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…
Tag Archives: Israel
Goldstone follow-up: The fix is in
The post-Goldstone committee, tasked with the responsibility of reporting on whether or not Israel is “following” the report’s recommendations, includes at least one appointee who is actively, vehemently, biased against Israel. And oh yeah—he’s the chairman. The chairman of the … Continue reading
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The AP: Abbas’ Propagandists
Someday, the AP might actually present a thorougly unbiased article on Israel and the Palestinians, but on that day, I suspect the Moshiach will have arrived. Let’s take the current article describing the continued Palestinian refusal for direct negotiations with … Continue reading
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Israel briefs, snarkly
Better late than never: The AP explains the Israeli side of the Gaza flotilla incident in the 11th paragraph of this story about Turkish protests at an Israeli volleyball game in Turkey. (It’s for a European tournament.) How dangerous is … Continue reading
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Friday snark briefs
If it’s Friday, this must be Bilin: Oh, wait. It’s also Umm Salamuna, where peaceful “internationals” helped the peaceful Palestinians throw stones at the IDF. Number of wounded: Two soldiers and two “internationals.” I’m sorry—“peace activists.” UNHRC Kangaroo Court Judges … Continue reading
Why It is Important
Someone asked me why I posted on the Conversion Bill, now postponed for six months. It’s controversial. People will complain. I am a Reform rabbi. For me, this is a big issue. For my congregants, it is a big issue. … Continue reading
The Conversion Bill and Ridiculous Arguments
It is amazing to me that sane and realistic people who do not like the absolute control of the Orthodox establishment in Israel would argue in favor of the Conversion Bill. Israel Harel, wrote in Haaretz that: The Reform and … Continue reading
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Palestinians censor “Rivers of Babylon”
Ew, Jew cooties. The Palestinians wouldn’t let a disco group sing one of their hit songs because it references Psalm 137 and—gasp!—talks about the Jewish history of Israel. Maizie Williams says Palestinian concert organizers told her not to sing “Rivers … Continue reading
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Have the administration’s Israel and Iran policies changed?
Yesterday Meryl observed that once again: Mahmoud Abbas has said the Palestinians will not resume direct talks until… and now you get to fill in the blank, because he keeps on changing the rules. Rabbi Kaufman wondered if the administration … Continue reading
Thursday Israel snarks (because the world just needs more snark)
They were against smuggling weapons before they were for it: Say, remember a long, long time ago when the news media used to say Israel says Hamas is smuggling weapons through tunnels from Egypt? Like they really weren’t and Israel … Continue reading
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
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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
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
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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