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.

In The News

Gazan terrorists fire rocket at Israel on Sukkot

Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday fired a rocket toward southern Israel on the second anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, which this year coincides with the Sukkot holiday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Anti-Israel groups hold Oct. 7 rallies in major cities, campuses in U.S., Canada, Australia

Anti-Israel extremists planned to stage rallies across major cities and university campuses on the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre, expressing their solidarity with Palestinian terrorism.

Read more: i24 News

In The News

1,152 Israeli security forces have fallen since Oct. 7, data show

More than 1,150 Israeli soldiers and security personnel have been killed, leaving more than 6,500 people bereaved since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on the western Negev, according to data released on Monday by Israel’s Defense Ministry, National Insurance Institute and the Emotional First Aid (ERAN) organization.

Read more: Jewish News...

In The News

Heroism amid chaos: Inside the IDF’s Urim base two years after Oct. 7

Traveling from Tel Aviv to Ofakim—about 100 kilometers south—and then another 15 kilometers by taxi along Route 241 and the infamous Route 232, we reached the Home Front Command base near Kibbutz Urim, where we met War Room Commander Capt. Gaya Shimsilshvili.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Two years after Oct. 7, Kibbutz Be’eri is beginning to rebuild

Just beyond the bright yellow entrance gates to Kibbutz Be’eri, on a patch of land that once housed a cowshed and dairy farm, a new neighborhood is taking shape, rising from the ashes of one of the communities hardest hit by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre.
Read more: The Jerusalem Post

 

In The News

New Jersey rabbi assaulted outside his home, helped by bystander; both lightly hurt

A US rabbi was assaulted outside his New Jersey home Sunday afternoon, in what authorities described as an “isolated incident” that may have been antisemitic in nature.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

WATCH: IDF reveals long-range rockets pointed toward Israel within Gaza City

Israeli forces discovered long-range rockets in Gaza City that were capable of striking deep within Israeli territory. When the rockets were found, they were positioned and ready to launch into the center of the country.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

In The News

Trump: Hamas faces ‘complete obliteration’ if it clings to power

U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Hamas faces “complete obliteration” if it refuses to cede control of Gaza, as diplomatic efforts continue around his proposed ceasefire plan.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

IDF intercepts Houthi drone launched from Yemen toward Eilat

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday night said it “likely intercepted” a drone that was launched toward the southern part of the country by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists from Yemen.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Israeli delegation heads to Egypt for hostage talks with Hamas

An Israeli negotiating team headed by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer was set to depart for Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on Monday for indirect talks with Hamas terrorists regarding a hostage agreement.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Mossad helped Germany bust Hamas-linked terror cell in Berlin, PMO reveals

Three members of a terrorist cell with suspected links to Hamas were arrested by Germany’s domestic intelligence service (BFV) on Wednesday, thanks to Mossad intelligence, the Prime Minister's Office announced in a Friday statement.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

In The News

Foreign Ministry: Flotilla to Gaza had no humanitarian supplies

None of the 40 vessels participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which Israel intercepted on Yom Kippur, was carrying humanitarian aid, according to the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

In The News

West turns to ‘snapback’ sanctions against Iran’s ‘resistance’ posture

The United Nations has moved to reimpose international sanctions on Iran under the “snapback” mechanism built into the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal, restoring restrictions on arms transfers, missile technology and sensitive financial dealings.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

IDF strikes Hezbollah terror assets in Lebanon

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday struck a site used to coordinate Hezbollah’s fire and defense network in the Beaufort Ridge area of Southern Lebanon.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Manchester terrorist identified as Jihad al-Shamie

Police on Thursday identified the suspect in the deadly attack at a synagogue in Manchester, England, as Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

‘While you perform, I will pray,’ Danon tells UN General Assembly

Hours before one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, offered a prayer for the hostages in Gaza during a U.N. General Assembly session.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

IDF: Five projectiles fired at Ashdod from Gaza; four intercepted, one falls in open area

The Israeli military said five rockets were launched Friday night from northern Gaza toward Israel. Four were intercepted and one landed in an open area. No casualties were reported.

Read more: yNet News

In The News

Study: X now ‘one of the most effective tools for spreading antisemitism in history’

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is now one of the most effective tools for spreading antisemitism in history, a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) claims.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Israel intercepts Gaza flotilla, says blockade not breached; Thunberg, others detained

Israel’s navy intercepted the large flotilla attempting to break its maritime blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, after the military issued a final warning for the pro-Palestinian fleet to change course.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Two dead in UK synagogue attack on Yom Kippur, suspect ‘with bomb’ shot by police

At least two people were killed after an assailant drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard near a synagogue in England on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, British police said.

Read more: Reuters