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: Gaza
French police bar pro-Israeli protesters from Israeli embassy
Now there’s logic for you. The French police can’t handle “youths” who burn hundreds of cars in the Parisian suburbs nightly, but they decided that a pro-Israel rally can’t be held in front of the Israeli embassy. Several thousand demonstrators … Continue reading
In search of objective reporting
CNN does not disappoint. The headline: Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza; death toll rises In the summary: NEW: At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza Sunday, sources say The context: None. The AP: Accepting Palestinian casualty figures … Continue reading
Countering Hamas propaganda
Bookmark this post, people, and use it when you are defending Israel’s actions in Gaza. The Hamas police officers were just police officers: No, they weren’t. They were members of the Hamas military wing. Rashid Thabet, who writes regularly for … Continue reading
Told you: Bush stops anti-Israel resolution
Told you so. The United States thwarted an effort by Libya on Sunday to persuade the UN Security Council to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after Israel launched a ground invasion, diplomats said. Several council diplomats told reporters … Continue reading
W.’s parting gift to Israel
I’m quite sure President Bush is feeling guilty that he allowed State to pressure Ariel Sharon into giving up the Philadelphi corridor, which allowed Hamas to import thousands of tons of weapons and arms, and which greatly contributed to the … Continue reading
One more Gaza update for the evening
Dawn is a couple of hours away in Israel. I’m going to let the Israeli bloggers take it away. Spanish FM sides with Palestinians: Shocked, shocked I am. Go click on this link to see how shocked I really am. … Continue reading
Gaza objective defined: Rocket launch sites
The ground operation’s objective is the rocket launching sites Hamas has created throughout Gaza. And the headline is the only part of that Ynet story that expounds upon that objective. Bad headline writer! Bad! Well, anyway: IDF ground troops entered … Continue reading
Gaza update 7.5
Over at Jack’s place. I am taking a break. My traffic has quadrupled today. Frankly, I’d rather it quadrupled because I won the lottery or something like that. This, not so much. And by the way, God bless John Bolton. … Continue reading
The CNN take
After watching Christiane Amanpour on and off for the past few hours, as well as the people she’s interviewed (fellow CNN reporters too), the CNN position is clear: Israel is bombing a densely-populated civilian area, and no matter what else … Continue reading
Chazak v’amatz
Found this from the Lebanon war. It works just as well today. Be strong and be brave. With great big thanks to Sarah. May G-d protect the IDF troops. and kol Yisrael. (Better, Jameel?) (And Palestinian children. … Continue reading
Tim Butcher, making stuff up
Tim Butcher had what is now an absolutely side-splittingly wrong article in the Telegraph today. Amid speculation of an imminent ground assault, the Israeli cabinet deliberated late into Friday night before reaching a consensus to prolong the air campaign rather … Continue reading
Gaza update 2
A request for Hamas: Please do. Hamas operatives threatened Israel and said that “the Zionist enemy will pay a heavy price for its ground incursion.” The statement from the group said, “Our men will fight until the last drop of … Continue reading
Bimbo analysis on CNN
I’m sorry, but who is this utter moron interviewing an Israeli ambassador? Because she’s an effing moron. I know that the news channels are choosing their anchors for their pretty power, but can’t they at least find some of them … Continue reading
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Updating the Gaza war
We can stop calling it an “operation” now, I think. Hamas has 15,000 fighters, many of them trained in Iran, or by Iranian Revolutionary Guards, waiting for the Israeli ground troops. Who are now inside Gaza. Omri has some awesome … Continue reading
The battle for Gaza: A history
Read the entire thing, but here’s an excerpt: The first and most important consquence of Israel’s military victories was the peace agreement with Egypt. It was the Egyptian army more than any other which posed an existential threat to Israel’s … Continue reading