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In The News

US national security adviser set to arrive in Israel for talks on Iran

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was set to arrive in Israel Tuesday at the head of a US delegation for meetings with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other top officials. The sides were expected to discuss Iran and other strategic issues.

Sullivan will also participate in the fourth meeting of the Strategic Consultative Group (SCG)...

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Iran Fires Ballistic and Cruise Missiles in Gulf War Games

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards fired ballistic and cruise missiles on Tuesday during war games in the Gulf, state TV reported, amid heightened tensions with the United States and Israel over possible Israeli plans to target Iranian nuclear sites.

“The use of ballistic missiles by the Revolutionary Guards’ navy is a new concept … and they hit their...

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Illinois poised to divest from Unilever amid continued Ben & Jerry’s boycott fallout

The state of Illinois is expected to divest its pension funds of investments in Unilever this coming Wednesday, JNS has learned.

This looming decision in Illinois marks the latest domino to fall as the global conglomerate continues to come under fire after ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unilever, publicly...

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July 30 – Pastors’ Breakfast – Vineyard, NJ

NJ State Director Matthew Jones set up a week of CUFI Pastor’s events and First Assembly was the last one for the trip. Sprinkled throughout the week were private meetings with pastors and leaders and a breakfast has now been set up with a number of Christian school principals who will be presented with the CUFI Israel Course when I am back in New...

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July 26 – Why Israel – Wyckoff, NJ

NJ State Director Matthew Jones set up a week of CUFI Pastor’s events kicking off with a breakfast at Cornerstone Christian Church in Wyckoff, NJ. The senior pastor is retiring in less than two years and has suggested that his young associate pastor (who attended the breakfast with 9 other pastors from the area) accompany us on our October CUFI...

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July 11 – Why Israel – Queens, NY

After a three year building project taking their single story facility in Queens, NY to a amazing 4 story building while also battling COVID and the restrictions placed upon them – Pastor Matthew and Kathy Singh held a CUFI Why Israel Sunday. In gathering all the “Israel Pledge Cards” after the service, Pastor Matt smiled and said, “Good – it...

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June 27 – Why Israel – Taylor, TX

Pastor Mary Flores was a CUFI Pastor’s Israel Trip Alumni and I had the honor of bringing the Why Israel message to her small but passionate congregation. Even with the solid foundation of biblical truth concerning the nation of Israel she has built into the church, as with each of our presentations the comments of “I never knew so much of this!”...

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June 25 – Why Israel – Sandy, UT

CUFI Utah State Director Pastor Craig hosted a Why Israel presentation for their community in Sandy UT. About seventy attendees represented five area churches and gave a warm response to CUFI’s message of how and why Christian are standing with Israel. An offering was received to further the work of CUFI on Campus.

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June 24 – Why Israel – Clearfield, UT

Pastor Fernando Calaguas of Nations for Christ church in Clearfield UT hosted the city’s first CUFI event. Pastors of two other churches were among the three dozen attendees considering CUFI’s message of the Biblical mandate to stand with Israel. The message was well received and visibly impacted the pastors and attendees emotionally.

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June 19 – Pastors’ Meeting – Las Vegas, NV

The event was hosted by Pastor Jun Marcelo.  He was expecting for 15-20 Pastors to attend the CUFI Pastors breakfast meeting but ended up having 45 pastors. They were so excited after the presentation that they wanted to set another presentation for the pastors who missed the meeting. Here is the feedback from the host pastor.

“Thank you for...

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June 17 – Pastors’ Meeting – Memphis, TN

A  Pastor’s Meeting was held at a café meeting room at High Point Church. Our host was CL Elizabeth Coplon, who had a few other Pastors scheduled who were unable to attend. Those who did attend were already CUFI members, so this became a refresher with the newer CUFI messaging, as well as promotion for Why Israel events at churches in the area and...

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June 17 – Why Israel – Las Vegas, NV

This event was held at a Native Hawaiian Congregation, Reflame Ministries International. It was attended by different ethnic Christian groups and Asian community leaders. Many were challenged to support Israel and pray for the protection of the Jewish people.

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June 13 – Why Israel – Hancock, ME

Pastor Mike Cox has been waiting for over a year to have CUFI come to his church and present our Why Israel message to the congregation. He hosted a LIVE Webinar during the COVID lockdown – but it was not the same as having a Sunday morning service with everyone in the room! While picking up the CUFI membership cards Pastor Cox exclaimed “I think...

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June 13 – Why Israel – Dumfries, VA

The Host Pastor, Don Austria, was on the CUFI Pastors Tour to Israel last year.  He has been teaching his congregation to love Israel and pray for the Jewish people since he came back from the CUFI tour.  Many of his church members said  that after the Why Israel presentation, they now understand why their pastor is so passionate about Israel and...

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June 13 – Why Israel – Augusta, ME

Pastor Ricky Stoops was delighted in the Sunday night turn out of his congregation for the special CUFI Why Israel event – and noted that it was one of the biggest gatherings since gradual COVID restrictions has been lifted. (We actually ran out of materials and the two men in the sound booth proudly showed me that they had gone online and became...

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Stabbing attack attempted near Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate

A possible stabbing attack took place in Jerusalem Sunday when a man attempted to stab two Israelis.

The attacker reportedly tried to stab two young ultra-Orthodox Jews who were Breslov hassidim at a parking lot near Damascus Gate. The two are currently being questioned by police, ynet reported.

According to KAN, the attacker approached the...

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Israeli forces nab suspected terrorists in deadly West Bank shooting

Israeli security arrested the terrorist cell suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting attack in the West Bank last week, the Shin Bet security agency said Sunday morning.

Six suspects were arrested during an overnight raid in the northern West Bank village of Silat al-Harithiya, near Jenin, by the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Police’s...

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Iran’s regime posts image of seeking to engulf Israel in flames

An Arabic language Twitter account of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Sunday published an image that shows the planned burned elimination of the Jewish state in 2022.

The picture shows Israel composed of nails and matches and a book of matches next to words in Hebrew and English declaring: “Just try and you will see.”

The book of matches,...

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Antisemitic flyers distributed to Greensboro Jewish community, North Carolina

Antisemitic flyers were distributed to members of the Greensboro Jewish community in North Carolina on Sunday morning.

The flyers featured conspiracies about blaming the Jewish community for COVID-19 and the nation's efforts to combat its spread, reported by local North Carolina news station Channel 2.

The flyers were sent to both Jewish and...

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DC 3rd graders made to reenact Holocaust ‘because Jews ruined Christmas’

A staff member at a Washington DC school has been suspended after making third-grade children reenact scenes from the Holocaust, including getting them to pretend to dig mass graves and shoot victims, and telling them the Germans were angry “because the Jews ruined Christmas,” parents and officials said Sunday.

The incident occurred Friday at...