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The Democratic House Steering and Policy Committee named Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on March 7. Schneider, who is Jewish and once worked in a kibbutz wiring factory, is the only Democrat waived onto the committee, where he has served for three prior terms.
“Congress has an important role to play in...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian warned Israel against a “presence” in the Caucasus during a meeting with Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara this week.
This is the most recent of a number of Iranian regime comments that have sought to spotlight Israel’s close ties with Azerbaijan and a part of a pattern of...
The U.S.-Israel talks on Iran this week were positive and showed that the two countries are looking at the issue from a "much closer point of view," a senior Israeli official told Axios.
Why it matters: The talks at the White House, which were the first of their kind since the new right-wing Israeli government assumed office, took place amid...
Four patients have received the transplanted corneas of two brothers killed in a terror attack last week, the Belinson Hospital announced Wednesday.
Hallel Yaniv, 21, and Yagel Yaniv, 19, from the Har Bracha settlement in the northern West Bank, were killed when their car was ambushed as they drove through the nearby Palestinian town of Huwara...
This was a small church in a very rural community, but they were so sweet and wonderful. The way this event happened was by a simple call to thank this church for their giving. After a wonderful conversation with the pastor, I asked if they had ever had an event, and they did not even know that was something we did. So, we set up a date and I went...
This was my second event with this church since April. They are simply on fire for Israel and CUFI. Pastor Troy Mott, pictured below, along with Debbie and Thomas Cope are both great allies and wonderful promoters of CUFI. The event went extremely well and overall I was overwhelmed with their kindness and reception. I wish every church could be...
The event was attended by Filipino pastors to educate and motivate Asian pastors in New Jersey on the mission of CUFI and to encourage Asian American Christians to build a strong alliance with the Jewish Americans in their area. My host has a good relationship with some of the rabbis in his community and wants to do a CUFI event and invite Jewish...
This event was a very successful gathering. We (CUFI State Director in OH: Mr. Ed Douglas and I) have been working to recruit Columbus area pastors to help us do a great job in promoting the NTHI event to the Columbus area pastors. 12 people showed up including two key figures: a local Rabbi and the President of Jewish Columbus.
These two...
This event was part of the national conference of Ethiopian Evangelical Churches Fellowship of North America. I spoke at one of the breakout sessions of the conference. The attendants were a mix of Youth Pastors, Youth ministry leaders and young adults. By nature of these gatherings, this organization haven’t heard any pro-Israel message. One...
Pastor David Montajes dedicated both Sunday morning services at International Christian Church in Chula Vista to CUFI’s Why Israel message. The combined audiences of 180+ included many high school and college students. Several attendees expressed appreciation for the message and interest in visiting Israel. Pastor Montajes plans to visit Israel...
The event was attended by Burmese pastors. I asked them if they have been to Israel, and everyone said no. I shared with the pastors the mission of CUFI and challenged them on the importance of their church members to know that supporting Israel and the Jewish people is essential to their relationship with God. They shared that they are praying...
Pastor John Paul Burdashaw, Executive Pastor at Crosspointe and 2022 Israel Trip Alumni from Coordinator Bob Scott’s trip, held a Why Israel event at the church along with Lead Pastor Stan Lester. Out of the event several new members signed up to be a part of CUFI. After the event I was introduced to Andrew Wein, whose father fought in Israel’s...
Pastor Al Cooper was a connection from a year ago that was eventually able to go to Israel on the trip led by Field Coordinators Dylan Manley and Kirby Calhoun. This was the first connection with Pastor Cooper, and he held an event at his church which also included a few pastors and elders from other churches in the area. Before Coordinator Bob...
It was great hosting a table and doing a Why Israel presentation for the ICFM Ministers Conference. I meet several that were encouraged to have more CUFI events at their churches. I meet some that were contacted by the regional coordinators with a great interest in going on the Pastor’s Tour. I think most of all many were encouraged by what CUFI...
The Telford, PA Night to Honor Israel has been electric starting with the Kosher VIP Reception with Jewish and Christian leaders from throughout the area. Keynote Speaker, CUFI Senior Middle East Analyst Kasim Hafeez. Special Guest Speakers include Rabbi Saks/Ada’s Kodesch Shel Emeth, Sr. Pastor Kwaku Owusu-Boachie/African Overbrook Assembly of...
Harvest Church of Baker City Oregon offered two CUFI Why Israel presentations, one at their regular Sunday morning service for an audience of about two hundred gift, and again Sunday evening with about twenty returning for a more in depth overview of church history and Israel’s security challenges. Both messages were very well received and several...
We held a Pastor Meeting in Moline, IL as a third event from Luke Dunn (2022 Israel Trip Pastor) to introduce the work of CUFI to a new group of pastors. A breakfast was prepared from the church, and the CUFI Israel presentation was given and a time for questions and answers. After the meeting, the pastor was asking several questions about the...
The host pastor has been praying how his church could connect to an organization that supports Israel. Some of the pastors drove for 2 hours to come to the Pastors Event and said that the presentation was an eye-opener and they want to host a Why Israel event at their respective churches. They also gave donations to CUFI online. Almost all of...
Cuban born pastors, Josué and Yurisant De Quesada, love and appreciate freedom and human rights. The day they became US citizens they were bursting with gratefulness. Having lived under Communist rule, they deeply cherish the ability to worship and live the American dream. This dream is based on Judeo-Christian principles found in their Bible. One...
I was so touched to see an Israel flag prominently displayed in the foyer as I entered the Bhutanese Nepali Evangelical Church of Harrisburg, PA and thanked the team in the sound booth for all the work they must have done in having it place so high in the air! They laughed and said it had been there for the 3 years they had been holding services...
