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In The News

Israeli Defense Minister: Iran Main Suspect In Attack On Israeli-Owned Ship In Gulf Of Oman

02/27/2021

Iran is the main suspect behind the attack overnight Thursday on an Israeli-owned cargo vessel that was damaged by a mysterious explosion in the Gulf of Oman, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday. 

“We will need to keep investigating, but we can say for sure that Iran is attempting to damage Israeli infrastructure and to...

In The News

Israeli-Owned Ship Sailing Through Gulf Of Oman Hit By Explosion

02/26/2021
The site of the blast saw a series of explosions in 2019 that the US Navy blamed on Iran

An explosion struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing through the Gulf of Oman on Friday, an incident renewing concerns about ship security amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran.
Investigations are ongoing. Vessel and crew are...

In The News

An Israeli Soldier Gives His All For Senior Citizens

02/25/2021

“Between 11th and 12th grade, after a tough fencing session, I saw a television report about all these elderly people and Holocaust survivors and their difficulties and loneliness. It really shocked me and I was really, really sad and depressed for a couple of days,” recounts Yakov Pizenberg. “I told myself that being sad won’t help...

In The News

Israel In Talks To Establish Four-Nation Defense Alliance With Saudi Arabia, UAE, And Bahrain

02/25/2021

Jerusalem is currently in talks with the kingdoms of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on establishing a four-nation defense alliance, according to an exclusive i24 News report.

While Jerusalem does not have official diplomatic relations with Riyadh, foreign media report that the two countries have long-standing...

Hezbollah

IDF Gets Ready For Hezbollah Along The Israeli-Lebanese Border

02/25/2021

The IDF has reorganized the way it responds to alerts and deploys troops along the border with Lebanon amid growing concern of a possible confrontation with Hezbollah, senior officers told The Jerusalem Post.

The IDF changes — led by the 91st Galilee Division – were done in recent months, in which the unit carried out significant...

Syria

Amid Syria Strikes, CENTCOM Air Force Chief Visits Israel

02/25/2021

Amid reports of an American airstrike against Iranian targets in eastern Syria, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Commander, Lt.-Gen. Gregory M. Guillot completed his first visit to Israel on Friday.

Guillot was hosted by his Israeli counterpart, Commanding Officer of the Israeli Air Force, Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin.

An IDF...

In The News

US Strikes Iran-Backed Militia In Syria: Pentagon

02/25/2021
Coming shortly after attack on US forces in Erbil, President Biden approves strike, sources say

The US military launched a strike on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed militia Thursday, in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on US troop locations in Iraq, the Pentagon said.
"At President Biden's direction, US...

Event Recaps

September – CUFI Español

Throughout the course of September, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, together with two of our CUFI leaders in San Antonio, Texas, Pastor Daniel Gonzalez and Associate Pastor Daniel DeLeon of Cornerstone Iglesia, conducted five weekly Facebook LIVE and Radio programs with La Nuestra 1130AM radio station based in SA, TX. These five...

Event Recaps

September 30 – Spanish Why Israel?

On Wednesday, September 30th at 7:00 p.m. CST, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” Spanish virtual event. This event was hosted by one of our CUFI Latino Pastors Israel Tour Alumni, Pastor Enrique Cabrera of One City Español church in Beaumont, Texas. The event was viewed on the church's Facebook page by over...

Event Recaps

September 28 – Never Again with Kasim Hafeez

Dozens logged on for a fascinating conversation with Kasim Hafeez, CUFI’s Middle East analyst and key figure in the upcoming documentary Never Again. The interview served to promote the movie’s theater release for October 13 and 15, and offered listeners an intimate view of Kasim’s journey into and departure from radical Islam. Audience members...

Event Recaps

September 24 – Churchill and The Jews

Nearly a hundred participants attended our webinar “Churchill and the Jews”, a joint collaboration between CUFI US and CUFI UK, with CUFI UK Development Manager Alastair Kirk, and Churchill historian Lee Pollock of the International Churchill Society. Attendees joined from early morning in Alaska to early evening in the UK. It is clear this was...

Event Recaps

September 23 – Bilingual Why Israel?

On Wednesday, September 23rd, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” bilingual virtual event. This event was hosted by one of our CUFI Congressional Liaison’s and Latino Pastors Israel Tour Alumni, Pastor Alberto Gonzalez of Templo Betania Assembly of God church in Fremont, California. The event was attended by...

Event Recaps

September 22 – Never Again with Irving Roth

On Tuesday, September 22nd, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, hosted a “Never Again” Zoom Webinar with Holocaust Survivor Irving Roth. This virtual event was attended by 33 Hispanic Pastors and CUFI Leaders from 16 states in the nation and Puerto Rico, who went on our CUFI Latino Pastors Israel Tours over the past two years. During...

Event Recaps

September 18 – Spanish Why Israel?

On Friday, September 18th, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a Spanish “Why Israel” hybrid in-person and virtual event. This unique event was hosted by our Eugene, Oregon Congressional Liaison, Pastor Luis Vergara of Iglesia Centro de Fe, who went on our January 2020 CUFI Latino Israel Tour. Our event was attended in...

Event Recaps

September 10 – Why Israel?

On Thursday, September 10th, our CUFI Regional Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” virtual event. This event was hosted by our San Diego, California Congressional Liaison, Pastor Dr. Fernando Garay of Fuego Ministries Church and Fernando Garay Ministries in San Diego. Our virtual event was viewed on Facebook by at least 385...

Event Recaps

September 1 – Never Again with Irving Roth

Holocaust Survivor Irving Roth engaged in a session of Q&A about his experiences of revisiting joyful, painful, and forgotten places and memories in the making of CUFI’s documentary Never Again. This was a special session for CUFI members in CA, NV, WA, OR, ID, and UT.

In The News

One Decade Since Its Appearance, Iron Dome Has Intercepted Over 2,500 Enemy Rockets … And Counting

02/24/2021

Ten years have passed since the Iron Dome air-defense system, produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, made its first revolutionary interception of a Gazan rocket in Israeli skies in 2011. Since then the system has conducted more than 2,500 successful real-world interceptions, preventing large-scale carnage in Israeli cities.
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The Story Of Purim

02/24/2021
CUFI Coffee Break
The Story of Purim

The evil darkness of anti-Semitism existed long before the present evil regime in Tehran has sponsored terror against Israel or Palestinian radical groups have shot rockets into Israel. Even prior to the evil and murderous regime under Hitler, evil individuals and empires sought to destroy...

In The News

U.S. Professor Called For Destruction Of Israel

02/25/2021
Oberlin College is facing fresh criticism for continuing to give a platform to a so-called "professor of peace," Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, who as Iranian ambassador to the United Nations urged the elimination of the Jewish state.
A Fox News Digital investigation can reveal for the first time that Mahallati, a professor of Islamic...

United Nations (UN)

US Aims To Return To UN Rights Body, Shield Israel

02/25/2021

US President Joseph Biden’s new administration said on Wednesday it would continue its international re-engagement by seeking election to the UN Human Rights Council where it will press to eliminate a “disproportionate focus” on ally Israel.

Under former President Donald Trump’s more isolationist approach, Washington quit the...