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03/05/2021
French police arrested a man who tried carrying out a stabbing attack at a Jewish school in Marseille, France on Friday morning, French media reported.
The attacker was turned away by the Yavne School security, made up of parents who serve as security on a volunteer basis, the Jewish Agency noted. The institution was immediately...
03/05/2021
Colin Kahl, President Joe Biden’s nominee for under secretary of defense for policy, faced intense scrutiny from Senate Republicans at his confirmation hearing on Thursday, focusing in particular on his past comments about the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, former President Donald Trump’s actions against the Iranian regime and issues...
On Tuesday, December 8th, our CUFI Field Coordinator, Rev. Peter De Jesus, conducted a “Why Israel” Hybrid Spanish event. This event was hosted by one of our CUFI Latino Pastors Israel Tour Alumni Pastor Siomara Osorio and her husband Pastor David Osorio of Iglesia de Dios Manantial de Vida in Prairieville, Louisiana. The hybrid event was attended...
CUFI US partnered with CUFI UK for our third monthly live virtual event. Randy Neal of CUFI US joined Des Starritt, Executive Director of CUFI UK for a live update on archeological discoveries at the City of David in Jerusalem. Director of International Affairs at the City of David, Ze’ev Orenstein, gave a riveting presentation that drew a stream...
On Sunday night, December 6th, Pastor Gabe Rubio of Oasis Church in Carlsbad, New Mexico hosted a church screening of “Never Again.” Approximately 50 of his congregants attended this screening and were profoundly impacted by this film to stand in solidarity with Israel and combat Anti-Semitism in all its forms. Having hosted three CUFI events in...
03/04/2021
Colin Kahl, the former Obama-Biden aide nominated for the Pentagon’s top policy job, faced sharp questioning over his harsh criticism of Republicans on social media during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
Republican senators on the Armed Services Committee also pressed Kahl, at Stanford University after serving...
03/04/2021
The IDF has completed the construction of the underground concrete wall between Israel and the Gaza Strip, as part of the effort to prevent terrorists from crossing into Israel via cross-border offensive tunnels.
The concrete wall is just one component in the 60 km.-long barrier, which also includes a fence above the ground,...
03/03/2021
CUFI Coffee Break
Theodor Herzl is widely considered the father of modern Zionism. Convinced that anti-Semitism was always going to threaten Jews and keep them from being fully-protected citizens, Herzl wrote on the need for a Jewish state. He envisioned a homeland that was multilingual and multinational–where Jews could live their...
03/04/2021
One of the nation's largest pro-Israel lobbying groups is opposing the Biden administration's nomination of Colin Kahl for a top Pentagon post, calling the former Obama administration official "plainly anti-Israel" and a "serial Iran appeaser."
Christians United for Israel, a grassroots advocacy group run by John Hagee with a...
03/03/2021
Tensions between the United States and Iran simmered on Wednesday after a new rocket attack against Iraq’s Ain al-Asad air base that hosts US forces, whichUS officials told Reuters fit the profile of a strike by Iran–backed militia.
There were no reports of injuries among US service personnel but an American civilian contractor...
03/03/2021
The U.S. State Department said it “firmly opposes” the announcement by the International Criminal Court of the opening of its investigation into Israel and the Palestinians over war-crimes allegations.
“We will continue to uphold our strong commitment to Israel and its security, including by opposing actions that seek to target...
03/03/2021
Pro-Israel and Jewish groups weighed in on the controversial decision announced on Wednesday by the International Criminal Court that it would open its investigation into alleged war crimes conducted by Israel and the Palestinians since 2014.
AIPAC said that the ICC investigation into Israel represents “significant overreaches of...
02/24/2021
Defense Minister Benny Gantz threatens military action against Iran in order to prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining an atomic bomb, though he says that he also supports a comprehensive deal to end the country’s nuclear program and halt its military entrenchment in the region.
Gantz’s comments come as US President Joe Biden...
03/03/2021
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani boasted on Wednesday that Iran’s “economy and centrifuges are spinning faster.” The statement comes amid growing tensions between the US and Iran. The IAEA has warned that Iran many have undisclosed nuclear material and there are increasing demands for inspections and warnings about advanced...
03/02/2021
Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee are meeting privately on Tuesday morning to discuss their growing policy concerns about Colin Kahl, President Joe Biden's nominee for undersecretary of defense for policy at the Pentagon, according to sources close to the committee.
Kahl, a former Obama State Department official,...
03/03/2021
An Israeli-owned cargo ship that suffered a mysterious explosion last week has left Dubai’s port and was transiting the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, satellite tracking data showed. The suspected attack has raised tensions in the region.
The giant MV Helios Ray, a Bahamian-flagged roll-on, roll-off vehicle cargo ship, was sailing...
03/03/2021
Iraqi security forces said 10 'Grad-type rockets' hit the sprawling Ain al-Assad base on Wednesday morning
At least 10 rockets hit a military base in western Iraq hosting US-led coalition troops on Wednesday, security sources said, two days before Pope Francis's historic visit to the country.
The Ain al-Assad base hosts Iraqi...
03/02/2021
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the first Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Israel, Muhammad Mahmoud Al Khaja, on Tuesday, a day after his arrival for a four-day visit.
“We are changing the Middle East; we are changing the world,” Netanyahu told Al Khaja.
The two discussed potential joint regional and...
During the month of November, our CUFI Field Coordinator Rev. Peter De Jesus based in the Dallas, Texas area, conducted four weekly Facebook LIVE and Radio programs with the La Nuestra 1130AM Radio Station in San Antonio, Texas. These programs were produced together with two of our CUFI San Antonio, Texas Leaders, Pastor Daniel Gonzalez and...
On November 30th, Impact Ministries in Wheatland, WY hosted their first CUFI event, but Pastor Jeremy Haroldson said it would not be their last. Pastor Haroldson expressed strong support for Israel and CUFI and plans to go to Israel on a future CUFI Pastors tour. A love offering was received for the work of CUFI On Campus.
