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: palestinian politics
The non-moderation of the PA, cont’d
The Arabs will never love their children more than they hate the Jews. They’re still teaching their children to hate, and that Israel is Muslim land—and once again, the world will turn a blind eye to the facts that this … Continue reading
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An Arab on the faux moderation of Hamas and Fatah
Khaled Abu Toameh writes in the WSJ that the “unity government” is, as I have said all along, a sham: Even before the Palestinian “unity” government was sworn in Saturday at least five European countries announced that they would resume … Continue reading
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A good day for Israeli PR
Ynet reports on a gathering in Ramallah called ‘Jerusalem First’ conference. The proceedings of the conference are, most probably, as good a proof of a deity pulling some strings as any other natural or supernatural phenomena. After all, it is … Continue reading
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A year later, the world does as expected
A year ago, any commentator on Israel with half a brain said that the world would ultimately deal with Hamas, even if Hamas didn’t actually change its stance in the least. Yep. It’s begun. Earlier Saturday, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas … Continue reading
Analyzing the Mecca Agreement
The news media reports on the Mecca Agreement, but never really tells you what it says other than that it got Hamas and Fatah to stop shooting at each other and agree to share power. Here is the full text … Continue reading
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Media bias, redux
When a palestinian terrorist is killed by Israel, the headline generally reads “IDF Kills Palestinian Militant” or “Militant Killed by IDF.” When they kill each other, the AP writes that the “militant” simply “dies.” Hamas Commander Dies in Gaza Shootout … Continue reading
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Terrortory[sic] briefs
Hamas has un-banned the banned book, which they’ve already pulled from the shelf and destroyed. The Hamas-run Education Ministry on Saturday rescinded its decision to pull an anthology of Palestinian folk tales from school libraries and destroy copies, reportedly over … Continue reading
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The EU says it will wait on the unity govt.—for now
The AP reports that the EU is adopting a wait-and-see approach to the new PA unity government shell game. The European Union will maintain its wait-and-see policy toward a Palestinian unity government until Hamas and Fatah agree on a division … Continue reading
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Why the Mecca deal is meaningless to peace
The news media, Arab and Muslim states, and morons like to pretend that the palestinians’ Mecca agreement will have an effect on the Israeli peace process. That is to say, they pretend that it is a step forward in the … Continue reading
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Abbas to world: Deal with the terrorists among us
Mahmoud Abbas told the world that it must deal with terrorists if it wants to deal with palestinians. I’d say I’m waiting for the world to tell him to take a hike, but I know that eventually, they’re going to … Continue reading
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The new “unity” government
I don’t buy the new “unity” government. I give it three days, max, before Hamas says they’ll never, ever, ever treat with “the Zionist enemy.” Rival Palestinian factions signed a power-sharing accord aimed at ending months of bloodshed Thursday, agreeing … Continue reading
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Palestinian Civil War Watch: Time to call it what it is?
Hamas has upped the ante, possibly farther than they realize. It may be time to make the Palestinian Civil War into an initial-cap phrase and a proper noun, because I think it’s finally hit the point of no return. Hamas … Continue reading
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The wire services: Media outlets with no shame
So, let’s take the word “truce.” It generally means a cessation of hostilities. Both sides agree to stop killing each other. Right? Right. A truce is when people actually stop, you know, shooting. Now let us take this AP headline: … Continue reading
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The media spin on the war in Gaza
Things are heating up in Gaza. And the media spin is getting more noticeable. The AP simply downplays the killing: Hamas, Fatah Exchange Fire in Gaza Gunmen exchanged fire near Gaza City’s Islamic University on Saturday, killing two men on … Continue reading
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Vicious Jeep attacks Hamas terrorists
Well, that’s what the headline says. Hamas members wounded in Palestinian jeep attack Masked Palestinian militants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a vehicle from the Hamas armed force in northern Gaza, wounding five Hamas men inside, Hamas officials said. It … Continue reading
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