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Aug 2, 2018, 7:55 AM

Israel/Jews, I can’t thank you enough

Writing a thank you note to show one’s appreciation is at the top of the list of Southern Etiquette 101. So that’s what I’m writing and sending to Israel, again. I can’t help it. I’m Southern. I’m a writer. ...

May 30, 2018, 8:15 AM

The ‘brutal occupation’ and ‘right of return’ narratives are lies

Regarding differing POV’s of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Gershom Gorenberg said, “It would help to stop using a simplified, inaccurate picture of 1967 as an excuse for intransigence today.” The million dollar question is, though, which side is using an inaccurate...

Dec 15, 2017, 12:49 AM

Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was ridiculous

President Trump’s recognition and declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was ridiculous. Ridiculous in the sense that such a recognition and declaration was even necessary. But in the decades-old climate of Arab denial of Jewish ties to...

Nov 29, 2017, 5:19 AM

A Zionist’s thoughts on Israel’s incredible resilience

While visiting Tzfat, Israel I was told to be extra mindful of what I prayed for while there because prayers said from that mystical city were more likely to be answered. So what did I catch myself requesting from...

Jul 24, 2017, 8:17 PM

The Month of Av — A time for Israel to act like a lion and for the rest of us to roar prayers like a lion

About 20 years ago, I had the privilege of being schooled by a group of elderly ladies who passionately loved and supported Israel. Weekly, they would gather to pray for Israel’s protection and for all Jews, but especially for those...

Jul 19, 2017, 8:53 AM

Letter to Israel regarding the Temple Mount from the left side of my brain

Dear Israel, If you hired a security company to guard your house, yet for years the company was aware that people continuously gathered on your front porch and threatened to kill you but did nothing about it, would you keep...

Jul 18, 2017, 12:21 AM

Letter to Israel regarding the Temple Mount from the right side of my brain

Dear Israel, If you won’t listen to Isaiah, or to the Israeli police, will you at least listen to Tom Petty? The other night I watched the Netflix documentary, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Runnin’ Down a Dream. The documentary...

Mar 10, 2017, 11:00 PM

Drunkenness and other such portals on Purim

Purim is a holiday of connecting the dots. A time to remember that as in the story of Esther, nothing, absolutely nothing in life is random or happenstance. God is orchestrating everything. Which is comforting. Unless, of course, God...

Feb 28, 2017, 7:46 AM

Open letter to Linda Sarsour

Dear Ms. Sarsour, I admit that I’m slightly jealous of you. In a very short time you fundraised $130,000 to go towards the cause of repairing Jewish gravestones that were vandalized near St. Louis. I am jealous because while you were fundraising...

Dec 30, 2016, 8:24 AM

Hanukkah reminds me to love harder than I hate

I love seeing pictures of my friends' Hanukkah candles on Facebook. The light is both comforting and motivating. Comforting, in that the light is more than just the light of candles. It is the or haganuz, the light of creation burning in us,...

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Camie Davis is a non-Jewish writer and advocate for Israel.