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
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Hamas feeling the PR pinch, 1: Hamas gave back the aid it stole from the UN, mostly because for the first time ever, the UN complained about it. Oh, and UNRWA stopped all aid going into Gaza because of the … Continue reading
Egypt takes Hamas millions, Olmert giving Hamas millions
The Hamas delegation that left Egypt without any progress on yet another “lull” came back into Gaza, only to be stopped on the border by Egyptian guards. They were trying to smuggle millions of dollars and euros into Gaza. Hamas … Continue reading
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Israeli Navy impounds smugglers’ “Ship of Fools”
The Israeli Navy stopped the latest attempt to break the Gaza blockade. Gee, why would Israel think that there might be smuggled arms aboard a ship from Lebanon to Gaza? The Israeli navy on Thursday intercepted a ship delivering 60 … Continue reading
The NYT delivers
When it was reported yesterday (via memeorandum) that the UN finally admitted that Hamas raided one of its convoys, I wondered if the New York Times or Washington Post would report it. Well the New York Times came through. Ahmed … Continue reading
UN finally admitting Hamas steals from them
Elder of Ziyon has been trying for weeks to get the UN to admit the truth: That Hamas is stealing aid from its own people. There are reports that Hamas is selling the aid back to the very people it’s … Continue reading
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The AP anti-Israel bias: Effect, then cause
Let’s play a game of “Spot the bias in the AP headline.” First, the headline. Israel strikes tunnels, Gaza militants fire rocket Next, the first paragraph of the story. Israeli warplanes bombed the Gaza-Egypt border Tuesday, aiming for tunnels used … Continue reading
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Some cease fire: Rockets in Ashkelon, mortars in southern Israel
How many rockets have to land in Israel before the “cease fire” is recognized for what it is: A return to the status quo, which is Hamas firing rockets and mortars at Israel, and Israel responding with pinprick strikes that … Continue reading
Apologist for the mullahs
Roger Cohen has made his distaste for Israel known time and again. But what country does he show understanding towards? Iran is one. In The other Iran, Cohen engages in apologies for the current leadership of Iran. For example Cohen … Continue reading
Is Barak a wastrel or what?
Quite a news item: Barak suggests tunnel connecting between Gaza, West Bank Defense minister says ‘we can reach Palestinian territorial continuity by digging a 48-kilometer tunnel between Beit Hanoun, Hebron at reasonable cost of $2-3 billion’ . First of all … Continue reading
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The constant din of the anti-Israel media
Hamas has fired more mortars into Israel, injuring three today, and the headline of the AP story is not “Hamas fires mortars into Israel.” It is, instead: Israel threatens response to new militant rockets Note that this is an improvement … Continue reading
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Gaza desperately short of food after Israel destroys farmland
Says Peter Beaumont (of course, it’s Guardian): The wholesale destruction of farms, greenhouses, dairy parlours, livestock, chicken coops and orchards has damaged food production, which was already hit by the blockade. A reminder may help: Before: And after: No, it’s … Continue reading
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Shimon Peres at Davos
Charles posted about this video of the Davos panel where Shimon Peres confronted the Turkish Prime Minister on why Israel went into Gaza. Peres comes in at about 39:30, but it’s well worth starting around the half hour mark or … Continue reading
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Gaza “genocide”: By the numbers
There are some interesting facts in this excellent column in the Jerusalem Post, which calls for the end of the West’s proxy war against Israel. The author calls UNRWA’s support of the Palestinians the problem: THE CURRENT situation can only … Continue reading
So who broke the ceasefire?
I don’t consider this point to be of any particular importance, for reasons I’ll go into later, but it is much used and abused in a lot of Israel-bashing articles, so it is worth addressing as a separate item. As … Continue reading