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
Happy Monday briefs
If Israel did this, there’s be ten UN resolutions about it: Hamas beat residents out of their own homes and then razed the buildings. Why? Because Hamas says the homes were built on land the Palestinians don’t own. Hm. Double … Continue reading
History for Arabs but not for Jews
In his famous speech in Cairo last year President Obama said: For decades then, there has been a stalemate: two peoples with legitimate aspirations, each with a painful history that makes compromise elusive. It’s easy to point fingers — for … Continue reading
No Chomsky, no peace
Noam Chomsky had to cool his heels for four hours before being told he wasn’t welcome in Israel. Jewish intellectual Noam Chomsky, one of the prominent speakers against the Israeli policy, was stopped Sunday while trying to enter Israel through … Continue reading
Friday briefs, blame the Jew edition
Palestinian dies, Jews blamed: In the West Bank, Palestinians say that “settlers” shot and killed a Palestinian teenager who had been throwing stones at a passing Israeli vehicle. The fact that those stones are generally larger-than-fist-sized rocks that have injured … Continue reading
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For Jerusalem Day
I’ve been busy or otherwise engaged, but here’s my commentary on not building in “east” Jerusalem:
What’s another word for ‘briefly’?
In any other country, he’d be tried for treason: So, when a Member of the Knesset calls for an Islamic caliphate to be established in Israel and says that Jews can “manage their own matters themselves,” this is not racist, … Continue reading
Sunday NJ briefs
Oh, didn’t I mention I was in New Jersey? Nose to nose: This looks really neat. The Israeli embassy in New Zealand was reopened with a Maori nose-pressing ceremony. Looks like the Maoris like Israelis better than the Kiwis do. … Continue reading
Sabotaging negotiations before they begin
The Palestinians are not serious about negotations with Israel. It is evident to anyone who has followed the situation at any length, but they’re really making it easy to see that they don’t really want two states, side by side, … Continue reading
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Out of context
What’s missing from this AP piece on the Lebanese president insisting he won’t ask Hizballah to disarm? Lebanon’s president says the government cannot ask Hezbollah to give up its weapons at a time of heightened tension with Israel. A U.N. … Continue reading
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Traveling briefs
The Dubai Assassination Squad Facebook group lives! The Dubai police chief must have gotten bored with being a nobody again. He’s says he’s identified five more suspects, and of course, the uncritical press is lapping it up. And yet, with … Continue reading
Concentrating on the wrong nuclear program
There are four nuclear nations that are not signatories of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. One of them is Israel. The other three are Pakistan, India, and North Korea. Of those three, North Korea has threatened its neighbors and enemies with nuclear … Continue reading
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Wednesday snarkers
Mad Mahmoud is laughing at Obama: He’s not just insulting him, he’s taunting him. Iran isn’t afraid of sanctions. (Probably because there aren’t any and won’t be anytime soon.) Wow, that outstretched hand did a lot. Smart power! Note to … Continue reading
Monday snarks
Oh, well, I’m convinced then: The Pope says the shroud of Turin is legit. The hell with carbon dating and science! I’m listening to the guy in Christian kippa! AP confirms the blockade of Hamas is working: Hamas is running … Continue reading
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Arabs allow indirect talks
In Arabs Back Indirect Talks Between Palestinians – NYTimes.com, Michael Slackman reports: Arab ministers gathered late Saturday at the offices of the Arab League here at the request of the Palestinian leadership, which sought regional support before agreeing, again, to … Continue reading
John Mearsheimer’s speech on Jews: Echoes of the 1930s
Let’s take a walk through history and compare the speech that John Mearsheimer gave to the Palestine Center with a few historical speeches given by two other men who claimed they had nothing, really, against the Jews. Mearsheimer titled his … Continue reading