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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...

In The News

Senator Cotton Leads GOP Warning To Biden Against Iran Sanctions Relief

02/24/2021

Senator Tom Cotton and more than 40 other Republican lawmakers introduced a resolution Wednesday opposing any move to lift sanctions on Iran, underscoring the resistance the Biden administration will face in trying to get back into the 2015 nuclear accord.

The resolution “rejects and opposes the reapplication of sanctions relief...

Iran

IDF Prepared To Stop Iran From Obtaining Nukes – Gantz

02/25/2021

The IDF is preparing in case it needs to take action against Iran, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said at a graduate ceremony for new IDF officers on Wednesday.

“The IDF is currently working to build up our forces and is preparing itself for any scenario, including one in which we would need to take action to prevent Iran from...

In The News

Israel Announces Plan To Donate COVID Vaccines To Several Countries

02/24/2021
The number of countries Israel is planning to send surplus COVID-19 vaccinations in exchange for diplomatic support has risen to 19, according to Hebrew media sources on Wednesday.
Nearly 100,000 doses in total are expected to be shipped outside of Israel, which were obtained earlier in the year by American biotechnology company...

In The News

Israel And US To Form Strategic Working Group On Iran: Report

02/24/2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government will form a strategic working group with the US on a possible new nuclear deal between the Iran, according to an Axiosreport — the latest indication that Israel will attempt to engage the Biden Administration on the issue.

Israel will reconvene a working group that was...

Iran

Iran Is Declaring It Will Continue Developing Nuclear Weapons, Israeli FM Says

02/24/2021

Iran has made its intentions to continue building nuclear weapons clear, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi warned on Wednesday.

“The Iranian policy is a declaration of intent to continue developing hidden nuclear capabilities,” Ashkenazi warned.

Ashkenazi’s remarks came a day after the International Atomic Energy Agency issued a...

In The News

Biden, Iraqi PM Discuss Recent Rocket Attack On US Embassy In Phone Call

02/24/2021
'The President affirmed US support for Iraq’s sovereignty and independence,' White House says

US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi spoke about this week's rocket strikes on the US embassy in Baghdad, the White House said Tuesday, with both leaders saying those responsible should be "held fully to...