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In The News

Iran Warns That Lebanese, Gaza Proxies Can ‘Level Haifa, Tel Aviv To The Ground’

01/03/2021
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly given green light to Tehran-backed terrorist groups

A senior Iranian commander has warned that the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has given the green light for Tehran-backed proxies in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip to level two of Israel's three largest cities....

Israel’s Elbit To Set Up Flight School For Greek Air Force

01/06/2021
Deal worth $1.68 billion amounts to largest defense contract between Israel and Greece

Israel's Elbit Systems defense contractor will set up and operate the International Flight Training Center for the Greek Air Force, under a deal approved by the Greek government.
According to Tuesday's press release by the Israeli Defense...

Iran

Iran Threatens To Start Enriching Uranium To 90 Percent: Report

01/08/2021
'If enrichment above 20 percent is required in some areas, the AEOI can do that,' spokesman cited as saying

Iran warned Thursday that the country could ramp up its uranium enrichment to 90 percent -- just around the weapons-grade level.
China's Xinhua news service cited the spokesman of the country's nuclear agency as saying that...

Iran

Iran’s IRGC Unveils Underground Missile Base In The Gulf

01/08/2021

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location on Friday, Iranian state media reported, at a time of heightened tension between Tehran and the United States.

"The base is one of several bases housing the Guards' Navy's strategic missiles," the state media quoted the head of...

In The News

First Israeli Diplomat Set To Take Up Post In Abu Dhabi – Report

01/05/2021

Israel will in the next few days send a diplomat to Abu Dhabi to set up a temporary mission in the United Arab Emirates as a prelude to establishing a permanent embassy, the Kan public broadcaster reported Tuesday.

Eitan Na’eh will become the first Israeli to have full diplomatic status in the Gulf state following the...

US-Israel Relationship

Israeli Defense System Delivered To US Army To Shield Abrams Tank

01/06/2021

A new defense system for armored vehicles, developed in part by a top Israeli defense company, was delivered in full to the US Army on Wednesday, according to an American contractor.

The Trophy Active Protection System (APS) was jointly developed by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and its US partner Leonardo DRS, which...

In The News

IDF Deploys Iron Dome Missile Defense System to Eilat to Combat Terrorist Threat

01/07/2021

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deployed the Iron Dome missile defense system on Wednesday in Eilat, the country’s southernmost city, according to Israeli media reports.

The decision was taken to attempt to give cover to twin threats; the presence of terrorist cells located in the Egyptian Sinai, and also because of Iranian-backed...

Syria

Alleged Israeli Airstrike Reported In Southern Syria

01/07/2021

An alleged Israeli airstrike targeted locations in southern Syria as explosions were heard in the skies over Damascus on Wednesday night, according to Syrian state media SANA.

The strikes were launched from the Golan Heights, a Syrian military source told SANA, claiming that most of the incoming missiles were intercepted by Syrian...

US-Israel Relationship

Tel Aviv Municipality To Light Up With US Flag Following Capitol Unrest

01/07/2021

The Tel Aviv municipality building will light up with the colors of the US flag following the riot and invasion of the Capitol building on Wednesday afternoon, Tel Aviv Mayor and Israelis Party leader Ron Huldai announced on Thursday morning.

"Tonight, we will light up the municipality building with the US flag to strengthen and...

Statement From CUFI Founder And Chairman Pastor John Hagee

CUFI Founder and Chairman Pastor John Hagee Released the Following Statement Earlier Today
01/06/2021
The events we are witnessing at the Capitol today are an un-American abomination and a disgrace to our democracy. There is absolutely no justification for the violence that is transpiring. There is nothing patriotic about storming our Capitol....

Israel Defense Force (IDF)

Operation Cast Lead

01/06/2021
CUFI Coffee Break
Lesson 48
After three years of sustained rocket fire from Gaza, Israel’s people could take no more. The IDF entered Gaza on December 27, 2008. Israel’s objective during the operation was to stop the smuggling of weapons into Gaza and to stop indiscriminate rocket fire into Israel.

First, Israel initiated air...

In The News

Sudan Signs ‘Abraham Accords’ With US, Paving Way For Israel Normalization

01/06/2021

Sudan says it has signed the “Abraham Accords” with the US, paving the way for normalization of ties with Israel.

The move came during Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s visit to Khartoum, as he became the first senior American official to land there since President Donald Trump’s administration removed the African country from...

In The News

South Korea Deploys Destroyer To Gulf After Iran Captures Tanker

 01/05/2021
South Korea has demanded the ship's release and deployed a destroyer to the area

Iran said Tuesday it had stepped up its uranium enrichment, amid heightened tensions with arch-foe the United States and after Iran seized a South Korean tanker in strategic Gulf waters.
On Monday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)...

Iran

US Slaps Fresh Sanctions On Iran

01/05/2021
Steel sector an 'important revenue source for the Iranian regime' and its 'corrupt leaders,' Treasury says

The US Treasury Department slapped new restrictions on the Iranian economy on Tuesday, this time targeting the country's steel sector.
According to a Treasury press release, the sector is "an important revenue source for the...

Iran

FBI Probing Soleimani-Related ‘Threat’ To Fly Plane Into US Capitol

01/06/2021

The FBI is probing the breach of an air traffic control system after a broadcast from an unknown source threatened to fly an aircraft into the US Capitol building late Tuesday as revenge for the assassination of a top Iranian official a year ago.

The story was first reported by CBS news, but confirmed by other US media. However,...

In The News

Ten Million Christian Zionists Can’t Be Ignored

01/05/2021

Nearly five years ago to the day, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Pastor John Hagee and his dear friend Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg for an exclusive interview about their relationship and Hagee’s organization, Christians United for Israel (CUFI). Scheinberg’s San Antonio synagogue, Congregation Rodfei Sholom, had recently been...

In The News

Greece Okays $1.68 Billion Defense Deal With Israel

01/05/2021

The Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday that the Greek government has approved a $1.68 billion agreement to purchase training aircraft from Israel and for an Israeli defense contractor to establish a flight school for Greece’s air force.

The deal, which still must be signed by the two countries’ defense ministries, will see...

In The News

IDF Thwarts Stabbing Attack In West Bank

01/05/2021
Palestinian assailant approached soldiers at the Gush Etzion junction

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) shot and killed a would-be Palestinian assailant who attempted to attack them with a knife at the Gush Etzion junction in the West Bank.
Initial reports did not suggest that anybody else was wounded in the attack
Read More: I24

Iran

Netanyahu: Increased Enrichment Shows Iran Seeks Nuclear Weapons

01/04/2021

Iran is continuing to show that it plans to develop nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned after Iran announced it had resumed 20% uranium enrichment at an underground nuclear facility on Monday.

“Iran’s decision to continue violating its commitments, to increase the level of enrichment and advance its abilities...

Iran

Iran Temporarily Frees Jewish Prisoner For Her Crime Of Visiting Israel

01/04/2021

Iran’s clerical regime on Monday temporarily released an Iranian Jewish woman who was arrested for her alleged visit to Israel.

“Farahnaz Kohan, an Iranian Jewish woman was released from Evin prison. The 50-year-old woman was detained for undisclosed period, due to alleged travel to Israel---a crime in the  Islamic Republic of...