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: Israeli Double Standard Time
Thursday SNB
Oh, so THAT’s why HRW released a report about Hamas: So they could accuse Israel of more war crimes. I was thinking it was more to do with being caught trying to bash Israel to the Saudis so they could … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israeli Double Standard Time, Movies, News Briefs, Politics
Tagged Hezbollah
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Moral hazards
Dion Nissenbaum who has never seen a rationalization of terror or condemnation of Israel that he hasn’t accepted uncritically wrote about “Breaking the Silence” a few weeks ago. He accepted the view that some soldiers claimed that the IDF operated … Continue reading
Welcome to World Hypocrisy 101
Say, folks. Let’s take a look at the ongoing peace talks between two sides of a country that’s been occupied for 35 years. “We haven’t set a timeline,” Alexander Downer, the top U.N. official on the war-divided island, said in … Continue reading
Posted in Israeli Double Standard Time, The One, United Nations, World
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Ethnic smearing
Earlier this week, Israel evicted a group of Palestinians from a building in Jerualem. The New York Times reported: Thirty-eight members of the Ghawi family were removed from six apartments that made up one of the houses. There are 17 … Continue reading
HRW: Even condemning Hamas shows their anti-Israel bias
Human Rights Watch finally released a report condemning Hamas for firing rockets at civilians. Several questions come to mind, and NGO monitor asked them: Why did it take HRW 6 months to issue a report that covers no new ground … Continue reading
Wednesday SNB
Human rights, shmuman rights: The U.K. is perfectly fine with backing an economic pact between Syria and the EU in spite of its “concerns” about Syria’s human rights violations. Because after all, the almighty Euro is more important than the … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israeli Double Standard Time, Syria, Television, The One, World
Tagged Bill Clinton, Israel, North Korea, Paul Abdul, Syria
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Worth every penny of “free”
In “Free marriage counseling” Thomas Friedman offers advice how to repair the currently strained American Israeli diplomatic impasse. The operative word is “free” because that is exactly what Friedman’s advice is worth. Friedman simply strings together his past positions and … Continue reading
The President’s teachable Mideast moment – the Washington Post vs. the New York Times
The Washington Post surprised yesterday with an editorial Tough on Israel: But the administration also is guilty of missteps. Rather than pocketing Mr. Netanyahu’s initial concessions — he gave a speech on Palestinian statehood and suggested parameters for curtailing settlements … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time
Tagged New York Times, President Obama, washington post
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Aluf: Don’t be aloof part 2
Joe Klein weighed in on Aluf Benn’s column: It’s taken me decades to realize this. Most Israelis–especially those who live in Tel Aviv and environs–not only don’t see settler types, they also don’t see many Arabs. They live their lives, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Derangement Syndrome, Israeli Double Standard Time
Tagged Joe Klein
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Denying self-defense
The other day, Charles noted that PM Netanyahu stated the obvious; that Israel’s security fence was preventing terror. That’s part of it. But there’s a bigger reason that there’s little terror coming from the Fatah ruled areas: Israel destroyed much … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israeli Double Standard Time
Tagged Defensive Shield
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The cost of confrontation
Yesterday I blogged about the consequences of President Obama’s pressure on Israel. Daniel Pipes sees it as a sign that the administration is prepared to precipitate a diplomatic crisis with Israel. However Barry Rubin was less concerned. He observed that … Continue reading
Protesting too much?
Amnesty International just issued a report condemning human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia. In the 69-page report, Amnesty said that since Sept. 11, 2001, since the 11 “and in the wake of a series of attacks by armed groups and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amnesty International
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The pressure Israel only foreign policy isn’t working
President Obama has apparently decided to make a showdown with Israel over settlements his primary foreign policy initiative. Sure he offered an open hand to the Muslim world, but that was just words. The main action he has taken is … Continue reading
Looking for peace partners in all the wrong places
Last week, while expressing some limited skepticism towards the government of Binyamin Netanyahu, Ethan Bronner of the New York Times reported that the economic and security situations in areas under the control of Fatah have improved greatly in recent years. … Continue reading