuclear facility, and that the U.S. stopped Israel from striking earlier. The September Israeli airstrike on a suspected nuclear site in Syria had been in the works … Continue reading
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PA to Israel: Do what we say and shut up
Yet another demand from the Palestinians who, when last I checked, were the vanquished, not the victors, in the Intifada. Ahmed Qureia, head of the Palestinian team to negotiate a peace agreement with Israel said on Saturday that there was … Continue reading
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