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At CUFI, we are focused on several key issues with the goal of defending Israel’s strength, security, and sovereignty.

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Event Recaps

April 18 – Never Again/Why Israel – Iuka, KY

Pastor Michael Lambert was a tremendous blessing to have hosted CUFI. From our first contact with the pastor, we knew he captured CUFI’S passion for Israel and the Jewish people. The congregation was very responsive and many joined CUFI.

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April 11 – City of David Webinar

Virtual tour of some of the latest discoveries from the archaeological sites of the old City of David. Event was well-attended due largely to the outreach efforts which included Word of Faith (Mac & Lynne Hammond), Daughters for Zion, and CUFI Minnesota.

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March 2021 – CUFI Español

During the month of March, our Dallas, Texas Based CUFI Field Coordinator Rev. Peter De Jesus and our San Antonio District Director Pastor Daniel Gonzalez of Cornerstone Iglesia conducted five weekly CUFI Spanish Facebook and Radio programs with the La Nuestra 1130AM Radio Station based in San Antonio, TX. Our 27-minute programs were aired LIVE...

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March 30 – The Truth Behind BDS

On March 30th about seventy people participated in the seventh monthly CUFI UK-US joint webinar. It was very well received, with CUFI’s own Dumisani Washington tackling “The Truth Behind BDS”. The hard hitting webinar confronted the misinformation the BDS movement relies on, and fell as “Apartheid Week” was being held on campuses in the UK and the...

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March 21 – Why Israel – Polluck Pines, CA

CUFI Israel trip alumni Pastor David Pickett hosted the first CUFI Why Israel event in California’s Gold Rush region at The Ridge Church in Polluck Pines. The event had been on hold for months during COVID restrictions and was was enthusiastically received by the dozens of attendees.

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March 20 – Israel’s Multiethnic Identity/Mizrahi Project

This virtual event was the first of a monthly series designed to reach more potential CUFI members in IL and MI. We discussed the Multiethnic Diversity of Israel and the return of the Jewish people from all over the world. We also highlighted CUFI’s Mizrahi Project. This was the second in a series of monthly virtual meetings for IL and MI.

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March 13 – Why Israel – San Diego, CA

Asian Outreach Coordinator, Pastor Herman Martir led his first event. Pastor Jon Mejica, Pastor Arnel Aquino, and Pastor Ray Ann Dela Fuente were all part of the 2020 Diversity Israel Mission, CUFI’s first all-Asian Holy Land tour. Because of ongoing COVID restrictions, only 25% of the building capacity was allowed. So, the pastors focused on...

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March 13 – Daughters for Zion Luncheon – Sacramento, CA

Nearly 100 came from as far as over three hours away for the 9th annual Sacramento Daughters For Zion luncheon.

The Lord was hosted by DFZ California State Director Pastor Corrine Cardoza at The Lord’s Church in Mather, CA.

The Purim themed gala included an update on CUFI’s growth, impact, and educational resources, and a fabulous teaching...

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March 1 – Never Again/Why Israel – Corpus Christi, TX

Pastor Ely Perez has been a tremendous leader for us in Corpus Christi. His passion for CUFI spreads to many other peers in the area. This has been his third luncheon for us. Several pastors have been referred to us for possible participation in future trips to Israel.

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March 1 – Why Israel – Ontario, CA

Over a hundred and twenty people registered to attend a virtual Why Israel presentation dedicated for Turning Point International Ministries in Ontario California. Senior Pastor John Heary co-hosted the online event, which sparked discussion of a church trip to Israel, and hosting a similar live presentation when restrictions are lifted....

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March 1 – Pastors’ Breakfast – Hackettstown, NJ

Pastor Matt Johnson is one of our most faithful CUFI Israel Trip Alumni pastors in helping  us spread the CUFI ministry far throughout the state of New Jersey. Upon hearing of my  last trip into the area he insisted on hosting a Pastor’s Breakfast – and with his efforts we added 11 new churches and pastors to our work!

I informed the pastors of...

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February 2021 – CUFI Español

During the month of February, our CUFI Field Coordinator Rev. Peter De Jesus based in the Dallas, Texas area, conducted four weekly CUFI Spanish Facebook and Radio programs with the La Nuestra 1130AM Radio Station in San Antonio, Texas. These programs were produced together with our CUFI SA, TX Congressional District Director Pastor Daniel...

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February 28 – Never Again/Why Israel – Corpus Christi, TX

Pastor Gloria Fajardo was a CUFI Israel Trip participant in the Fall of 2019. She and her husband were excited to have another Why Israel event at their church. The coordination between them and our local CUFI leadership has yielded a great response to the organization throughout the area. Many joined CUFI.

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February 27 – Why Israel – Egg Harbor, NJ

One of my final events for February was in a small and faithful church in New Jersey that has sent members to the CUFI DC Summit many years in a row. The church kept all of their children and Sunday school teachers in the main service to hear the message and as I was answering questions after the service, I noticed three children patiently waiting...

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February 20 – Dr. King’s Pro-Israel Legacy – Zoom Event

This virtual event was the first of a monthly series designed to reach more potential CUFI members in IL and MI. We discussed Dr. King’s support for Israel and the work that continued after his death by BASIC (Black Americans to Support Israel Committee). Other events will include:

Saturday March 20th – Israel’s Multiethnic Identity &...

In The News

NYU publication commits itself to supporting BDS

New York University Law's premier legal journal expressed firm commitment to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel in its 2021-22 edition,released on November 18.

In Vol. 46, the most recent edition of The Harbinger, an online-only publication of the NYU Review of Law & Social Change (RLSC), "solidarity with...

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US reveals its largest-ever grab of weapons shipment by Iran’s Guards

The US Navy made its largest-ever seizure of weaponry from Iran in a haul that included surface-to-air missiles as well as cruise missile parts, the US Justice Department revealed Tuesday.

The weapons were taken from two “flagless vessels” in the Arabian Sea that were delivering the cargo to Iran-backed Houthi insurgents in Yemen in 2019 and...

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34 years after First Intifada, terror attacks still a daily threat in Israel

Thirty-four years after the First Intifada broke out with Palestinian youth at the forefront of the fight against Israeli troops, Palestinian youths have not stopped trying to attack Israeli soldiers and civilians.

On Wednesday morning, a 14-year-old Palestinian girl stabbed a 26-year-old Israeli woman who was walking with her daughter in the...

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Tense talks on Iran’s nuclear program to resume Thursday in Vienna

The European diplomat chairing nuclear talks between Iran and world powers says negotiations in Vienna will resume on Thursday.

Enrique Mora said Wednesday on Twitter that the parties to the 2015 Vienna accord will meet in the Austrian capital after consulting with their governments in recent days.

European diplomats had urged Tehran to come...

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Israeli woman stabbed in east Jerusalem in latest terrorist attack

A woman was stabbed in a terror attack at the entrance to Sheikh Jarrah on Wednesday morning, Israeli authorities reported.

Hamas commented on the incident saying that "the heroic actions in the West Bank and Jerusalem, the most recent of which was the stabbing of a settler in Sheikh Jarrah, prove the greatness of our people whose resistance...