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: Israel Derangement Syndrome
You will not be assimilated; resistance is vital
Occasionally, a little inconvenient truth slips out in a news report. In the case of School dropout high among Palestinian refugees: UN, it’s this: Lebanese law prevents Palestinian refugees from practising most professions or owning property. Clearly the article was … Continue reading
Arab oil money 1, British Israel Lobby 0
The Channel 4 “documentary” on The Israel Lobby, vigorously defended by its authors as not in any way antisemitic, is yet another example of the Israeli Double Standard. The specter of Jewish control over Britain’s politicians is so hideously scary, … Continue reading
A handy guide to German and Israeli walls
Since there are so many idiots out there who cannot tell the difference between the Berlin Wall and Israel’s security fence, here’s a handy guide to tell the difference. This post is dedicated to the anti-Semitic morons like Steve Bell, … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel Derangement Syndrome
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Monday Snark News Briefs
I do not think that word means what you think it means: The Turkish Prime Minister says he’d be more comfortable talking to the Sudanese president responsible for the genocide in Darfur than he would be talking to Israeli PM … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Terrorism
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When you’re serious about the Middle East, stop living in the past
Thomas Freidman, today relives one of his greatest hits on Israel. In an op-ed entitled “Call White House, Ask for Barack,” Friedman writes: Today, the Arabs, Israel and the Palestinians are clearly not feeling enough pain to do anything hard … Continue reading
Boycotting Israeli universities: A self-imposed death sentence
Norway’s second-largest university is considering boycotting Israeli academics. And if they do, here is what they will be boycotting: Israeli scientists have identified a substance that can kill cancerous cells without harming healthy ones, paving the way for more effective … Continue reading
Posted in Israel Derangement Syndrome, World
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Gold vs. Goldstone
Thursday at five. This is my reminder post. You can watch a webcast from Brandeis, live, at the link.
Posted in Gaza, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome
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“Slap in the face”
Meryl noticed this yesterday. (See the end of the post.) Barry Rubin summarized the administration’s efforts in the Middle East like this: The president of the United States has said that he wants talks resumed immediately and believes it possible … Continue reading
Posted in American Scene, Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome
Tagged Hillary Clinton
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Conceived in sin
According to Al Jazeera, the impetus for the Goldstone Commission report came from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). (h/t My Right Word) Al Jazeera: The UN’s Goldstone report has been in the headlines in the past few weeks … Continue reading
Briefly
You can’t make this stuff up dept.: Okay, let’s be clear. When Israelis protested to the Turks that their portrayal of IDF soldiers as bloodthirsty murderers and rapists, the Turks said that it wasn’t meant to be harmful, and that … Continue reading
Ignoring a decade
Matthew Yglesias (via memeorandum): I was debating with Jon Chait at a J Street panel this morning on the subject of “what does it mean to be pro-Israel?” As expected, we disagreed on a number of points, most of which … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time
Tagged J-Street
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Wear the label proudly
David Bernstein offers some friendly advice to J-Street. I certainly agree with his advice. However, I disagree with one of his premises. Second, from approximately 1988 to Fall 2000, I held views on the Arab-Israeli conflict that would put me … Continue reading
Briefs
The delegitimization of Israel continues: San Francisco idiots interrupt Ehud Olmert’s speech with repeated cries of “war criminal.” Best protester line: “I’m not against free speech, but this is not free speech.” Got it? His interruptions are free speech. Ehud … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Media Bias
Tagged Egypt, Israel
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Gaza report’s author is really full of himself
Today the New York Times reports Gaza Report Author Asks U.S. to Clarify Concerns. The article is flawed for what it gets wrong and for its failure to scrutinize any of Justice Goldstone’s self-aggrandizing claims. What’s wrong with the first … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time
Tagged Judge Goldstone
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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