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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

Tel Aviv suicide bombing attempt in August was overseen by Hamas in Turkey

An attempted suicide bombing attack in Tel Aviv several months ago was planned and carried out under the supervision of the Hamas terror group’s headquarters in Turkey, the Shin Bet and Israel Police said on Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Israel faces ‘severe shortage’ of interceptor missiles

Israel faces a severe shortage of interceptor missiles, as it strengthens its air defense systems to defend against attacks by Iran and its proxies, the London-based Financial Times newspaper reported Tuesday morning, citing senior military industry officials, former officers and experts.

Read more: Ynet News

Event Recaps

March 21 – Standing With Israel – Longwood, FL

Over a hundred people attended a Standing with Israel gathering at One Church of Longwood FL.
The event was coordinated by CUFI’s Virginia State Coordinator with his close friend Pastor Ron Johnson. Pastor Ron interviewed IDF Col (res) Dan Tirza for an interactive briefing on Israel with questions gathered from the audience. An offering was...

Event Recaps

March 20 – NTHI – Pace, FL

Longtime CUFI leader Pastor Joey Rogers host a CUFI Night at Pace Assembly in Pace FL. The event included an interview style briefing on Israel with IDF Col (res) Dan Tirza, and included remarks by CUFI Directors Randy Neal and Kirby Calhoun. Over four hundred attended the event, which included an offering towards Israel’s First Responders...

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March 20 – Next Gen – Lebanon, MO

This was a super fun event to do with a large youth group and some adult leaders in Lebanon, MO. The next gen pastor was recently on one of my trips and he came back on fire to do more and learn more. He wanted to bring me in as quickly as he could once we got back and it was an excellent night with his students and leaders who were all engaged....

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March 17 – NTHI – Clemons, NC

Over three hundred and fifty attendees gathered at Agape Faith Church in Clemons North Carolina for a Night for Israel. The event was coordinated by Pastors JB Whitfield and Murray Kartanson, and included a briefing by IDF Col (res) Dan Tirza. About a hundred anti-Israel protestors outside and four inside the event added to the urgency and...

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March 17 – Israel Is – Chesapeake, VA

Greenbrier Community Church in Chesapeake Virginia had about fifty people attend their first CUFI event.

The audience included a local rabbi, area pastors, and members of multiple churches who came for a briefing on Israel’s efforts to destroy Hamas and return the hostages taken during the Horrific massacres on October 7th. An offering was...

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February 15 – Israel You Are Not Alone – Ada, OK

At a request from CUFI’s Gathering of Leaders, Bob Scott traveled to Ada, OK, to speak to a group of dedicated Israel advocates. This community has held strong in their support for Israel, especially since the October 7 attacks, and wanted to learn more about the biblical connection to Israel and an update on the war.

In The News

What types of deadly drones is Hezbollah using against Israel?

On October 13, four IDF soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah drone attack on a training base near Binyamina. This is the deadliest drone attack in twelve months carried out by the Iranian-backed terrorist group.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

In The News

Shin Bet head met with Egypt intel chief over stalled hostage deal talks

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar met with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel in in Cairo on Sunday, the Walla outlet reported, citing “a source familiar with the visit.”

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Iranian spy cell busted: Shin Bet arrests two Israelis in assassination plot

The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and the Lahav 433 unit of the Israel Police exposed an Iranian intelligence cell operating to recruit and activate Israeli citizens and arrested two residents of Ramat Gan suspected of planning to carry out an assassination attack on Iran’s behalf, Israeli media reported on Monday.

Read more: The Jerusalem...

In The News

US confirms it’s sending missile defense battery, 100 troops to operate it, to Israel

The Pentagon on Sunday confirmed that Washington will send an advanced air defense battery to Israel to protect the country in case of an Iranian reaction to an expected Israeli reprisal attack, along with American soldiers to operate it, as Tehran appeared to threaten the US troops to be stationed in the region. A US defense official said around...

In The News

IDF names four fallen soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack on Golani Brigade base

The IDF named Sergeant Omri Tamari, Sergeant Yosef Hieb, Sergeant Yoav Agmon, and Sergeant Alon Amitay on Monday morning as the four soldiers killed during Hezbollah's Sunday evening drone attack on a Golani Brigade training base near Binyamina.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

In The News

Finally on the offensive, IDF’s 91st Division slices through Hezbollah’s front lines

Little more than a year ago, Israel faced a dilemma on its northern border, beyond the hovering threat that had occupied its defense leaders for the previous two decades. The Lebanese terror group Hezbollah had erected two tents inside of Israeli territory, which Israel was determined to see removed.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Three IDF reservists die in blast in northern Gaza

Three Israel Defense Forces reservists were killed and two other soldiers were seriously wounded when their vehicle hit an explosive device in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza, the military announced on Thursday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Putin hails ‘very close’ links with Iran at landmark first meeting with president, as Middle East tensions soar

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he shares a “very close” worldview with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian, as the sanctioned leaders held a friendly inaugural meeting just as the Middle East braces for Israel’s response to Tehran’s largest-ever missile attack last week.

Read more: CNN

In The News

‘Civilians beat us’: Israeli teen discusses Hamas captivity

In a poignant interview for the “Children of October 7” social media project, 13-year-old Eitan Yahalomi from Kibbutz Nir Oz shared the harrowing details of his captivity at the hands of Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

IAF kills Islamic Jihad chief in Samaria’s Nur Shams camp

An Israel Defense Forces airstrike killed the head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group in the Nur Shams camp, located east of Tulkarem in western Samaria, the military announced early Friday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

In The News

Brown University rejects anti-Israel students’ divestment proposal

Brown University’s board of governors has rejected a closely scrutinized, student-led proposal to divest from companies with business in Israel.

Read more: The Times of Israel

In The News

Undercover Israeli commandos kill terror leader, four others on Nablus street

Undercover Israeli forces opened fire on a car in the West Bank city of Nablus, killing five terror suspects, authorities said Wednesday.

Among those killed in the broad daylight shooting near central Nablus was the long-sought leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade terror group in the nearby Balata refugee camp, according to police. He was...