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Five Israelis injured in car-ramming attack

Five Israelis were wounded on Monday afternoon when a terrorist drove his vehicle into a crowd near the busy Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

April 19 – Israel Is – Santa Fe, NM

An “ISRAEL IS”… event was held at The People’s Church of Santa Fe on Tuesday evening (April 19th). It was hosted by Pastors Bob Baca and Steve Armijo. What a blessing to work with those two men. The event went very well. The responses were very encouraging and positive regarding the presentation. After the event the pastors asked if we could at...

April 19 – Israel Is – Flat Rock AL

Coordinator Bob Scott visited Israel Trip Alumni Pastor Stewart Wilkerson’s church, Fairview Church of God, on Wednesday evening, April 19th, for and Israel Is presentation. Another church was joining in for the night but was unable to come that evening at the last moment. The church received the message and was able to have a Q&A time...

April 18 – Conference – Albuquerque, NM

On Tuesday, April 18th Sandi and I attended the Assemblies of God annual NM Ministry Net “Net Con” Convention in Albuquerque to set up our CUFI booth. The Convention dates were April 18th through April 20th. Those who came to our booth ranged from millennials, pastors, campus leaders from Chi Alpha, and some from Teen Challenge NM. There were...

April 16 – Israel Is – Tulsa, OK

The host Pastor is an Asian Pastors Israel trip alumni.  Her church has been actively supporting Israel since 2009 and prays for Israel every Saturday. The daughter of the pastor shared with me that since she was young, she gave part of her allowance for Israel.  Once a month the Church collects a special offering for Israel. Since the Pastor came...

April 16 – Israel Is – Stanley, ND

River of Life church in Stanley North Dakota hosted CUFI’s Israel Is message for their Sunday morning service April 16th. The audience of about a hundred and twenty almost unanimously all raised their hands when asked who is a member of CUFI. Later that evening about twenty returned for a more geo-political focused CUFI briefing.  CUFI State...

Germany sets up panel to review 1972 Munich Olympic massacre of Israeli athletes

The German government said Friday it has set up an international commission of experts to review the events surrounding the 1972 attack on the Munich Olympics, a panel that was part of an agreement reached last year with relatives of the 11 Israeli team members who were killed by Palestinian terrorists.

Read more: The Times Of Israel

Iran says its navy forced US submarine to surface as it enters the Gulf

Iran's navy forced a US submarine to the surface as it entered the Gulf, Iranian navy commander Shahram Irani told state television on Thursday, in the latest report of an apparent confrontation between Iranian and US forces in the Gulf.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

Swastika Scratched Into Skin of Autistic Jewish Student

The FBI has launched an investigation to determine who etched a swastika into the back of a 17-year-old autistic Jewish student from Las Vegas, the Nevada office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) confirmed on Tuesday.

Read more: The Algemeiner

59 soldiers added to list of Israel’s fallen since last Memorial Day

Fifty-nine soldiers were killed during their military service since Israel’s last Memorial Day, according to figures released by the Defense Ministry on Friday.

Another 86 disabled veterans died due to complications from injuries sustained during their service.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Netanyahu warns Saudi Arabia as kingdom renews ties with Tehran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Saudis about moving closer to Iran, speaking in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday. The Saudis on March 10 announced a renewal of diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic.

On Monday, Iran invited Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to visit the country, according to an Iranian Foreign Ministry...

US Marks 40th Anniversary of Beirut Embassy Bombing with New Sanctions Against Hezbollah

The United States on Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the deadly bombing of the US Embassy in the Lebanese capital Beirut by announcing multi-million dollar rewards for information leading to the arrests of two senior operatives of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist organization behind the attack.

Read more: The Algemeiner

US Supreme Court rejects immunity for Turkish bank in Iran sanctions case

The US Supreme Court rejected Wednesday the claim of sovereign immunity by a Turkish bank accused of violating Iran sanctions, in a case that has added tensions to ties between Washington and Ankara.

Halkbank was hit with US criminal charges in 2019 that it took part in a yearlong scheme to launder billions of dollars worth of Iranian oil and...

IDF officer injured during raid outside Bethlehem

An Israel Defense Forces officer was lightly wounded overnight Wednesday during a counterterrorism operation in the Palestinian town of Dheisheh, just south of Bethlehem.

During the arrest raid, Palestinians attacked IDF, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and Border Police personnel with explosive devices, Molotov cocktails and stones. The...

Kevin McCarthy to visit Israel, become 2nd US House speaker to address Knesset plenum

Kevin McCarthy will lead a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Israel at the end of the month and become the second US House speaker to address the Knesset plenum, his Israeli counterpart Amir Ohana announced on Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

Palestinian 15-year-old arrested for East Jerusalem shooting that injured 2 Israelis

A Palestinian 15-year-old was arrested overnight on suspicion of carrying out a terror shooting in which two Israeli men were wounded in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, the military said Wednesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Syria

The Israel Defense Forces struck assets belonging to Iranian terror proxy Hezbollah in southern Syria overnight Tuesday, according to foreign reports.

According to reports, the military fired artillery at targets in Quneitra in the Syrian-held part of the Golan Heights.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

Morningstar deflags Motorola from watchlist over its Israeli business

Morningstar, a Chicago investment ratings firm with $1.9 billion in revenue, has been embroiled in allegations of anti-Israel bias for more than a year, and multiple U.S. states are investigating it and subsidiary Sustainalytics, in part, for potential violations of anti-BDS laws.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

IDF clashes with Palestinians in Jenin, 3 arrested – report

IDF soldiers clashed with Palestinians in Jenin on Tuesday afternoon, according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

Ynet reported that Israeli security forces arrested three Islamic Jihad members, who were allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack in the near future.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

Abbas to meet Saudi Arabian leader, with Hamas delegation also said to be in kingdom

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in Saudi Arabia on an official trip that will see him meet with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Tuesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel