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
A closer look at AP “analysis”
It’s time for a lesson in yellow journalism, which I learned at my editor’s knee while in college. The lessons I learned in college are being applied throughout the mainstream (and non-mainstream) media today. It’s not just bloggers who cherry-pick … Continue reading
The disposables
Earlier this month Elder of Ziyon noted the story of a Palestinian woman who had been accused of informing Israel about the Palestinian Authority. The real shocker was that the woman turned to Israel after reportedly having been forced into … Continue reading
UN wants to fine Israel, Israel should bill UN
The leader of the organization that helps supply Hamas with funding for the missiles that rain down on Israel (see: UNRWA and related organizations that help pay Hamas members’ salaries) wants to fine Israel for responding to the missiles. UN … Continue reading
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Honesty is the best policy, Israeli Exception Clause version
“Part of being a good friend is being honest,†Mr. Obama said in an interview with NPR News. “And I think there have been times where we are not as honest as we should be about the fact that the … Continue reading
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The Obama peace plan: Pressure Israel, pressure Israel, pressure Israel
It looks like the Chicken Littles may have been right. The Obama camp is calling for Israel to freeze all settlement activity, including building in the suburbs of Jerusalem—which is hardly a “settlement.” Meanwhile Clinton said Obama had “made it … Continue reading
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The debate about armed struggle
This article strikes me as utterly typical of the rejectionist problem. The Palestinians are battling to compromise, but not in the way you and I understand the word: The Palestinian Authority “will do everything in its power” to advance peace … Continue reading
Palestinian intransigence
There is no peace process. There are only Palestinian demands. Witness the latest interview with Ahmed Qureia: Qureia: “The Right of Return is one of the Palestinians’ rights. The question of how to relate to this right is up for … Continue reading
Nasrallah blames Israel for all the ills of the region
These are the words of the man who, in the coming months, you can expect the EU, UN, and left-leaning US crowd to call for Israel to negotiate with. Because Hezbollah, they will say, is moderating. Or because Hezbollah is … Continue reading
Avigdor Lieberman: Cutting straight to the point
I’m starting to really like this guy. Lieberman further expressed his disappointment with the Palestinian leadership: “You can’t have it both ways. You can’t accept our help on one hand and ask the ICC to charge us with crimes against … Continue reading
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If it’s Friday, there must be violent anti-fence protests
Okay, now I’m starting to wonder what’s going on with all these protesters getting hit by tear gas grenade canisters. Anti-fence rallies in Ramallah area lead to violent clashes between Palestinians and security forces once again: A 20-year-old Palestinian was … Continue reading
Scottish film festival boycotts Israel
Loathesome Ken Loach managed to bully a Scottish film festival into giving back £300 that Israel donated for travel expenses of an Israeli film director. And here’s the worst of it: The Scots stayed strong when the local Palestinian group … Continue reading
Hamas re-establishes iron rule
Think the UN Human Rights organizations will notice these things happening? Hamas has seized control of all the smuggling tunnels under the Philadelphi Corridor in southern Gaza and has been moving additional arms into the Strip since Operation Cast Lead … Continue reading
New UN and Reuters standard for evidence: Feelings
If you can find a shred of hard evidence in this supposed news report, I will print out this post and eat it. There is evidence that Israel committed war crimes during its 22-day campaign in the Gaza Strip and … Continue reading
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Better than them: Israeli relief efforts for Gaza
Israelis are already launching private drives to help Gaza’s civilians. As Operation Cast Lead draws to an apparent close, hundreds of Israelis, including those from rocket-battered communities in the Gaza periphery, are mobilizing to help suffering civilians on the opposite … Continue reading
Hamas’ hollow victory claims
Khaled Abu Toameh has a devastating analysis of Hamas’ claim of victory over the IDF. Hamas’s claim that it has emerged victorious from Operation Cast Lead is reminiscent of the fiery statements of Ahmed Said, the famous Egyptian radio announcer … Continue reading