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: Middle East
The Human Rights Watch bias against Israel
Matthew Yglesias, who was for Israel before he was against it, takes issue with David Bernstein’s citing of the founder of HRW criticizing its anti-Israel bias in the op-ed pages of the New York Times. It’s certainly news that Human … Continue reading
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The passive aggressive peace dynamic
In an odd analysis yesterday, titled Painful Mideast Truth – Force trumps Diplomacy, Ethan Bronner of the NYT wrote: Through relentless commando operations and numerous checkpoints, the Israeli Army ended suicide bombings and other terrorist acts from the West Bank; … Continue reading
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Briefly
Hamas’ truce cry: We’ll dismantle Fatah. Really, I just love the Fatah-Hamas relationship. It’s so good for Israel and the world. Here’s what a Hamas “spokesman” says about disarming: “It is easier to dismantle the Palestinian Authority than it is … Continue reading
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HRW founder blasts HRW
In an astonishing op-ed in the New York Times, the founder of Human Rights Watch resoundingly criticizes HRW’s anti-Israel bias. When I stepped aside in 1998, Human Rights Watch was active in 70 countries, most of them closed societies. Now … Continue reading
Richard Goldstone: Liar, liar, pants on fire
Richard Goldstone is bringing his lies to the pages of the Jerusalem Post. The man has no shame. Five weeks after the release of the Report of the Fact Finding Mission on Gaza, there has been no attempt by any … Continue reading
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Mia Farrow: Newest member of Legion of Morons
It almost makes you like Ruth Gordon in Rosemary’s Baby. Mia Farrow joined the Legion of Morons by denouncing Israel for the Gaza blockade while whitewashing the reason for it. The direct quote about firing rockets into civilian areas (which, … Continue reading
Snarking
Turk to Israel: No, really, we love you, you baby-killing bastards: Yeah, right. The Turkish producer of a film about Palestinians that depicts IDF soldiers murdering young girls for no apparent reason other than they’re Zionist child-killers says that just … Continue reading
The Goldstone media narrative gains steam
The AP has published an analysis of the unintended consequences of the Goldstone report on the Israeli peace process. About halfway through, the analysis declares that this is a main reason the report is creating an uproar in Israel: One … Continue reading
Snarky, briefly
J-Street Blues: World’s smallest violin concerto for Jeremy Ben-Ami, the anti-Israel pro-Israel guy who can’t get Michael Oren or anyone in the Netanyahu administration to give him the time of day. Hm, let’s think. It’s a supposed pro-Israel lobbying group … Continue reading
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Breaking UN resolutions only counts if you’re Israel
How many times have we heard the tired old argument that Israel is in violation of dozens of UN resolutions? The fact that the resolutions that most people think of are nonbinding makes no difference; Israeli is in violation of … Continue reading
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Turkey turns on Israel
Another Muslim country has decided that years of good relations with Israel must be sacrificed to the altar of the Palestinians. In the last week, Turkey banned Israel from an annual multinational army drill, causing the U.S. to pull out … Continue reading
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Another 1701 violation
Israel Matzav noted that there was an explosion in southern Lebanon and covered it from a Lebanese news source. (via memeorandum) Ha’aretz reports that Israel is going to the UN. Israel has demanded that the United Nations investigate the explosion … Continue reading
The Goldstone Effect
The Goldstone Commission is having its desired effect. With these few lines in an AP report, it explains exactly why Richard Goldstone was chosen to head the commission. Israeli officials across the board have condemned the report, saying their country … Continue reading
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The Goldstone Report Kangaroo Court
The UN-Israel follies continue, as the next act in the “Let’s give Israel a fair trial and then find her guilty” show moves from the Human Wrongs Commission to the UN Security Council, where America’s vote can be the difference … Continue reading
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