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
J Street’s New Ad – The Community of Hypocrisy
J Street’s new 30 second TV ad begins with “While chaos and violence in the Middle East grow….†The ad then actually pretends to condemn “fear mongering.†This is a profoundly hypocritical path. I say “pretends” because clearly the opening … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Media, Television Tagged Gaza Mall, Humanitarian Crisis, Israel, J-Street, TV AD 4 Comments
Briefly
If it’s Monday, it must be time for another AP Gaza sob story: (Yes, I know it’s Tuesday, but this came out yesterday.) This time, it’s all about the family that struggles to survive in a tent. That’s the headline. … Continue reading
Catherine Ashton: Still an ashhole
The EU head of something-or-other, Catherine Ashton, is back in Gaza and demanding that Israel open all crossings completely, and allow exports, too. Because the fact that Gaza is run by terrorists who are stockpiling weapons and rockets to use … Continue reading
Lies, damned lies, and Turkish lies
Apparently, lying runs in the Erdogan family. Mrs. Prime Minister Erdogan hosted a meeting with Palestinian businesswomen, and told them that Shimon Peres’ response to her husband at Davos in 2009
The IHH and Erdogan: Partners in crime
The New York Times has investigated the IHH and discovered that it has deep ties to the Islamist Turkish government, including its Islamist Prime Minister—the one who has been working hard at ending Turkey’s relationship with Israel and cozying up … Continue reading
Do you believe in the Nobel Peace Prize, if Facebook tells you so?
A number of bloggers have noticed that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is campaigning for a Nobel Peace Prize. I would have thought it was absurd, because 1) He is a doctor of Holocaust denial. 2) He provided the funding for … Continue reading
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Thursday briefs
And if they were Palestinian prisoners, this would be the number one news story in the world: Cuban political prisoners tell of horrible prison conditions, only 50 stories so far in the Google News aggregator. Because if it ain’t Jews, … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Israel, palestinian politics, Terrorism, World Tagged Gaza, Israel, Media Bias, Terrorism 1 Comment
The president plans; Abbas throws pie in his face
Last week I offered qualified praise to the editors of the Washington Post for their observations about President Obama’s meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu. The one part of the editorial that I didn’t like was towards the end: Now Mr. … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, palestinian politics, The One Tagged President Abbas, President Obama, Prime Minister Netanyahu 1 Comment
Wednesday, briefly
Gee, they really mean it this time: The Libyan “aid” ship has detoured to Egypt instead of trying to run the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Or so they say. The AFP says the Libyans are still talking about going to … Continue reading
The Eiland report: spinning it against Israel
Originally the Washington Post reported Israeli troops raid aid flotilla headed for Gaza, killing nine and the New York Times reported Deadly Israeli Raid Draws Condemnation. Both articles seem reasonably accurate in hindsight. Now Israel has released the results of … Continue reading
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Snarks, snarks, get your snarks here
Damn, the bulls did a poor job this year: The running of the bulls, and they could only manage three with bumps and bruises? Geez. What about some good, old-fashioned gorings? (I always root for the bulls on this one.) … Continue reading
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Rabbis FOR Israel
There have been numerous statements circulating lately including one from J Street that received prominent attention. Many rabbis have felt uncomfortable with some or all of these statements. Rabbi Micky Boyden has, with the help of others, created a statement … Continue reading
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Traveling briefs
What? The AP is talking terrorism? Yes, really. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy released a report today saying the Obama Administration’s refusal to acknowledge Islamism as the driving ideology behind Islamic terrorism is a very bad idea. And … Continue reading
Posted in Hamas, Israel, Lebanon, Media Bias, News Briefs, Terrorism Tagged Israel, Lebanon, Terrorism 1 Comment
The anti-Israel media double standard
A few days ago, Israel released formerly classified photos that detailed Hezbollah weapons caches and soldiers nestled deeply within southern Lebanese civilian villages and towns. The world media dutifully passed along the information just as eagerly as they passed along … Continue reading
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