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 Issues

Two killed in Jerusalem terror ramming, including 6-year-old boy; driver shot dead

A six-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were killed and at least five others were wounded in a car-ramming terror attack near East Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood, police and medics said Friday. One of those wounded was a child in critical condition, the brother of the slain six-year-old.

Graphic footage from the scene showed several people...

In The News Issues

Israeli soldier murdered by 13-year-old in east Jerusalem terror attack

An Israeli border officer was murdered in a stabbing terror attack on Monday in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat.
The Israeli soldier was identified as 22-year-old Sgt. Asil Su'ad, who was murdered when performing a security check on a bus. Medics performed CPR on Su-ad, but he eventually succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead...

Hamas In The News

IDF: Israeli jets strike underground Hamas facility in central Gaza

Israeli fighter jets targeted an underground weapons facility in the central Gaza Strip in the predawn hours of Monday in response to a rocket launch from the Palestinian enclave on Saturday evening, the military said.
The Israel Defense Forces said the targeted facility produced raw materials for manufacturing rockets and was run by the Hamas...

In The News

Condition of injured father of boys slain in Jerusalem terror attack worsens

The condition of the father of two boys killed in a Palestinian terror attack deteriorated on Monday, the Hadassah hospital reported.

Avraham Paley, who was wounded in the car-ramming attack that killed two of his children in Jerusalem on Friday, was sedated and intubated when he was transferred from Hadassah Medical Center at Mount Scopus to...

In The News

IDF to conclude Operation Olive Branch after saving 19 lives in Turkey

Israel's Operation Olive Branch delegation will conclude its rescue operations in Turkey and return to Israel in the coming days, according to a Sunday statement from the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

The IDF delegation thus far has been able to rescue a total of 19 people trapped in the rubble in the aftermath of Turkey's recent devastating...

In The News Iran

Iran used boats, state airline to smuggle drones to Russia – The Guardian

Iran smuggled advanced drones to Russia for use in its invasion of Ukraineusing boats and a state-owned airline, an exclusive report in The Guardianrevealed on Sunday, citing Iranian sources.

Most of the drones were picked up covertly by an Iranian ship from a base near the Caspian Sea but some were shipped on an Iranian state-owned airline.
...

In The News Terrorism

Bedouin Israeli brothers charged with supplying arms to Islamic Jihad in West Bank

The Shin Bet security agency on Thursday said two Israeli brothers from a southern Bedouin town were arrested for allegedly supplying Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives in the West Bank with firearm parts and ammunition.

In December 2022, Border Police troops detained Adam and Mohammed Abu Taha, residents of Tel Sheva, as well as Majdi...

In The News

US Targets Iranian Petrochemicals, Petroleum in Fresh Sanctions

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies it accused of playing a critical role in the production, sale and shipment of Iranian petrochemicals and petroleum to buyers in Asia, as Washington increases pressure on Tehran.

The US Treasury Department in a statement said it imposed sanctions on six Iran-based petrochemical...

In The News

IDF teams rescue 10-year-old boy trapped under rubble for 100 hours in Turkey

Israeli military search and rescue experts on Friday morning pulled a 10-year-old boy out of a collapsed building in southeastern Turkey, some 100 hours since a devastating earthquake struck the region.

The dramatic rescue from the rubble in Kahramanmaraş brought to 18 the number of Turkish civilians rescued by the Home Front Command teams,...

In The News

Two murdered in Jerusalem terror attack, multiple wounded

A 6-year-old child and a man in his 20s were killed and five others were injured in a terrorist ramming attack near the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem on Friday afternoon.
The terrorist, identified as Hossein Karaka, a 31-year-old resident of the Isawiya neighborhood of east Jerusalem, rammed into a bus stop at the entrance to the Ramot...

In The News

Joe Rogan Under Fire for Jews ‘Into Money’ Rant

Joe Rogan has been slammed for saying on the latest episode of his popular podcast that Jewish people are “into money,” during a discussion on the U.S. House’s move last week to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee.

“It’s crazy,” said Rogan. “Did you see him sitting next to Ilhan Omar, where she’s apologizing for talking...

In The News

IDF teams rescue 10 civilians in quake-hit south Turkey, set up field hospital

Israeli military search and rescue teams working since a devastating earthquake struck southeastern Turkey earlier this week have so far pulled out ten Turkish civilians from the rubble, the Israel Defense Forces said Thursday morning.

The IDF Home Front Command delegation began work on Tuesday, a day after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck...

Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) In The News

American Jewish, pro-Israel groups continue to push for changes at Morningstar

A coalition of U.S. Jewish and pro-Israel groups is treading carefully while pursuing unfulfilled commitments from investment firm Morningstar, Inc. in the way it assigns risk ratings to companies doing business in Jewish communities beyond the Green Line.

Last Oct. 31, the Chicago-based Morningstar reached an agreement with the coalition to...

In The News Iran

Iran shows off ballistic missile bearing Hebrew words ‘Death to Israel’

At an exposition in the central city of Isfahan on Wednesday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unveiled a purported ballistic missile with the words “Death to Israel” written in Hebrew down its side.

The Tasnim News Agency showed images of what seems to be a surface-to-surface missile in a launcher.

Read More: JNS

In The News

IDF teams rescue 4 during operations in quake-hit south Turkey

Israeli military search and rescue teams worked overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday morning to pull at least four Turkish civilians from the rubble in areas in southeastern Turkey affected by a devastating earthquake that killed thousands of people, officials said.

The Israel Defense Forces’ delegation of some 150 search and rescue experts of...

In The News

IDF delegation lands in earthquake-stricken Turkey to set up field hospital

An Israel Defense Forces delegation arrived in Turkey on Wednesday morning to set up a field hospital in the wake of the massive earthquakes this week that have so far claimed the lives of more than 11,000 people there and in neighboring Syria.

The delegation comprises more than 230 medical and emergency response experts and was sent as part of...

Archeology In The News

Rare 1,600-year-old gold bead found by teenager in Jerusalem’s City of David

A rare gold bead made by hand in Jerusalem some 1,600 years ago was recently discovered by an 18-year-old volunteer in the City of David, not far from the Old City, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday.

The tiny bead, found intact in an imposing Roman structure on what is known as the Pilgrimage Road, was created in a complex method...

In The News Palestinian Authority

Netanyahu: Israel cannot count on the PA to fight terrorism

Israel is engaged in a battle against extremist Islamic elements led by the Iranian regime and cannot rely on the Palestinian Authority, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.

The remarks came during a visit by Netanyahu to IDF Central Command, during which he held a situational assessment with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav...

In The News

‘We’ll do our best to save lives’: IDF rescue delegation arrives in southern Turkey

A delegation of 150 military rescue experts arrived in southern Turkey early Tuesday, as the country grappled with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed thousands of people in the region. An initial, smaller team had flown in on Monday.

The Israel Defense Forces released photos of the team and supplies loading onto a plane at...

In The News Terrorism

Israeli forces attacked during Nablus raid; Palestinian gunman said killed

Israeli forces conducting counter-terror operations in Nablus/Shechem early on Tuesday came under attack, returning fire and according to Palestinian media killing one Palestinian gunman.

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that troops returned fire after being shot at during the operation, and that a “hit was registered.”

The Nablus-based...