ISSUES

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In The News

IDF intel chief: Nasrallah close to ‘mistake that could plunge region into big war’

The IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate chief assessed on Monday that the head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group was “close to making a mistake” that could spark a regional war, while warning that the conflict between Israel and Iran was becoming increasingly direct.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Hezbollah invites reporters to watch group simulate war with Israel in south Lebanon

Lebanese terror group Hezbollah put on a show of force Sunday, extending a rare media invitation to one of its training sites in southern Lebanon, where its forces staged a simulated military exercise.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

3 Palestinian gunmen killed during IDF operation near Nablus in West Bank

At least three Palestinians were reported killed by Israeli fire during an overnight raid in a northern West Bank refugee camp, Palestinian health authorities said early Monday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Israeli, Bahraini FMs agree to enhance Abraham Accords

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen spoke on Sunday with his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani.
The two top diplomats discussed regional developments, as well as ways to strengthen bilateral relations and enhance and expand the Abraham Accords. They agreed to meet as soon as possible.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Iran’s latest subterranean nuclear site likely impenetrable to US bunker busters

Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch US weapon designed to destroy such sites, according to experts and satellite imagery analyzed by The Associated Press.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Event Recaps

May 14 – Israel Is – Houston, TX

Houston, Texas has a large Indian American Christian community but many of the churches are not engaged to support Israel. The host pastor who was part of my last Pastors Israel trip has been teaching his congregation about the importance of supporting Israel and the Jewish people. 

He has a strong burden to share the mission of CUFI with other...

In The News

Iran hangs 3 linked to Amini protests, drawing condemnations

Iran on Friday executed three men convicted of killing security force members during protests triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death last year, the judiciary said, drawing condemnation from rights groups.

Read more: The Time of Israel

In The News

White House wants Saudi-Israel deal by year’s end

The White House is pressing for an Israeli-Saudi peace deal in the next six months before U.S. President Joe Biden goes into full campaign mode, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Jerusalem Day: The statistics of Israel’s capital

As every year, the Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research published its Yearbook with data that paints as recent a picture of Jerusalem as possible. Although reflective of the previous year (in this case, 2021 -2022), the data serves to provide a picture of emerging trends over the years.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

In The News

Zelensky to address Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia, including Russia-backed Assad

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of an Arab summit on Friday, where he was set to address leaders who have remained largely neutral on Russia’s invasion of his country, including many who maintain warm ties with Moscow.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Palestinian textbook bill gains bipartisan support in Congress

A bipartisan bill requiring the US secretary of state to submit annual reports on inciteful and antisemitic Palestinian educational material has been introduced to Congress and unanimously passed in the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

In The News

Netanyahu on Jerusalem Day: ‘We have returned to our country

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday that despite the many threats Israel faces, it will continue to build up its “eternal capital” Jerusalem.

The comments came ahead of Jerusalem Day, an annual holiday celebrating the reunification of the city in the 1967 Six-Day War.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

US said to propose ‘joint military planning’ with Israel on Iran, but Jerusalem wary

The US recently proposed to Israel that Washington and Jerusalem engage in “joint military planning” vis-a-vis Iran, according to a report Wednesday citing US and Israeli officials.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

US antisemitism envoy slams Abbas: Goebbels speech an ‘affront to Holocaust victims’

Deborah Lipstadt, the US State Department’s top envoy combating antisemitism, condemned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday for likening Israel to Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda chief.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

2,000-year-old ledger found in City of David points to widespread 2nd Temple literacy

A broken chalkstone inscribed with seven rows of mundane text sheds new light on who could read and write 2,000 years ago in ancient Jerusalem. Discovered during excavations of the City of David’s Pilgrimage Path, the partial inscription appears to be a merchant’s accounting record that lists names, measures and numbers.

Read more: The Times of...

In The News

Russia and Iran ink deal for rail link as part of intercontinental trade route

Russian and Iran signed an agreement Wednesday to finance and build a railway line that will form part of a developing international cargo route they hope can become a major player in global shipping.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Event Recaps

May 9 – Israel Is – Clovis, NM

This was a first time CUFI event held at this church. This is a CUFI-NM donor church. The event went very well. Pledge cards were signed and responses were very encouraging.

 

Event Recaps

April 30 – Israel Is – La Puente, CA

There are about 1.5 million Asian Americans in Los Angeles and many of their churches have not heard of CUFI. The host pastor invited another congregation to join his church at my event. He is a CUFI Israel Trip alumnus and has been actively sharing the mission of CUFI to other pastors in his city.  He also encouraged his congregation to join CUFI...

Event Recaps

April 24 – Conference – Fairbanks, AK

I was privileged to table four days at the Annual Alaska Ministry Network Conference, held this year in Fairbanks at True North Church. The event was well attended. Even though my display table was positioned a bit out of the main traffic flow, I still made many connections, had great conversations and distributed our materials to the pastors...

In The News

Ancient tablet found on Mount Ebal predates known Hebrew inscriptions

An early Hebrew inscription from Mount Ebal near Nablus that was found on a folded lead tablet during an excavation in the 1980s recently underwent x-ray tomographic measurements to reveal hidden text.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post