ISSUES

At CUFI, we are focused on several key issues with the goal of defending Israel’s strength, security, and sovereignty.

If you want to keep up with all things Israel, sign up for CUFI’s Daily Briefing – our daily news roundup created exclusively for CUFI members. Every morning, Monday through Friday, receive an email with some of the top headlines in the news so you are always informed and ready to debunk lies with the truth.

An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag. (photo credit: tanitost/Shutterstock)
In The News

US Treasury sanctions Turkish, British-based Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas financial networks

The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a senior UK-based Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official, along with three other individuals and three entities that provided material support to Hamas terrorists, OFAC confirmed on Thursday.

Read More...The Jerusalem Post

José Rodriguez Carballo, head of the Catholic Franciscan order, kneels at the Jordan River at Qasr al-Yehud, where Jesus is believed to have been baptized, Oct. 30, 2003. Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images.
In The News

Israel begins preparing for 2,000-year anniversary of Jesus’s baptism

(July 24, 2026 / JNS)
Israel has begun its preparations for the 2,000th anniversary of the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, which will be marked in 2030.

Read More...JNS

This handout satellite image courtesy of Vantor shows tunnel entrances at a missile complex in Isfahan, in central Iran, on February 27, 2026. (Satellite image © 2026 Vantor / AFP)
In The News

Satellite images show Iran rapidly rebuilding sites hit by US and Israeli strikes

Iran has managed to rebuild a significant amount of infrastructure destroyed during its war with the US and Israel in recent months, ranging from bridges to missile bases, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Read More...The Times of Israel

The scene of a stabbing on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, July 23, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
In The News

Attacker shouting ‘allahu akbar’ stabs Jewish man with a screwdriver in NYC

NEW YORK — An attacker stabbed a Jewish man while shouting “allahu akbar” in New York City on Thursday afternoon, the NYPD said, citing victim and witness statements.

Read More...The Times of Israel

Magen David Adom ambulances at the scene of the shooting near Havat Gilad, July 24, 2026. Credit: MDA.
In The News

Israeli man killed, two wounded in Samaria terrorist attack

(July 24, 2026 / JNS)
An Israeli man was killed and two other Israeli men wounded in a terrorist shooting attack near Havat Gilad in Samaria on Friday morning after a group of Israelis hiking in the area was attacked by Palestinians, according to Magen David Adom and the Israeli military.

Read More...JNS

In The News

US military carries out 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran

U.S. Central Command completed its 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran overnight Wednesday, targeting maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense assets.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Hidden network drives Britain’s anti-Israel protest movement, report reveals

Since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, the United Kingdom has arguably seen the largest and most sustained anti-Israel protest movement in Europe. Hundreds of thousands poured into London’s streets at its height. It gave the impression of a grassroots uprising.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Mossad says it foiled Iranian plot to infiltrate Israel, attack senior officials

Working with foreign intelligence services, Israel foiled an Iranian plot to send operatives into Israel to harm senior Israeli officials, the Mossad intelligence agency said in a statement on Thursday.

Read More: The Times of Israel

Mohammed Sami Mohammed Khattab, an international soccer referee and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative, in an undated photo published by the IDF. (Israel Defense Forces)
In The News

IDF specifies terror affiliations of 12 Gazan soccer players killed in Israeli strikes; one was a FIFA ref

The Israeli military provided details Wednesday on 12 soccer players killed in the Gaza Strip during the war between Israel and Hamas who it said have been identified as terror operatives, slamming their international portrayal as innocent athletes.

Read More...The Times of Israel 

The FBI seal on the FBI headquarters building in Washington, D.C., in 2020. Credit: FBI.
In The News

Washington state man pleads guilty to plan to join ISIS

(July 23, 2026 / JNS)
Saed Ali Mirreh, of Kent, Wash., pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to support ISIS, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Read More...JNS 

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gaop9aohvk1d631mygisp/Screenshot-2026-07-23-at-10.27.17-AM.png?rlkey=fp0px58flgbry9uj78qcn81d5&dl=0
In The News

IDF slays Hamas terrorist who invaded Israel on Oct. 7

(July 23, 2026 / JNS)
The Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) killed a Hamas terrorist this week who had infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, along with two other Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, the two security arms said in a joint statement.

Read More...JNS

Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
In The News

Trump: Iran will face ‘major military punishment’ for Houthi attacks on Saudi ships

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that it would be held responsible if the Houthis in Yemen continue to target Saudi shipping, after the terror group fired on two Saudi tankers overnight.

Read More...The Times of Israel

A Magen David Adom ambulance parks at the scene of a stabbing attack by Palestinians at Derech Avraham Farm, near Nablus in Samaria, on July 23, 2026. Credit: MDA.
In The News

Israeli civilian, IDF soldier wounded in two Palestinian stabbing attacks in Samaria

(July 23, 2026 / JNS)
Two separate Palestinian stabbing attacks in Samaria on Thursday left an Israeli civilian seriously wounded and an IDF soldier lightly injured, while the attackers were killed by an armed civilian and Israeli troops, authorities said.

Read More...JNS

Gazan clan leaders give a press conference discussing Hamas's decision to transfer administrative control of the Gaza Strip to the National Committee for the Management of Gaza, al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital, Deir al-Balah, July 6, 2026. (photo credit: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)
In The News

Hamas strengthens grip on Gaza through clan leaders, local committees – report

Hamas terrorists have been working to systematically tighten their ties with clan and tribal leaders in the Gaza Strip to strengthen their position before the slated technocratic administration takes control of the area, KAN Reshet Bet reported on Wednesday.

Read More... The Jerusalem Post

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez center, meeting with Israeli representatives in a photo released on July 22, 2026. (IDF Spokesperson)
In The News

Israel ends Venezuela quake mission, will continue assisting remotely

Israel’s aid delegation to earthquake-stricken Venezuela has completed its mission and returned to Israel after around three weeks operating in the South American country, the Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Read More...The Times of Israel

A member of the Jewish community of Sarcelles speaks with a police officer protecting the building from anti-Israel rioters on July 20, 2014. Photo by Canaan Lidor.
In The News

‘Foiled France synagogue plot bore Iranian hallmarks’

(July 22, 2026 / JNS)
The recent discovery of a weapons cache near two Paris-area synagogues exposed and prevented a major terrorist attack that carried the hallmarks of an Iranian proxy operation, a senior scholar on French Jewry said last week.

Read More...JNS

A plume of smoke is seen in the distance from Eilat after an Iranian missile attack on Jordan on July 22, 2026. (Screen capture: Telegram)
In The News

Iranian missiles target Jordan, interception explosions boom over Eilat

Iran fired missiles and drones at Jordan on Wednesday, including at the Red Sea port of Aqaba, with Amman saying that they were intercepted. Explosions from some of the shoot-downs were heard in the southern Israeli city of Eilat.

Read More...The Times of Israel

A U.S. sailor signals the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 31, on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway during “Operation Epic Fury,” March 15, 2026. Credit: U.S. Navy.
In The News

US forces pound Iranian military sites for 11th consecutive night

(July 22, 2026 / JNS)
American forces carried out an 11th consecutive night of strikes against Iran on Tuesday, targeting military operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage sites and logistics infrastructure, U.S. Central Command said.

Read More...JNS

In The News

Nazareth man arrested over plot to attack Israeli minister

A 29-year-old Israeli citizen from Nazareth was arrested on suspicion of attempting to join Hamas and planning terrorist activity, including an alleged plot to attack a serving government minister, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

15-year-old charged in German terror plot against synagogue

The Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged a 15-year-old from the district of Augsburg, about 50 miles west of Munich, with planning an attack on a synagogue, German media reported on Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate